An Invitation to Health

by Lisa Tunks

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780357973707
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	02/28/2024
Series:	MindTap Course List Series
Edition description:	21st ed.
Pages:	640
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. 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.

Editorial Reviews

Defining health holistically, this introductory health education textbook extols the joys of positive lifestyles. New features include a lifespan perspective, "the X & Y files" (boxes on gender- difference research), data profile of the class of 2002, a consumer health watch, and self-surveys. Includes critical thinking questions, color illustrations, online and other resources, a guide to medical emergencies and tests, a calorie and fat counter, and a glossary of basic health terms. Offers an ancillary package of instructor and student materials. No information is furnished for the author's background or dates of previous editions. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Emphasizing practical strategies for making healthy lifestyle changes, this introductory text, now enoying its tenth incarnation, presents research on the prevention of illness and offers a holistic view of mental and physical health. Chapters focus on stress, fitness, nutrition, sex, the health care system, infections diseases, heart problems, cancer, drugs, safety, death, and environmental health. Appendixes cover Internet resources, a directory of organizations, emergency information, consumer information, and calorie and fat data. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)