Coach.me CEO Kendra Kinnison asked me this practical question after my commencement address to the February 2023 Coach.me’s habit certification graduates. My immediate thought: That’s another great ...

Here's a sobering statistic for physicians and other health professionals. Clinical care is estimated to account for only 20% of health outcomes, whereas health behaviors and social determinants of ...

A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion in annual health care spending goes toward treating these physical and mental-health conditions.

One of the most effective ways to change your behavior is to change your identity. I don’t mean joining the CIA or a witness protection program, or adopting an alter ego. I mean, rather, changing the ...

Medicaid/CHIP surveillance demonstrated an 11.4% relative rise in pediatric diabetes prevalence, including a 24.3% increase in type 2 diabetes, with disparities by geography, sex, and region.

How many times have we made resolutions to adopt healthier habits or vowed to never engage in unhelpful ones ever again, only to chastise ourselves for failing? Then the waves of guilt and shame that ...

Contingency management (CM) is a behavioral therapy technique that encourages beneficial behaviors by giving rewards or positive reinforcement. CM incentivizes certain behaviors and discourages ...