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    Forty-eight week outcomes of a site-randomized trial of combined cognitive behavioral therapy and medication management algorithm for treatment of depression among youth with HIV in the United States

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    Some interventions to shift meta-norms are effective for changing behaviors in low- and middle-income countries: A rapid systematic review

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    Evaluation of the Obulamu? integrated health communication campaign in Uganda: Results from a repeated cross-sectional household survey

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    The influence of social norms on flu vaccination among African-American and white adults

    Although influenza vaccination is a low-cost preventive measure, most American adults, particularly African Americans, do not get vaccinated. This article highlights the findings of racial disparities on social norms in influenza vaccination. The authors identify a greater association between subjective norms and vaccination behavior, which suggests that health promotion efforts, particularly those targeting African-Americans, may benefit from focusing on subjective norms and encouraging friends and family members to talk about the benefits of influenza vaccination.
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    Using behavior change approaches to improve complementary feeding practices

    Improving complementary feeding of children 6 to 24 months of age requires an understanding of what drives feeding behaviors in specific cultural and economic contexts and which systematic approaches best facilitate beneficial and feasible changes. This paper analyzes social and behavior change approaches and use of program delivery platforms at scale that resulted in documented improvements in Bangladesh, Malawi, Peru and Zambia. The authors conclude that complementary feeding practices, particularly dietary diversity, can be improved rapidly in a variety of settings through available program platforms if interventions focus on specific constraints and strategies encourage caregivers to prepare and feed appropriate foods.
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    Evidence-based adaptation and scale-up of a mobile phone health information service

    Using mobile phone interventions for health improvement, particularly behavior change and maintenance interventions, is growing at a rapid pace. This case study presents how to apply best practices to successfully scale up mobile phone interventions. Applying principles of scale can inform the successful scale-up, sustainability and potential impact of mHealth programs across health topics and settings.
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    Sexual networks and HIV risk among black men who have sex with men in six U.S. cities

    Analysis of self-reported data from 1,349 black men who have sex with men in the United States, a group that is disproportionately affected by HIV, found that the men's sexual networks were relatively small and often overlapped with their social networks. Network interventions that engage the social networks of black men who have sex with men, such as peer influence, should be developed to affect social norms around HIV testing and HIV status disclosure.
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    An expanded One Health model: Integrating social science and One Health to inform study of the human–animal interface

    Policy discussions on zoonotic diseases like Ebola have increasingly been framed by a One Health model: Transmission occurs as a consequence of interactions between people and animals that are becoming more frequent because of environmental changes such as deforestation. Until recently, the discussion focused mainly on the biological and environmental aspects of the model. This paper presents an expanded model that explicitly includes social factors such as norms, community dynamics and settlement patterns and makes the case for increased attention on how these factors affect human–animal interaction in the context of both local and large-scale environmental changes.