Human behavior plays a central role in all domains of public health. Applied behavior analysis (ABA) research and practice can contribute to public health solutions that directly address human behavior. In this paper, we describe the field of public health, identify points of interaction between public health and ABA, summarize what ABA research has already contributed, and provide several recommendations for how ABA research and practice could continue to promote public health outcomes. A clearer focus on behavior and widespread adoption of research designs and interventions informed by the ABA literature could lead to better public health outcomes. Reciprocally, better integration of public health goals and strategies into ABA research, harnessing of technology, and more collaboration would help diversify and disseminate our applied science and could yield more effective and scalable interventions to prevent and treat public health problems.

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在公共卫生服务中利用应用行为分析研究和实践

人类行为在公共卫生的所有领域都发挥着核心作用。应用行为分析 (ABA) 研究和实践可以为直接解决人类行为的公共卫生解决方案做出贡献。在本文中，我们描述了公共卫生领域，确定了公共卫生与 ABA 之间的相互作用点，总结了 ABA 研究已经做出的贡献，并就 ABA 研究和实践如何继续促进公共卫生成果提供了一些建议。更明确地关注行为以及广泛采用 ABA 文献所告知的研究设计和干预措施可能会带来更好的公共卫生结果。反过来，更好地将公共卫生目标和战略融入 ABA 研究、利用技术、