Emerging virtual reality technologies and opportunities for public health programming

Nancy Weaver and Kimberly Pryor

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2025, vol. 111, issue C

Abstract: •Public Health programming can benefit from the use of virtual reality and augmented reality.•Virtual reality and augmented reality can be used to increase self-efficacy.•Immersion, presence, and sense of embodiment are factors that mediate the effectiveness of virtual reality.•Understanding the pathways of effects can help guide program development.

Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2025.102596

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