Julia C.M. van Weert’s Health-Communication Research: Technology-Assisted Risk-Control Strategies for Risky Populations

Abstract

For almost three decades Professor Julia C.M. van Weert has advanced European health communication by focusing on “risky people.” This article synthesises her major contributions. Anchored in “risk identification - intervention design - system integration,” her research trajectory has moved from optimising information efficiency to supporting behaviour change and, ultimately, to fostering structural equity and ethical care. Throughout, she has pursued a dual-track methodology of original experiments plus systematic reviews to generate actionable, evidence-based knowledge.