Health Behavior addresses the behavioral, social, and cultural factors related to or driving individual and population health and health disparities. Students in our program apply social and ...

Here's a sobering statistic for physicians and other health professionals. Clinical care is estimated to account for only 20% of health outcomes, whereas health behaviors and social determinants of ...

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Health psychologists also design and evaluate treatment plans to help reduce your disease risk, improve outcomes, and improve your quality of life. Health psychology looks at how the mind and body are ...

When we have health anxiety, we can sometimes fall into the trap of closely monitoring our bodies to look for symptoms or any signs that we are in danger, whether it is a sign that we have a new ...

Breanna Mona is a freelance writer and editor focused on creating inclusive, empathetic content. She works across platforms like Healthline, Greatist, Medical News Today, Psych Central and more, ...