Access to Health
7th Edition
Published on 1. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
978-0-205-33664-7 (ISBN)
Description
This revision of Access to Health provides expanded coverage of complementary and alternative medicine as well as free access to StudentBody101.com, a brand new online assessment tool.
This market-leading health text continues to provide students with the tools necessary to develop a comprehensive understanding of current trends in health, as well as how these trends impact their everyday lives. The addition of several new boxed features, new material on the emerging concept of spiritual health, and a new chapter on complementary and alternative medicine all serve to maintain the contemporary focus for which Access to Health is known. The seventh edition builds on the success of previous editions by providing students with the practical means to assess and manage their own health behaviors within the context of current public and community health issues.
New with this edition is access to the StudentBody101.com assessment tool, available FREE upon request as a shrinkwrap package with the text. This fully customizable Website with assessments, validated by the World Health Organization, provides students with invaluable interactive material on seven major topics underlying personal health-alcohol, sexuality, tobacco, drugs, stress, nutrition, and fitness-that can be customized to fit the scope of the course. News stories, Health Assessments, and Weblinks are just a few of the features that are available to the students to enhance their classroom discussions.
This market-leading health text continues to provide students with the tools necessary to develop a comprehensive understanding of current trends in health, as well as how these trends impact their everyday lives. The addition of several new boxed features, new material on the emerging concept of spiritual health, and a new chapter on complementary and alternative medicine all serve to maintain the contemporary focus for which Access to Health is known. The seventh edition builds on the success of previous editions by providing students with the practical means to assess and manage their own health behaviors within the context of current public and community health issues.
New with this edition is access to the StudentBody101.com assessment tool, available FREE upon request as a shrinkwrap package with the text. This fully customizable Website with assessments, validated by the World Health Organization, provides students with invaluable interactive material on seven major topics underlying personal health-alcohol, sexuality, tobacco, drugs, stress, nutrition, and fitness-that can be customized to fit the scope of the course. News stories, Health Assessments, and Weblinks are just a few of the features that are available to the students to enhance their classroom discussions.
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Edition
7th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Adult education
Dimensions
Width: 277 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
1489 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-205-33664-7 (9780205336647)
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New editions
Rebecca J. Donatelle
Access to Health
Book
06/2003
8th Edition
Pearson Education (US)
€73.31
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Previous edition
Rebecca J. Donatelle | Lorraine G. Davis
Access to Health (with Interactive Companion CD-ROM)
Book
11/1999
6th Edition
Pearson
€64.63
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Persons
Rebecca J. Donatelle, Ph.D. received her bachelors degree in Health and Physical Education and English and her masters in Health Education from the University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Community Health/Health Education from the University of Oregon. In 1997, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded Rebecca with the Presidential Award for Promising New Research in the Smoke-Free Families National Initiative. In 1998, Dr. Donatelle won the Leadership Award from the College of Health and Human Performance at the Oregon State University, where she continues to teach. In addition to Health: The Basics, Fifth Edition, she is the author of Access to Health, Seventh Edition.
Content
I. FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE.
1. Promoting Healthy Behaviors: An Ecological Approach.
2. Psychological Health: Achieving Mental, Emotional and Social Balance: Promoting Spiritual Well-Being.
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: Finding the Right Balance.
10. Personal Fitness: Improving Health through Exercise.
IV. AVOIDING RISKS FROM HARMFUL HABITS.
11. Addictions and Addictive Behaviors: Unhealthy Behavioral Patterns.
12. Drinking Responsibly: A Lifestyle Challenge on Campus.
13. Tobacco and Caffeine: Sanctioned Risks from Addiction.
14. Illicit Drugs: Using, Misusing and Abusing.
V. PREVENTING AND FIGHTING DISEASE.
15. Cardiovascular Disease: Helping the Beat Go On.
16. Cancer: Reducing Risks.
17. Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Risks and Responsibilities.
18. Noninfectious Conditions: The Modern Maladies.
VI. FACING LIFE'S CHALLENGES.
19. Healthy Aging: Living Smarter to Add Quality to Years.
20. Dying and Death: Final Transitions.
21. Environmental Health: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally.
22. Consumer Health: Using Pharmaceutical Drugs and Selecting Health Care Products and Services.
23. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: New Choices and Challenges.
1. Promoting Healthy Behaviors: An Ecological Approach.
2. Psychological Health: Achieving Mental, Emotional and Social Balance: Promoting Spiritual Well-Being.
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: Finding the Right Balance.
10. Personal Fitness: Improving Health through Exercise.
IV. AVOIDING RISKS FROM HARMFUL HABITS.
11. Addictions and Addictive Behaviors: Unhealthy Behavioral Patterns.
12. Drinking Responsibly: A Lifestyle Challenge on Campus.
13. Tobacco and Caffeine: Sanctioned Risks from Addiction.
14. Illicit Drugs: Using, Misusing and Abusing.
V. PREVENTING AND FIGHTING DISEASE.
15. Cardiovascular Disease: Helping the Beat Go On.
16. Cancer: Reducing Risks.
17. Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Risks and Responsibilities.
18. Noninfectious Conditions: The Modern Maladies.
VI. FACING LIFE'S CHALLENGES.
19. Healthy Aging: Living Smarter to Add Quality to Years.
20. Dying and Death: Final Transitions.
21. Environmental Health: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally.
22. Consumer Health: Using Pharmaceutical Drugs and Selecting Health Care Products and Services.
23. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: New Choices and Challenges.