Promoting the Science and Practice of Health Behavior Maintenance–Workshop 2: Summary
September 20, 2023, 11:00am – 4:30pm EDT
Virtual
Key Highlights and Action Items
This workshop was the seco
Promoting the Science and Practice of Health Behavior Maintenance–Workshop 1: Summary
March 29, 2023, 1:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
March 30, 2023, 1:00pm – 5:00pm EDT
Virtual (internal meeting)
Advancing the Science of Health Behavior Maintenance
We all know it is easier to experiment with a new behavior than it is to develop a regular practice or a life-long habit. I have experienced this for myself, being unable to consistently engage in mindfulness meditation or curb my sweet tooth!
Health Behavior Maintenance
What is Health Behavior Maintenance?
Health behavior maintenance is the ability to sustain health-related behaviors over the long term to maintain positive health outcomes. It’s crucial for managing treatments like heart failure medications, antiretroviral therapy, and insulin, as well as for lifestyle changes that prevent and manage conditions like obesity, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes. However, maintaining these behaviors can be challenging, and health care disparities and social determinants of health impact adherence.
Strengthening Clinical Research Integrity: Updated Good Clinical Practice Training Now Available
In 2016, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a policy establishing an expectation that all NIH-funded investigators and staff involved in conducting, overseeing, or managing clinical trials should be trained in Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and should refresh their training at least every three years. The purpose of GCP is to ensure the safety, integrity, and quality of clinical trials.
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Releases Blueprint for the Use of Social and Behavioral Sciences to Advance Evidence-Based Policymaking
Delivering effective policies and programs that benefit all Americans means using every tool at our disposal. Specifically, integrating social and behavioral sciences is critical for federal policies and programs to achieve their intended outcomes.
The Role of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research in NIH’s COVID-19 Response
It has been more than four years since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic. With massive disruptions in virtually every aspect of society, the epidemic challenged all of us, impacting our psychological well-being as well as our physical health.
Advancing Women’s Health Research and Innovation: A Conversation with Janine Clayton, Director of the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
In March 2024, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order directing the most comprehensive set of executive actions ever to expand and improve women’s health.
A Q&A with WALS Lecturer Jenny Tung on her research with primates and advice for aspiring scientists
The NIH Director’s Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series, colloquially known as WALS, is the highest-profile lecture program at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The speakers are some of the most prominent biomedical and behavioral scientists and are nominated by staff from across the National Institutes of Health.
The Science of Social Connection
Thanks to digital technologies, we live in an era of unprecedented connectivity. Yet, paradoxically, data indicate about one in four adults in America report experiencing loneliness. The COVID-19 pandemic only accelerated trends that were already in place, with young adults, people earning lower incomes, and people from groups that have been economically and socially marginalized more likely to experience loneliness.
