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social science subjects > health and social care > health psychology > epidemiology of risk and protective factors > African American health and behavior
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African American health and behavior  

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  • Over recent years, there has been an increasing recognition that behaviors, as well as the environmental contexts in which they are exhibited, are important to the conceptualization of the health of African Americans. Studies have begun to explore the dynamic relationship between behavior and health in an increasing number of diseases including cancer, diabetes, and asthma, while constantly integrating an increasing number of behaviors (smoking, eating, exercise, etc.). [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; African American Health and Behavior]

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