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Nudging for better health conference

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Nudging for Better Health Conference

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There is growing enthusiasm in government policy circles for promoting strategies designed to encourage and enable individuals to lead healthier lives. Such strategies draw on behavioural research showing individuals do not always act rationally and are susceptible to a range of influences which impact on the decisions they make. The research suggests that people can be nudged towards making decisions which are better for their health but in such a way that it does not unduly restrict their liberty or freedom to act.

This one-day conference will bring together an interdisciplinary group of scholars and commentators to explore the use of nudge strategies to incentivise better health. Recent developments in relation to the use of such strategies in Australia, NZ, the UK and Europe will be examined, as will case studies in specific areas impacting upon individual and collective health and wellbeing. The conference will be of interest to those working or researching in areas involving health and well being, and public health more generally.

Presenters

  • Dr Rory Gallagher & Mr Simon Raadsma, Behavioural Insights Team, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet
  • Professor Christine Parker, Monash Centre for Regulatory Studies
  • Assoc. Professor Anne-Maree Farrell, Faculty of Law, Monash University
  • Assoc. Professor Duncan Mortimer, Centre for Health Economics, Monash University
  • Professor Michael Selgelid, Director, Centre for Human Bioethics, Monash University
  • Dr Liam Smith, Director, BehaviourWorks, Monash Sustainability Institute
  • Ms Jane Martin, Cancer Council Victoria
  • Ms Sondra Davoren, McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer
  • Dr Muireann Quigley, Bristol University, UK
  • Dr Elen Stokes, Cardiff University, UK
  • Dr John Kennelly, University of Auckland, NZ
  • Ms Paula O’Brien, Melbourne Law School

Event details

Date: Monday, 17 February 2014

Time: 9am – 5pm

Venue: Monash University Law Chambers, 555 Lonsdale St Melbourne

Cost: Free

RSVP: Limited places are available. Please rsvp by Monday, 10 February, 2014 via e-mail toMeli.Voursoukis@monash.edu