Health:The Basics

Description

Features

• Content updates expand Donatelle's coverage to include the latest in health trends and news. Updates include information on the Ortho Evra, NuvaRing, Mirena, and Lunelle contraceptive methods, West Nile virus, low-carb diets, OxyContin, organic foods, and antibiotic resistance.

• Tried-and-true pedagogical features carry over from previous editions, including the following:

  • Chapter objectives.

  • In-text “What Do You Think?” critical thinking questions encourage students to reflect on material they have read.

  • Assess Yourself boxes help students evaluate their health behaviors and consider possible changes.

  • Skills for Behavior Change boxes provide strategies for making those changes.

  • Health in a Diverse World boxes expand discussion of health topics to diverse groups within the U.S. and around the world.

  • New Horizons in Health boxes highlight new discoveries and research.

  • Reality Check boxes focus on potential health risks and safety issues.

  • Women's Health/Men's Health boxes help students understand aspects of health unique to men and women.

  • Consumer Health boxes focus on ways in which students can become better consumers by applying critical thinking skills to health topics and products.

  • End-of-chapter Taking Charge sections include chapter summary, discussion and reflection questions, and Internet and further reading suggestions.

  • A running glossary defines words on the page where students first encouter them.

New to this Edition

• New “Make It Happen!” sections help students assimilate the material from their own self-assessment and put it into action. These sections help students identify an area in which behavior change should be made, review the steps to follow in making a change, and give an example of a student's actual change.

• New “In the News” chapter opener features, pulled from today's headlines, feature excerpts from The New York Times. These real-world news stories help demonstrate the relevance of health issues to students' everyday lives and draw students into the chapter's content.

• Expanded coverage of “hot topics” reflects the interests of today's students. The Sixth Edition features up-to-date topics ranging from body piercing to extreme sports.

• New supplements including MyHealthClass, a convenient, one-stop online resource; a comprehensively revised test bank; and a Great Ideas teaching companion.

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