An Invitation to Health
21st Edition
Published on 28. February 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
640 pages
978-0-357-97370-7 (ISBN)
Description
Achieve a healthier lifestyle -- physically, emotionally, socially and sexually -- with Tunks' AN INVITATION TO HEALTH, 21st EDITION. This new edition covers updated information on such topics as happiness and health, holistic approaches to mental health and anxiety, navigating social media, current dietary guidelines, immunization, safer sex practices, recognizing unhealthy trends in diet and fitness and the dangers associated with vaping. It contains new features on becoming a savvy consumer, cultivating an algorithm that is focused on proven health practices. The book's active learning strategies offer a special focus on healthy living on a budget, taking preventive measures for healthier outcomes and implementing practical strategies that turn small changes into big benefits.
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Edition
21st 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: 274 mm
Width: 216 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
1406 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-357-97370-7 (9780357973707)
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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. Caring for Your Mind.
5. Stress Management.
6. Personal Nutrition.
7. Body Composition and Weight Management.
8. Physical Fitness and Lifetime Activity.
9. Communicating and Connecting.
10. Sexual Health.
11. Safer Sex and Contraception Options.
12. Sexually Transmitted Infections.
13. Major Diseases.
14. Infectious Diseases.
15. Addiction and Drugs.
16. Alcohol.
17. Tobacco and Nicotine Use.
18. Occupation and Financial Health.
19. A Healthier Environment.
20. A Lifetime of Health.
2. Consumer Health: Making Informed Choices.
3. Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being.
4. Caring for Your Mind.
5. Stress Management.
6. Personal Nutrition.
7. Body Composition and Weight Management.
8. Physical Fitness and Lifetime Activity.
9. Communicating and Connecting.
10. Sexual Health.
11. Safer Sex and Contraception Options.
12. Sexually Transmitted Infections.
13. Major Diseases.
14. Infectious Diseases.
15. Addiction and Drugs.
16. Alcohol.
17. Tobacco and Nicotine Use.
18. Occupation and Financial Health.
19. A Healthier Environment.
20. A Lifetime of Health.