Health Behaviour Change
There are a number of Behaviour Change resources on this website and this page contains links to all key content in this area.
Key Behaviour Change Content on this website
Theories of change in the promotion of health
Determinants of Health Behaviour
Commercial Determinants of Health
Using evidence-based behaviour change methods in practice: An article for fitness instructors
Using Logic Models in Physical Activity Promotion Interventions
Models for Designing Behaviour Change Interventions
Related Resources
Courses/Training
- Intervention Mapping
- Behaviour Change Wheel
Recommended Reading: Textbooks
Glanz, K., Rimer, B. K., & Viswanath, K. (Eds.). (2015). Health behavior: Theory, research, and practice. John Wiley & Sons. [5th Ed full text]
Nigg, C. R. (2013). ACSM's Behavioral Aspects of Physical Activity and Exercise. Lippincott
Prestwich, A., Kenworthy, J., & Conner, M. (2017). Health behavior change: Theories, methods and interventions. Routledge.
Recommended Reading: Journal Articles
O’Cathain, A., Croot, L., Sworn, K., Duncan, E., Rousseau, N., Turner, K., ... & Hoddinott, P. (2019). Taxonomy of approaches to developing interventions to improve health: a systematic methods overview. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 5(1), 41. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-019-0425-6
Keyworth, C., Epton, T., Goldthorpe, J., Calam, R., & Armitage, C. J. (2020). Delivering Opportunistic Behavior Change Interventions: a Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews. Prevention Science, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-020-01087-6
Kriznik, N. M., Kinmonth, A. L., Ling, T., & Kelly, M. P. (2018). Moving beyond individual choice in policies to reduce health inequalities: the integration of dynamic with individual explanations. Journal of Public Health, 40(4), 764-775. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdy045