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Access to Health, 16th edition

  • Rebecca J Donatelle

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Overview

Access to Health actively engages you in your health and encourages healthy life choices by presenting scientifically valid research combined with the most current information. As a teacher, mentor, and researcher, author Rebecca J. Donatelle uses her friendly writing style to address your concerns and motivate you in becoming a savvy, critical consumer of health information.

The 16th Edition integrates mindfulness research, tools and practices, encouraging you to incorporate mindfulness practices in everyday life, to be focused and present, and to improve academic performance. The new edition also presents a chapter on difference, disparity and health equity and includes access to MyDietAnalysis.

Published by Pearson (June 4th 2019) - Copyright © 2020

ISBN-13: 9780135611913

Subject: Health & Kinesiology

Category: Health

Overview

PART ONE: FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE

  • 1. Accessing Your Health
  • FOCUS ON DIFFERENCE, DISPARITY, AND HEALTH: ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY
  • 2. Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health
  • FOCUS ON MINDFULNESS, SPIRITUAL HEALTH, AND SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE
  • 3. Managing Stress and Coping with Life's Challenges
  • 4. Improving Your Sleep

PART TWO: BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

  • 5. Nutrition: Eating for a Healthier You
  • 6. Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
  • FOCUS ON ENHANCING YOUR BODY IMAGE
  • 7. Improving Your Personal Fitness

PART THREE: CREATING HEALTHY AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS

  • 8. Building Healthy Relationships and Communicating Effectively
  • 9. Understanding Your Sexuality
  • 10. Considering Your Reproductive Choices

PART FOUR: BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

  • FOCUS ON RECOGNIZING AND AVOIDING ADDICTION
  • 11. Drinking Alcohol Responsibly
  • 12. Ending Tobacco Use
  • 13. Avoiding Drug Misuse and Abuse

PART FIVE: PREVENTING AND FIGHTING DISEASE

  • 14. Protecting Against Infectious Diseases
  • 15. Protecting Against Sexually Transmitted Infections
  • 16. Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
  • FOCUS ON REDUCING MINIMIZING YOUR RISK FOR DIABETES
  • 17. Reducing Your Cancer Risk
  • 18 Reducing Risks and Coping with Chronic Conditions

PART SIX: FACING LIFE'S CHANGES

  • 19. Making Smart Health Care Choices
  • 20. Preventing Violence and Abuse
  • FOCUS ON REDUCING YOUR RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURY
  • 21. Preserving and Protecting Your Environment
  • 22 Preparing for Aging, Death, and Dying

APPENDICES

  • Answers to Pop Quiz Questions
  • Providing Emergency Care
  • Nutritive Value of Selected Foods and Fast Foods
  • Glossary

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