The power of community gardens

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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 1, 2024 12:48 pm
Hi all,    At a time of increased food insecurity due to higher grocery prices around the world, community gardens are becoming more and more important as a source of food, health…

The best way to increase cancer screening rates

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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 8, 2024 12:54 pm
Hi all, I might be a bit bias because of the "Cook" name in this program, but bear with me as the results are impressive.    Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of canc…

Using Sustainability Village model to create change

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Cecilia Kemp Moss Vale Apr 28, 2021 2:30 am
Hi guys, I am curious if anyone else lives in a rural setting where the local/municipal level government has developed a program based around the villages/small towns in their go…

Changing Homeowners' Behaviors Involving Toxic Household Chemicals: A Psychological, Multilevel Approach

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Werner, C., & Adams, D. (2001). Changing homeowners' behaviors involving toxic household chemicals: A psychological, multilevel approach. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy (ASAP), 1(1), 1-32.
We describe an education and behavior change program with a multi-level approach. The program goal is to change how people think about, use, store, and dispose of toxic household …

Cooking during COVID

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Julie Cook Kitchener Nov 26, 2020 20:23 pm
Hi everyone, For any of you that are working on food-related issues, you may already know that cooking from home has increased significantly since COVID (Statista, 2020; Acosta, …

To Scale Behaviour Change: Target Early Adopters, then Leverage Social Proof & Social Pressure

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Julie Cook Kitchener Apr 14, 2021 23:09 pm
Hello everyone, In the midst of tackling climate change, a global pandemic, and other complex problems, behaviour change practitioners may be asking themselves how best to bring …

The Roles Performed by Peer Educators during Outreach among Heroin Addicts in India: Ethnographic Insights

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Dhand, A. (2006). The roles performed by peer educators during outreach among heroin addicts in India: Ethnographic insights. Social Science & Medicine, 63(10), 2674-2685.
Peer-based outreach is a popular strategy in which former or current drug addicts are employed as peer educators to contact and educate out-of-treatment addicts. This study examin…

Social Diffusion of Campaign Effects: Campaign-Generated Interpersonal Communication as a Polarizing Mediator of Anti-Tobacco Campaign Effects

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Hwang, Y. (2009). Social diffusion of campaign effects: Campaign-generated interpersonal communication as a polarizing mediator of anti-tobacco campaign effects. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A, 70, Retrieved from PsycINFO database.
Traditionally, campaign effects have been modeled as a result of individuals' direct exposure to campaign messages. A person's indirect exposure to messages through interpersonal …

Applicability of Diffusion of Innovations Framework to Best Practice Applications of Human Performance Technology

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May, S. (2005). Applicability of Diffusion of Innovations framework to best practice applications of Human Performance Technology. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A, 66, Retrieved from PsycINFO database.
For over half a century, research has been conducted on how innovations spread within social or organizational environments. Diffusion of Innovations (DoI) research contributes to…

Diffusion of Energy-Conserving Innovations

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Darley, J., & Beniger, J. (1981). Diffusion of Energy-Conserving Innovations. Journal of Social Issues, 37(2), 150.
Suggests that people's decisions to adopt energy-conserving processes and products is a specific instance of the decision to adopt an innovation. Discusses diffusion processes and…

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