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AN INVITATION TO HEALTH, 10th Edition introduces students to research, information, and recommendations related to health and healthy lifestyles. Reviewed by over 80 instructors, this informative text focuses on change and prevention and supplies students with the lessons they'll need to make responsible healthy decisions in their daily lives.

Dianne Hales, one of the most widely published and honored health journalists in the country, is a contributing editor for Parade and Ladies Home Journal and has written more than 1,000 articles for national publications

Wellness Inventory: What Is Wellness?

1

(10)

SECTION I TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR HEALTH

11

(92)

An Invitation to Health for the Twenty-First Century

12

(26)

Personal Stress Management

38

(28)

Psychological Health

66

(37)

SECTION II HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

103

(114)

The Joy of Fitness

104

(40)

Personal Nutrition

144

(44)

Eating Patterns and Problems

188

(29)

SECTION III RESPONSIBLE SEXUALITY

217

(114)

Communication and Relationships

218

(28)

Personal Sexuality

246

(38)

Reproductive Choices

284

(47)

SECTION IV PERSONAL HEALTH CARE

331

(144)

Consumerism, Complementary/Alternative Medicine, and the Health-Care System

332

(32)

Protecting Yourself from Infectious Diseases

364

(44)

Keeping Your Heart Healthy

408

(34)

Lowering Your Risk of Cancer and Other Major Diseases

442

(33)

SECTION V AVOIDING HEALTH RISKS

475

(92)

Drug Use, Misuse, and Abuse

476

(36)

Alcohol Use, Misuse, and Abuse

512

(30)

Tobacco Use, Misuse, and Abuse

542

(25)

SECTION VI HEALTH IN CONTEXT

567

(1)

Staying Safe: Preventing Injury, Violence, and Victimization

568

(30)

When Life Ends

598

(22)

Working Toward a Healthy Environment

620

HALES HEALTH ALMANAC

1

(1)

Health Information on the Internet

2

(4)

Your Health Directory

6

(13)

Emergency!

19

(5)

A Consumer's Guide to Medical Tests

24

(6)

Counting Your Calories and Fat Grams

30

Glossary

1

(1)

Photography Credits

1

(1)

Index

1

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