Article review: Health geography and behavioral economics helps health promotion

  • Annamária Uzzoli HUN-REN Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences Geographical Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Keywords: health geography, behavioral economics, health behavior change

Abstract

The aim of this article review is to provide and summarize the content and the main results of the presented paper. The primary objective is to present the theoretical and methodological framework with the help of many examples which describe the possibilities of adapting the approach of health geography and behavioral economics in health promotion. Each example refers to the antecedents which interpreted the spatiotemporal features of the influencing factors on health behavior. 

 

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Published
2024-06-12
How to Cite
UzzoliA. (2024). Article review: Health geography and behavioral economics helps health promotion. Multidisciplinary Health & Wellbeing, 2(2), 92-95. https://doi.org/10.58701/mej.15011
Section
Short Reviews