A common thing in my world of behavior change and design is a focus on building empathy by talking to people, sharing their perspectives, and …
Information is no good unless people can access and use it. Not knowing how to use technology keeps people from useful health information. A lack …
A challenge for public health educators and behavior change experts is helping people who have low levels of health literacy. These people may have difficulty …
First, a confession: This series of concurrent research findings was surfaced in the most recent issue of the Klick Wire, a weekly mHealth newsletter. That …
New York City is very walkable in the small scale, with its sidewalks, crosswalks, and walk lights, but maybe not so much in the large: …
A rule of thumb in developing content is to keep the reading level as low as possible for accessibility to the widest possible range of …
Self-determination theory, at a high level, would predict that giving people choice is a good thing. Giving people the opportunity to choose seems like it …
Most of us are familiar with the idea of a self-reward. If you want to lose weight, you might decide to give yourself a new …
One of my favorite things to do when I travel to a new country is hit a grocery store and check out the products. I …
A few months ago, I spoke with Shape.com about a phenomenon they dubbed “streaking.” Streaking refers to performing a specific health-related behavior every day for …
