Physical Description:print xxi, 599 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
Edition:8th ed.
Publisher:Sudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett, c2004.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Achieving personal health -- Mind-body communications maintain wellness -- Managing stress: restoring mind-body harmony -- Maintaining emotional wellness -- Choosing a nutritious diet -- Managing a healthy weight -- Physical activity for health and well-being -- Developing healthy intimate and sexual 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 -- How genes affect health -- Using drugs responsibly -- Eliminating tobacco use -- Using alcohol responsibly -- Making decisions about health care -- Exploring alternative medicines -- Preventing unintentional injuries and accidents: what you can do -- Understanding aging and dying -- Violence in our society -- Working toward a healthy environment.
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