The Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM) and public policy advocacy: a call to action.
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.
Department of Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA USA.
Paul
P
Estabrooks
Sherry
S
Pagoto
Jennifer
J
Otten
Lori
L
Pbert
Amy
A
Stone
Abby
A
King
Kathy
K
Goggin
Karen
K
Emmons
Behavioral medicine; Public policy