Program Snapshot

The Science of Behavior Change
program seeks to promote basic research on the initiation, personalization, and maintenance of behavior change. By integrating work across disciplines, this effort will lead to an improved understanding of the underlying principles of behavior change.
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Program Highlights

Revisiting Pasteur’s Quadrant: Use‐Inspired Basic Research. Read the executive summary and full report from the October 9‐10, 2012 meeting!

There have been concerted attempts to bridge basic and applied disciplines with multiple interdisciplinary initiatives at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). However, major gaps between basic and applied science still exist in the field of behavior change. Perhaps even more concerning is the gap between efficacy and effectiveness research.

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