Access to Health, 16th edition

Rebecca J Donatelle

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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.

ISBN-13: 9780135611913

Subject: Health & Kinesiology

Category: Health

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