Behavior
health behavior
health be·hav·ior [ helth bih-heyv-yer ]
Subclass of:
Behavior
Definitions related to health behavior:
  • Combination of HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE which underlie actions taken by individuals regarding their health.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Human attitudes and behaviors related to health; e.g., diet, exercise, care-seeking, substance avoidance, therapy compliance, etc.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The actions taken by an individual to maintain, attain, and protect their good health. Health behavior reflects a person's health beliefs.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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