ABSTRACT
In 2010, the Society of Behavioral Medicine heightened its priority to take an even more active role in influencing health-related
public policy. Here we discuss the importance of behavioral medicine presence in public policy initiatives, review a brief
history of SBM’s involvement in public policy, describe steps SBM is now taking to increase its involvement in health-related
public policy, and finally, put forth a call to action for SBM members to increase their awareness of and become involved
in public policy initiatives.
public policy. Here we discuss the importance of behavioral medicine presence in public policy initiatives, review a brief
history of SBM’s involvement in public policy, describe steps SBM is now taking to increase its involvement in health-related
public policy, and finally, put forth a call to action for SBM members to increase their awareness of and become involved
in public policy initiatives.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Pages 1-5
- DOI 10.1007/s13142-011-0073-8
- Authors
- Paul Estabrooks, Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA
- Sherry Pagoto, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
- Jennifer Otten, Stanford University, College of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Lori Pbert, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
- Amy Stone, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Milwaukee, WI, USA
- Abby King, Health Research & Policy and Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Kathy Goggin, Clinical Psychology, University of Missouri, Kansas, Missouri, USA
- Karen Emmons, Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, MA, USA
- Journal Translational Behavioral Medicine
- Online ISSN 1613-9860
- Print ISSN 1869-6716