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Kristin Holmes Author
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global health, Public Health Sciences
Vice President, Performance Science at WHOOP Ph.D. Candidate at The University of Queensland
Biography
Kristin Holmes is a field epidemiologist who has worked both domestically and internationally on the social and environmental determinants of health among vulnerable populations. She is primarily interested in the nexus of gender, the environment and health. Kristin Holmes is the Associate Director for International Initiatives and leads the global health educational program within the Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine.Social and Environmental Determinants of Health among Vulnerable Populations; the Nexus of Gender; The environment and health
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A Short note on Health psychology
Author(s): Kristin Holmes
Health psychology is that the study of psychological and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare. it’s concerned with understanding how psychological, behavioral, and cultural factors contribute to physical health and illness. Psychological factors can affect health directly. for instance , chronically occurring environmental stressors affecting the hypothalamic–pituitary– adrenal axis, cumulatively, can harm health. Behavioral factors also can affect an individual’s health. for instance , certain behaviors can, over time, harm (smoking or consuming excessive amounts of alcohol) or enhance health (engaging in exercise). Health psychologists take a biopsychosocial approach. In other words, health psychologists understand health to be the merchandis... view more»
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