Health Policy
September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
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September 17, 2012 | Feature/Topic
Browse research, insight and analysis on key issues affecting health and health care in the United States.
November 1, 2005 | Journal Article
Most research on forgiveness and its attendant emotional issues has focused on situations involving close interpersonal relationships, such as incest or divorce cases. This paper focuses on forgiveness when negotiation with the perpetrator is not a ...
September 1, 2011 | Journal Article
The effects of obesity on children's physical health are well documented, however the social consequences of obesity are less well described and may not be addressed in intervention programs.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
This essay from a Journal of Health and Social Behavior supplement reviews evidence of the connection between social relationships and health. The authors consider behavioral, psychosocial and physiological aspects of health and social relationships.
September 3, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents the results of a controlled trial to assess the influence of social network structure on the health behaviors of individuals. The author examines the spread of behavior through two types of social networks.