An Invitation to Health, Brief Edition

by Lisa Tunks

Overview

Achieve a healthier lifestyle — physically, emotionally, socially and sexually — with Tunks' AN INVITATION TO HEALTH, BRIEF EDITION, 13th 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 proved 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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780357973585
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	02/28/2024
Series:	Mindtap Course List
Edition description:	13th ed.
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Dr. Lisa Tunks is a Health and Wellness Curriculum Design specialist who works with teaching professionals and editors to create student-centered curricula in an ever-changing learning environment. She has helped shape the landscape of teaching and learning excellence through effective accreditation and classroom practice both as a professor and administrator 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 Public Health 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.​

Table of Contents

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 Lifetime 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 Nicotine Use. 14. A Healthier Environment. 15. A Lifetime of Health.