Healthy Behaviors: Addressing Chronic Disease at Its Roots examines how grant makers can support efforts to promote healthy behavior. This report by Grantmakers In Health, in Washington, begins with ...

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 ...

Have you ever heard a lame joke but see everyone else is laughing so you find yourself giggling along? Or lean into a conversation when others were, as well? Or yawned following another person’s yawn ...

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 ...

Prosocial behaviors are voluntary actions intended to help others. Children display prosocial behavior when they share toys, comfort someone who is sad, or work together to complete a task. Share on ...

Nicole McDermott has worked in the creative content space for the last decade as a writer, editor and director. Her work has been featured on TIME Healthland, Prevention, Shape, USA Today, HuffPost, ...