University of Minnesota researchers are finding that prior exposure to conflicting health information reduces receptivity to messages about widely-recommended health behaviors.
Sep 23, 2021
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Tailored mobile messaging is an effective intervention strategy to reduce tobacco waterpipe smoking in young adults, according to a new study published by researchers with the Center for Tobacco Research at The Ohio State ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Emphasizing individual rather than community health risks from COVID-19, appeared to create more vaccine acceptance among participants in a study led by Washington State University researcher Porismita Borah.
Aug 24, 2021
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Money, doughnuts and beer. As high-tech and effective as our COVID vaccines are, getting enough people to take them to achieve herd immunity may come down to some very Homer Simpson-esque tools of persuasion.
Aug 16, 2021
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(HealthDay)—An individual email nudge can increase COVID-19 vaccination registration among health care workers, according to a research letter published online July 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 11, 2021
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We've long known mothers can experience increased stress, anxiety and depression during pregnancy and after delivering their baby. Now there's growing recognition that fathers also face similar mental health challenges, but ...
Jul 29, 2021
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Messages emphasizing the personal health benefits of COVID-19 vaccines have the best chance of increasing vaccination levels across the nation, according to research conducted by University of Wyoming economists.
Jul 27, 2021
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A new large-scale randomized evaluation has found that messages delivered by physicians increased knowledge about COVID-19 and use of preventative health measures, like mask-wearing and social distancing, regardless of recipients' ...
Jul 16, 2021
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Regular and interactive text messaging has been shown to be an effective way to help young people avoid sunburn by changing their behavior.
Jul 15, 2021
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People often react negatively to health messages because they tend to dictate what we can and cannot do, but new research reveals that interactive media can soften negative reactions—or reactance—to health messages that ...
Jul 14, 2021
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