Health promotion and disease prevention research aims to enable people to increase control over their health and its determinants, and thereby improve their health. It explores the behavioral, social and environmental influences on health and develops interventions to minimize disease and maximize wellbeing. Active collaborations among the PHS program and the Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine led by Stephenie Lemon, PhD, the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, and the Worcester Country Prevention Research Center contribute to this effort.