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The Psychology Behind Food Indulgences: How We Trick Ourselves into Thinking Overeating Is Fine and That We’ll Bounce Back
This post initially appeared on the Envolve Blog. Imagine the following scenario: You go out to eat at a very nice restaurant. You share a few appetizers with your friends, have a beer, and enjoy…
Health, Health Management, Eating / SEPTEMBER 12 2018
Easier Read Than Done: Knowledge Alone Isn’t Enough to Change Behavior
This post initially appeared on the Envolve Blog. How many fruits and vegetables should you eat every day for better health? Many public health food campaigns hinge on providing information to help people make better…
Health, Health Management, Eating / AUGUST 29 2018
Is Money an Effective Health Incentive?
By Ruth Shach and Lynn Zhao This post originally appeared on the Envolve PeopleCare Blog We’ve all heard the phrase, “Everyone has a price.” But paying someone to do what we want doesn’t always work….
Health, Medical Decision-Making / MAY 25 2018
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Digital Health’s Secret Weapon: Behavioral Science
By Aline Holzwarth Article originally appeared in HealthTech magazine. Read the full article here. With the ubiquity of smartphones, and the fact that everyone (including your grandma) carries their devices with them everywhere, we also carry…
Helping Remote Employees Towards a Healthier Lifestyle Some Insights from MTurkers
By Nina Bartmann, Jonathan Corbin, Ziyi Yan Image by Paico Oficial from Unsplash Remote work is here to stay In response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, around March 2020, most companies across the U.S….
Make plans, not resolutions
This post originally appeared on the Pattern Health blog. By Aline Holzwarth Your new year’s resolution is very likely to fail. Most do. Resolutions are just not built to succeed. They rely on willpower, hoping…
The Mbrella Calendar: Helping Kenyan Families Track Their Savings for Health Insurance
Mbrella is a charitable organization devoted to helping impoverished Kenyan families buy health insurance. Mbrella connects donors with Kenyan mothers and employs a number of behavioral interventions meant to help the mother gain enough…