Health In Europe

Mind Over Matter: The Influence of Behavioral and Cultural Factors on Health Outcomes

April 04, 2023 World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe Season 5 Episode 2
Health In Europe
Mind Over Matter: The Influence of Behavioral and Cultural Factors on Health Outcomes
Show Notes

Behavioral and cultural insights utilize social sciences to tackle ongoing health issues - from vaccine uptake to antimicrobial resistance to obesity and other noncommunicable diseases.

In this conversation Bhanu Bhatnagar, Press and Media Relations Officer at WHO Regional Office for Europe, spoke with Dr Saad Omer, Director of the Yale Institute for Global Health, during a Twitter spaces event to find out more about why behavioural and cultural insights matter to public health.