The Health Patterns

Frederick H. Navarro is an independent health behavior researcher, entrepreneur, and writer. He is the developer of the Health Patterns model, also known as the Patterns of Adapting to Health (PATH), and the Health Patterns Report based on his work of over 30 years studying adult patterns of health behavior throughout the US and internationally. Dr. Navarro has a PhD in health and medical psychology and a master's degree in psychological research. Dr. Navarro's work has been applied by many national and state-wide Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance plans including Aetna, Highmark, Regence, and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida offering insights into the behavioral drivers of population health and the direct behavioral drivers of medical expenditures. He has also worked with many health systems including Stanford Health, Mercy Health, Medstar, Emory Healthcare, and ChenMed. Dr. Navarro has applied the health patterns model internationally in the United Kingdom, Japan, and China.