A community leader and author has launched a campaign to challenge the way people use language around mental health. Barry ...

In behavioral research, it is largely assumed that people adapt their personal behavior to match the behavior of a reference group. A distinction is made between descriptive norms—the assumption that ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. The links between ultra-processed food and ...

A campaign to help people whose mental health suffers during the dark winter nights has been launched by a Berkshire-based charity. Sport in Mind helps people improve their mental health by taking ...

Gruesome smoking warnings, frightening obesity statistics and shocking drink-driving campaigns all use fear to drive behavior change. But a University of Auckland researcher says it might be time to ...

Catholic Health has a new health and wellness ambassador: Olympic champion Katie Ledecky. The nine-time Olympic gold medalist and 21-time world champion swimmer is teaming up with Catholic Health to ...

Under the direction of its secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the Department of Health and Human Services is planning a campaign to raise awareness around the harms of ultra-processed foods while ...

AdventHealth and Heart of Florida United Way partnered for the third consecutive year to introduce the next phase of a first-of-its-kind initiative aimed at encouraging Central Floridians to discuss ...

Bolton is a senior scientist in the Department of Mental Health at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health. Years ago, I was the only physician serving a small country town and its ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) debuted a new public health awareness campaign this week focused on educating teenagers and the people around them about substance use and mental ...

Generative artificial intelligence could take years off the time between identifying public health risks and launching impactful mass media campaigns. A University of Queensland study revealed ...

Although no total cost is listed, labor alone is expected to cost at least $20 million and digital ads could cost tens of millions. HealthDay News — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.