The phrase "adopt behaviours" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the act of taking on or starting to use certain behaviors or practices, often in a context of change or improvement.
Example: "In order to foster a more inclusive workplace, we need to adopt behaviours that promote respect and understanding among all employees."
Alternatives: "embrace practices" or "incorporate habits".
This would improve the coverage of practices such as skin to skin care for those who delivered at a facility, and may encourage adoption for home births as families may be reluctant to adopt behaviours that are not being carried out at facilities [ 29].
Exhorting them to "turn to the masses" misses the point: economic crisis is forcing large numbers of people to adopt behaviours that were once deemed "lifestyle choices" (squatting, bartering, sofa-surfing, the grey economy).
Attari points out that having people adopt behaviours that save a lot of energy but are also easy to do should come before those that save a lot of energy but are harder to do.
The Code is a preventive tool aimed to reduce the cancer burden by informing people how to avoid or reduce carcinogenic exposures, adopt behaviours to reduce the cancer risk, or to participate in organised intervention programmes.
My second therapist was a woman who, while seeming rather apathetic herself, encouraged me to adopt behaviours that were meant to actively break the cycle of my problems.
My second therapist was a woman who, while seeming rather apathetic herself, encouraged me to adopt behaviours that were meant to actively break the cycle of my problems.
Prof Rosenzweig's message is clear; much business writing is just like the cargo cult, encouraging us to adopt behaviour perceived to be important to successful companies, but missing the crucial ingredients that are essential to real success.
Furthermore, for adults to adopt behaviour change, the health information should be delivered in a manner consistent with adult learning principles [ 20, 21].
We expect individuals to adopt behaviour from other network members more often if a network has a higher density, more closed triads and a higher homogeneity in terms of age and gender.
Others frogs have adopted behaviours to conserve water, including becoming nocturnal and resting in a water-conserving position.
When addressing adolescent health behaviours, much focus is on addressing prevention of risk or adopted behaviours with lesser emphasis on basic daily healthy lifestyle practices.
