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Product Identifiers

PublisherBenjamin-Cummings Publishing Company

ISBN-100805355642

ISBN-139780805355642

eBay Product ID (ePID)2348480

Product Key Features

Number of Pages736 Pages

Publication NameAccess to Health

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectHealth Care Delivery, General, Healthy Living, Health Policy

TypeTextbook

AuthorRebecca J. Donatelle

Subject AreaHealth & Fitness, Medical

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight55.2 Oz

Item Length10.9 in

Item Width8.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number8

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2003-043784

Dewey Edition23

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal613

Table Of ContentI. FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE. 1. Promoting Healthy Behavior Change. 2. Psychosocial Health: Being Mentally, Emotionally, Socially, and Spiritually Well. 3. Managing Stress: Coping With Life's Challenges. 4. Violence and Abuse: Creating Healthy Environments. II. CREATING HEALTHY AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS. 5. Healthy Relationships: Communicating Effectively with Friends, Family, and Significant Others. 6. Sexuality: Choices in Sexual Behavior. 7. Reproductive Choices: Making Responsible Decisions. III. CHOOSING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. 8. Nutrition: Eating for Optimum Health. 9. Managing Your Weight. 10. Personal Fitness: Improving Health Through Exercise. IV. AVOIDING RISKS FROM HARMFUL HABITS. 11. Addictions and Addictive Behavior: Threats to Wellness. 12. Drinking Responsibly: A Lifestyle Challenge on Campus. 13. Tobacco and Caffeine: Daily Pleasures, Daily Challenges. 14. Illicit Drugs: Use, Misuse, and Abuse. V. PREVENTING AND FIGHTING DISEASE. 15. Cardiovascular Disease: Reducing Your Risk. 16. Cancer: Reducing Your Risk. 17. Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Risks and Responsibilities. 18. Noninfectious Conditions: The Modern Maladies. VI. FACING LIFE'S CHALLENGES. 19. Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Process. 20. Dying and Death: The Final Transition. 21. Environmental Health: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally. 22. Consumerism: Selecting Health Care Products and Services. 23. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: New Choices and Responsibilities for Healthwise Consumers. Appendix A: Injury Prevention and Emergency Care. Appendix B: Nutritive Value of Selected Foods. Glossary. References. Index.

SynopsisDonatelle (public health, Oregon State University) challenges undergraduate students to think globally as they consider health risks and personal health decisions. New opportunities for self-assessment and behavior change are offered in this edition, in the form of behavior change contracts and boxe, Teacher and mentor Rebecca J. Donatelle helps readers make wise decisions about their health using the most current information available. Along with insightful self-assessments and behavior change commitments, Access to Health , Eighth Edition also includes a comprehensive supplements package. Access to Health is comprehensive, readable, and generously illustrated, making it the book of choice for today s health and wellness enthusiasts. The Eighth Edition includes the latest research and statistics, as well as hot topics of interest and importance to readers such as body art, fast food, club drugs, alternative medicine, and safer sex.

LC Classification NumberRA776.D66 2004