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What is Way to Health?

Way to Health is an integrated research platform that uses online tools, wireless technologies, and other applications to allow investigators to test ways of improving health behaviors and helping people keep on track to better health.

If You Want More Information

To learn more about the Way to Health platform, check out the Way to Health Issue Brief and Demonstration Video.

If you would like to learn more about similar projects at the University of Pennsylvania, please visit the Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics at the Leonard Davis Institute (CHIBE) website. For periodic updates, you can sign up for the CHIBE mailing list at the bottom of the home page.  The Way to Health platform has been used successfully for a variety of research projects relating to improving health behaviors. See our completed projects page for a full list. 

Are you in a Way to Health study or would you like to be?

Information about active and enrolling Way to Health research projects can found below.

Way to Walk II

Looking at: Behavioral economic approaches to improving exercise frequency and maintenance among older adults.
Investigators: Jason Karlawish, MD and Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH
Email: Website: my.waytohealth.org/waytowalk

Way to Heart Health

Looking at: Behavioral economic approaches to lowering cholesterol.
Investigators: Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD and David Asch, MD, MBA
Website: my.waytohealth.org/hearthealth
Email: hearthealth@waytohealth.org

Way to Improving Diabetic Outcomes

Looking at: Behavioral economic and peer mentoring approaches to improving diabetes glucose control.
Investigator: Judith A. Long, MD
Website:  my.waytohealth.org/diabetes-control
Email: improving.diabetes@gmail.com

Way to Sleep

Looking at: Behavioral economic interventions and CPAP Adherence for Sleep Apnea.
Investigator: Samuel Kuna, MD
Website: my.waytohealth.upenn.edu/sleepbetter/way-to-sleep
Email: waytosleep@gmail.com

Way to Transplant Health

Looking at: Improving immunosuppression adherence among transplant recipients with novel automated reminders and provider notification.
Investigator: Peter Reese, MD, MSCE  

CMMI

Looking at: The effects of lotteries on medication adherence among patients after myocardial infarction.
Investigators: Kevin G. Volpp, MD, PhD and David A. Asch, MD, MBA
Website: In process

Way to Healthy Cholesterol

Looking at: Using lotteries to change medication adherence habits.
Investigators: Kevin Volpp, MD, PhD, Peter Reese, MD, MSCE and Iwan Barankay, PhD
Website: In process