CONTENTS
Terms of Reference
Summary
Chapter 1: Introduction
Structure of the report
Acknowledgements
Chapter 2: Definitions, categorisation and
the ethics of behaviour change interventions
Definitions and categorisation
Interventions and ethical acceptability
Conclusion
Chapter 3: Understanding what influences
behaviour
Different kinds of evidence
Understanding behaviour: basic research
Applied research at a population level
Conclusion
Chapter 4: Evidence-based policy
Are Government policies evidence-based?
Addressing the barriers to evidence-based
policy
Translation of research
Chapter 5: The Government approach to changing
behaviour
An emphasis on non-regulatory interventions
Partnership Working
Voluntary agreements between Government and
businesses
The role of local authorities
Chapter 6: Evaluation of behaviour change
interventions
Ensuring effective evaluation
Conclusions
Chapter 7: Case studies
Case Study 1: Tackling obesity
Case Study 2: reducing car use
Chapter 8: Conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: Members and declarations of interest
Appendix 2: List of witnesses
Appendix 3: Calls for evidence
Appendix 4: Seminar on behaviour change interventions
to prevent and tackle obesity held at the House of Lords
Appendix 5: Seminar on behaviour change and
travel behaviour held at the House of Lords
Appendix 6: Ethics and behaviour change seminar
held at the House of Lords
Appendix 7: Acronyms
Appendix 8: Recent reports from the House
of Lords Science and Technology Committee
Evidence is published online at www.parliament.uk/hlscience
and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020
7219 5314)
References in footnotes to the Report are as follows:
Q refers to a question in oral evidence;
BC 1 refers to written evidence as listed in
Appendix 2.
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