Full Description
For courses in personal health.
Motivate students to become actively engaged in their own health
Access to Health combines scientifically valid research and the most current information to encourage healthy life choices. As a teacher, mentor, and researcher, author Rebecca J. Donatelle uses her friendly writing style to address students' concerns and motivate them to be savvy, critical consumers of health information. The 16th Edition integrates mindfulness research, tools, and practices throughout, enabling students to incorporate mindfulness practices to help cut through the static of everyday life, to be more focused and present, and to improve academic performance. The new edition also presents a new chapter on difference, disparity, and health equity.
Access to Health now provides access to MyDietAnalysis—a diet and activity tracking tools that gives students an easy way to analyze their daily nutrient intake and physical activity. MyDietAnalysis is powered by ESHA Research, accessible on all devices, and included at no extra charge with Mastering Health. Mastering Health also provides students with videos, self-assessments, study plans, online interactive activities, and reading quizzes that address their diverse needs and learning styles while engaging them in the material.
Also available as a Pearson eText or packaged with Mastering Health:
Pearson eText is a simple-to-use, mobile-optimized, personalized reading experience that can be adopted on its own as the main course material. It lets students highlight, take notes, and review key vocabulary all in one place, even when offline. Seamlessly integrated videos and other rich media engage students and give them access to the help they need, when they need it. Educators can easily share their own notes with students so they see the connection between their eText and what they learn in class — motivating them to keep reading, and keep learning.
If your instructor has assigned Pearson eText as your main course material, search for:
0135611946 / 9780135611944 Pearson eText Access to Health -- Access Card, 16/e
OR
0135611911 / 9780135611913 Pearson eText Access to Health -- Instant Access, 16/e
Also available with Mastering Health
By combining trusted author content with digital tools and a flexible platform, Mastering personalizes the learning experience and improves results for each student.With a variety of activities available, students can actively learn, understand, and retain even the most difficult personal health concepts.
If you would like to purchase both the physical text and Mastering Health search for:
0135204518 / 9780135204511 Access to Health Plus Mastering Health with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package
Package consists of:
0135173795 / 9780135173794 Access to Health
0135175925 / 9780135175927 Mastering Health with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Access to Health
Note: You are purchasing a standalone book; Pearson eText and Mastering Health do not come packaged with this content. Students, ask your instructor for the correct package ISBN and Course ID. Instructors, contact your Pearson representative for more information.
Contents
PART ONE: FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE
1. Accessing Your Health
FOCUS ON DIFFERENCE, DISPARITY, AND HEALTH: ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY
2. Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health
FOCUS ON MINDFULNESS, SPIRITUAL HEALTH, AND SPIRITUAL INTELLIGENCE
3. Managing Stress and Coping with Life's Challenges
4. Improving Your Sleep
PART TWO: BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
5. Nutrition: Eating for a Healthier You
6. Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
FOCUS ON ENHANCING YOUR BODY IMAGE
7. Improving Your Personal Fitness
PART THREE: CREATING HEALTHY AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS
8. Building Healthy Relationships and Communicating Effectively
9. Understanding Your Sexuality
10. Considering Your Reproductive Choices
PART FOUR: BUILDING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
FOCUS ON RECOGNIZING AND AVOIDING ADDICTION
11. Drinking Alcohol Responsibly
12. Ending Tobacco Use
13. Avoiding Drug Misuse and Abuse
PART FIVE: PREVENTING AND FIGHTING DISEASE
14. Protecting Against Infectious Diseases
15. Protecting Against Sexually Transmitted Infections
16. Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
FOCUS ON REDUCING MINIMIZING YOUR RISK FOR DIABETES
17. Reducing Your Cancer Risk
18 Reducing Risks and Coping with Chronic Conditions
PART SIX: FACING LIFE'S CHANGES
19. Making Smart Health Care Choices
20. Preventing Violence and Abuse
FOCUS ON REDUCING YOUR RISK OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURY
21. Preserving and Protecting Your Environment
22 Preparing for Aging, Death, and Dying
APPENDICES
Answers to Pop Quiz Questions
Providing Emergency Care
Nutritive Value of Selected Foods and Fast Foods
Glossary
