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Health & wellness / Gordon Edlin, Eric Golanty.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2010.Edition: 10th edDescription: xxii, 804 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9780763765934 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0763765937 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Health and wellness
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613 EDL
Contents:
Achieving personal health -- Mind-body communications maintain wellness -- Managing stress : restoring mind-body harmony -- Mental health and mental illness -- Choosing a nutritious diet -- Managing a healthy weight -- Physical activity for health and well-being -- Sexuality and intimate relationships -- Understanding pregnancy and parenthood -- Choosing a fertility control method -- Protecting against sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS -- Reducing infections and building immunity : knowledge encourages prevention --
Cancer : understanding risks and means of prevention -- Cardiovascular diseases : understanding risks and measures of prevention -- Heredity and disease -- Using drugs responsibly -- Eliminating tobacco use -- Using alcohol responsibly -- Making decisions about health care -- Exploring alternative medicines -- Accidents and injuries -- Understanding aging and dying -- Violence in our society -- Working toward a healthy environment.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Standard Loan Moylish Library Main Collection 613 EDL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100670265

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Health and Wellness, Tenth Edition is written in a personal and engaging style with specific tips and aids to help students improve their health habits. This text encourages students to learn the skills they need to enhance the quality and longevity of life. Health and Wellness covers the many perspectives of personal health, including physical, emotional, mental, social, environmental, and spiritual perspectives, with a central theme of self-responsibility for ones behavior.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Achieving personal health -- Mind-body communications maintain wellness -- Managing stress : restoring mind-body harmony -- Mental health and mental illness -- Choosing a nutritious diet -- Managing a healthy weight -- Physical activity for health and well-being -- Sexuality and intimate relationships -- Understanding pregnancy and parenthood -- Choosing a fertility control method -- Protecting against sexually transmitted diseases and AIDS -- Reducing infections and building immunity : knowledge encourages prevention --

Cancer : understanding risks and means of prevention -- Cardiovascular diseases : understanding risks and measures of prevention -- Heredity and disease -- Using drugs responsibly -- Eliminating tobacco use -- Using alcohol responsibly -- Making decisions about health care -- Exploring alternative medicines -- Accidents and injuries -- Understanding aging and dying -- Violence in our society -- Working toward a healthy environment.

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