
An Invitation to Health: Brief Edition
Lisa Tunks(Author)
Brooks/Cole (Publisher)
14th Edition
Published on 12. February 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
979-8-214-44888-6 (ISBN)
Description
Achieve a healthier lifestyle with Tunks' "An Invitation to Health Brief." This edition covers topics such as sleep, the USDA guidelines for healthful eating, trends on social media, medical marijuana, safer sex practices and tools to identify unhealthy trends in health and fitness. Connect real-life challenges -- like stress, social media and staying healthy on a budget -- to simple, actionable strategies. Its content, topics and learning features make it relevant and empowering. You'll get access to MindTap, a digital platform that makes learning about health more interactive and personal. The Diet and Wellness Plus tool tracks your meals, physical activity and healthy habits. Explore over 100,000 foods, from global dishes to popular brand-name items, and see how much added sugar you're consuming. It's a hands-on way to connect what you're learning to your everyday life.
More details
Edition
14th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 27 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 276 mm
Weight
1315 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-214-44888-6 (9798214448886)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Lisa Tunks
An Invitation to Health, Brief Edition
Book
02/2024
13th Edition
Brooks/Cole
€188.50
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Dr. Lisa Tunks is a specialist in Health and Wellness Curriculum Design, collaborating with educators and editors to develop student-centered, adaptable curricula for today's dynamic learning environments. With a strong background in both classroom instruction and academic leadership, she has played a key role in advancing teaching excellence and accreditation practices, serving as both a professor and Academic Dean at Broward College. After over two decades of professional teaching in Florida, Dr. Tunks relocated to South Carolina where she focuses her professional energy teaching health-related courses at Coastal Carolina University. Dr. Tunks holds a Masters in Exercise and Sport Science as well as a Doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Florida.
Content
1. Taking Charge of Your Health.
2. Consumer Health: Making Informed Choices.
3. Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being.
4. Stress Management.
5. Personal Nutrition.
6. Body Composition and Weight Management.
7. Physical Fitness and Activity.
8. Communicating and Connecting.
9. Sexual Health.
10. Safer Sex and Contraception Options.
11. Diseases and Disorders.
12. Addictive Behaviors and Drugs.
13. Alcohol and Tobacco.
14. A Healthier Environment.
15. A Lifetime of Health.
2. Consumer Health: Making Informed Choices.
3. Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being.
4. Stress Management.
5. Personal Nutrition.
6. Body Composition and Weight Management.
7. Physical Fitness and Activity.
8. Communicating and Connecting.
9. Sexual Health.
10. Safer Sex and Contraception Options.
11. Diseases and Disorders.
12. Addictive Behaviors and Drugs.
13. Alcohol and Tobacco.
14. A Healthier Environment.
15. A Lifetime of Health.