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Health locus of control refers to the perception that one's health is under personal control; is controlled by powerful others, such as physicians; or is determined by external factors , including chance.

- Health maintenance organization (HMO) : Health maintenance organization (HMO) is defined as an organizational arrangement for receiving health care services, by which an individual pays a standard monthly rate and then uses services as needed at no additional or at greatly reduced cost.

Health promotion refers to a general philosophy that maintains that health is a personal and collective achievement; the process of enabling people to increase control over and improve their health. Health promotion may occur through individual efforts, through interaction with the medical system , and through a concerted health policy effort.

So Health promotion describes also an approach to the prevention of disease which involves education, public policy, and similar actions to promote health.

- Health psychologists : Health psychologists refer to type/kinf of psychologists whose Research or practical work focuses on the Prevention of illness , the promotion and Maintenance of good health, or the tr

Health psychology refers to a subfield of behavioral medicine that studies psychological factors important in health promotion and maintenance.