Table 1.
Country level behaviour change documents for health promotion.
| Country | Title | Year | Website and purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | Achieving behaviour change: a guide for national government. | 2020 |
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/933328/UFG_National_Guide_v04.00__1___1_.pdf This document aims to provide a structured approach to achieving behaviour change in support of policy objectives. It is based on an interdisciplinary approach known as the Behaviour Change Wheel (BCW) that was developed by integrating 19 behavioural science frameworks from many disciplines and sectors. |
| United Nations | Behaviour changes strategies and health: the role of health systems | 2017 |
https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/2404Behavioral%20Insights.pdf Through the development of country specific and disease specific guidelines, the United Nations aims to develop people centred policies to achieve effective program out puts. |
| India | COVID-19 Communication Handbook | 2020 |
https://csbc.org.in/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/FINAL_CSBC-COVID-19-Communication-Handbook-09072020.pdf This non- governmental organization handbook aims to provide practical guidance on how to use behaviourally informed insights to design effective communication to address the rapid behaviour change needed during this pandemic. |
| Australia | Changing behaviour: a public policy perspective | 2018 |
https://legacy.apsc.gov.au/changing-behaviour-public-policy-perspective Australia has commissioned a behaviour change document but does not have one currently. This document aims to provide evidence that behavioural theory and empirical research can add to the fundamental building block of behavioural change for policy makers. |
| Pan American Health rganisation | Building better health: a handbook of behavioural change | 2003 |
https://iris.paho.org/bitstream/handle/10665.2/706/9275115907.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y This book was written independently for Pan American countries. It promotes the use of behavioural sciences in conjunction with disease prevention practices to improve health. |
| New Zealand - | New Zealand Guideline Group | 1998 |
https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/publications/effective-health-behaviour-change-long-term-conditions.pdf The document aims to provide guidelines for effective health behaviour change interventions for people with long-term conditions. |
| European Union | Behavioural Insights Applied to Policy | 2016 |
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/jrcsh/files/jrc-biap2016-italy_en.pdf The document was compiled by the European Union for Italy. It aims to highlight the importance of the use of behavioural insights to policy making. It showcases examples of behavioural interventions in a range of policy areas, such as employment, consumer policy, health, taxation, environment, or transport, pointing to their respective outcome whenever this was available. |
| USAID | Tools for behaviour change communication | 2021 |
https://www.usaid.gov/what-we-do/global-health/cross-cutting-areas/social-and-behavior-change This handbook highlights the importance of the use of behaviour change techniques in improving health. |