The field of health and behavior addresses the interaction of behavioral, psychological, emotional, social, cultural, and biological factors with physical health
outcomes, such as heart disease, cancer, arthritis, diabetes, and chronic pain. The core philosophy of the field of health and behavior is threefold:
(1) Behavioral, psychological, emotional, social, cultural, and biological factors are inextricably linked; (2) these factors together affect health; and (3) these
factors can be used as avenues for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. Research and clinical practice in health and behavior are inherently multidisciplinary—
that is, many disciplines contribute and no one discipline owns the field. Disciplines involved in health and behavior include psychology, epidemiology and public
health, sociology, nursing, medicine, and anthropology, to name a few

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