Your Health Today : Choices in a Changing Society with PowerWeb/Online Learning Center Bind-in Card

by Teague, Michael L.; Mackenzie, Sara L. C.; Rosenthal, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780073285078
• ISBN10: 0073285072
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-30
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

This exciting new text presents personal health in the context of a changing social and cultural environment. Going beyond behavior change and individual responsibility, it offers a broadened view of health that includes the impact of family, community, and society. It's a new way of looking at health: "It's not just personal...""Choice" is another key theme in Your Health Today. Emphasizing the importance of making informed health choices, this text demonstrates how these choices affect an individual's health--for today and for a lifetime.

Table of Contents

1 Health in a Changing Society

Part 1 / Your Mind and Body

2 Genetics: You and Your Family Health History

3 Mental Health: Creating a Balance

4 Spirituality: Finding Meaning in Life and Death

5 Stress: Managing Pressure

6 Sleep: Renewal and Restoration

Part 2 / Your Lifestyle and Health

7 Nutrition: Healthy Food Choices

8 Fitness: Physical Activity for Life

9 Body Weight and Body Composition: Achieving a Healthy Balance

10 Body Image: Viewing Yourself

Part 3 / Your Health at Risk

11 Alcohol: Responsible Approaches to Drinking

12 Drugs and Addictive Behavior: Use, Abuse, and Control

13 Tobacco: The Smoking Challenge

Part 4 / Your Relationships and Sexuality

14 Relationships: Connection and Communication

15 Sexual Health: Biology, Society, and Culture

16 Reproductive Choices: Contraception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth

Part 5 / Challenges to Your Health

17 Violence: Prevention and Protection

18 Injury: Creating Safe Environments

19 Environmental Issues: Making a Difference

Part 6 / Protecting Your Health

20 Infectious Diseases: Prevention and Management

21 Cardiovascular Disease: Risks, Prevention, and Treatment

22 Cancer: Understanding a Complex Condition

23 Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Health Choices in a Changing Society