An Invitation to Health
Taking Charge of Your Health, Brief Edition
11th Edition
Published on 31. January 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
544 pages
978-1-337-91940-1 (ISBN)
Description
Start making healthier choices now for a lifestyle of healthy living. AN INVITATION TO HEALTH: TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH, BRIEF EDITION, 11th Edition, helps you assess your health behaviors, encourages positive behavior change, and gives you effective ways to achieve it. Covering body, mind, and spirit, the book addresses current issues related to health and wellness that can affect you now and throughout your life. The book empowers you with practical ideas and tools that you can immediately apply to your own life. "Health on a Budget" features demonstrate practical ways you can achieve your health goals in low- and no-cost ways, while "Consumer Alert" features help you evaluate health care. AN INVITATION TO HEALTH helps you build your foundation for a healthier future.
More details
Edition
11th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 47 mm
Width: 228 mm
Thickness: 271 mm
Weight
1340 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-337-91940-1 (9781337919401)
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Person
Dianne Hales is a widely published and esteemed journalist and author. In addition to more than 30 editions of college textbooks related to health, she is the author of 16 trade books, including LA PASSIONE: HOW ITALY SEDUCED THE WORLD; MONA LISA: A LIFE DISCOVERED; LA BELLA LINGUA; JUST LIKE A WOMAN; and CARING FOR THE MIND. Her books have been translated into many languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish and Korean. Hales is a former contributing editor for Parade, Ladies' Home Journal, Working Mother, and American Health, and she has written more than 1,000 articles for national publications. She has received writing awards from the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association; an EMMA (Exceptional Media Merit Award) for health reporting from the National Women's Political Caucus and Radcliffe College; three EDI (Equality, Dignity, Inclusion) awards for print journalism from the National Easter Seal Society; the National Mature Media Award; and awards from the Arthritis Foundation, California Psychiatric Association, CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), Council for the Advancement of Scientific Education, and New York Public Library.
Content
1. Taking Charge of Your Health.
2. Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being.
3. Stress Management.
4. Personal Nutrition.
5. Weight Management and the Obesity Epidemic.
6. Physical Activity and Fitness.
7. Communicating and Connecting.
8. Sexual Health.
9. Reproductive Choices.
10. Diseases and Disorders.
11. Consumer Health.
12. Addictive Behaviors and Drugs.
13. Alcohol and Tobacco.
14. Protecting Yourself and Your Environment.
15. A Lifetime of Health.
2. Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being.
3. Stress Management.
4. Personal Nutrition.
5. Weight Management and the Obesity Epidemic.
6. Physical Activity and Fitness.
7. Communicating and Connecting.
8. Sexual Health.
9. Reproductive Choices.
10. Diseases and Disorders.
11. Consumer Health.
12. Addictive Behaviors and Drugs.
13. Alcohol and Tobacco.
14. Protecting Yourself and Your Environment.
15. A Lifetime of Health.