Health: The Basics, 14th edition

Becky Donatelle

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Health: The Basics aligns well-researched health information with current real-world topics that have the greatest impact on your life to keep you engaged in learning and living well. As an individual and a community, we face unprecedented challenges. It's important to remember that you can do things to improve your health while being an agent for change in society. Our future will be brighter if we understand our collective challenges and plan to protect, preserve, and promote our health.

The 14th Edition retains the mindfulness research and tools that Health: The Basics is known for, to help you engage mindfulness practices and cut through the static of everyday life, be more focused and present, and improve your academic performance.

ISBN-13: 9780137467099

Subject: Health & Kinesiology

Category: Health

PART 1: FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE

1. Health: Getting There, Staying There!
1A. FOCUS ON DIFFERENCE, DISPARITY, AND HEALTH: ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY
2. Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health
2A. FOCUS ON CULTIVATING MINDFULNESS AND SPIRITUAL WELL-BEING
3. Managing Stress and Coping with Life's Challenges
4. Improving Your Sleep
5. Preventing Violence and Injury

PART 2: CREATING HEALTHY AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS

6. Connecting and Communicating in the Modern World
6A. FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING YOUR SEXUALITY
7. Considering Your Reproductive Choices

PART 3: AVOIDING RISKS FROM HARMFUL HABITS

8. Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug Abuse
9. Drinking Alcohol Responsibly and Ending Tobacco Use

PART 4: BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

10. Nutrition: Eating for a Healthier You
11. Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
11A. FOCUS ON ENHANCING YOUR BODY IMAGE
12. Improving Your Personal Fitness

PART 5: PREVENTING AND FIGHTING DISEASE

13. Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer
13A. FOCUS ON MINIMIZING YOUR RISK FOR DIABETES
14. Protecting Against Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections
14A. FOCUS ON REDUCING RISKS FOR CHRONIC DISEASES AND CONDITIONS

PART 6: FACING LIFE'S CHANGES

15. Making Smart Health Care Choices
15A. FOCUS ON UNDERSTANDING COMPLEMENTARY AND INTEGRATIVE HEALTH
15B. FOCUS ON AGING, DEATH, AND DYING
16. Promoting Environmental Health

APPENDIX

A. Pop quiz answers