Translating a resolution into institutional practice requires more than political will. It requires operational guidance tailored to the realities of public health organizations, which vary significantly in size, mandate, technical capacity, and resources.  

On 20 May 2026, at the 79th World Health Assembly, WHO launched Mainstreaming Behavioural Sciences into Institutions Responsible for Public Health: A Framework and Indicators.

The framework and its 12 RECAPPS indicators are designed to help Member States — and in particular institutions responsible for public health — track progress in their strategies to mainstream behavioural sciences into public health practice, in line with the call to action set out in World Health Assembly resolution WHA76.7.

By integrating the indicators into their monitoring and evaluation strategies, institutions will be able to identify which areas warrant change or strengthening to enable behaviourally-informed practices and policies; determine what type of change can be captured; and establish what constitutes measurable progress. Institutions adopting the indicators will join a global community with a common goal.