Health: The Basics, 10th Edition

It’s current, it’s accurate, it’s user-friendly, and it’s FUN!

 

With an emphasis on media, the new Health: The Basics, Tenth Edition features robust relatable content, bringing health topics to life and keeping you hooked on learning and living well.

 

Now enhanced with an even more comprehensive package of easy-to-use media and supplements, this edition makes learning personal health easier than ever. The Tenth Edition includes new ABC News videos, more online worksheets, Tweet Your Health, and new student “behavior change vlog” videos. These resources will all help to get you more interested in the book content and to invest more time in your health. 

 

1. Accessing Your Health

2. Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health

Focus on: Cultivating Your Spiritual Health

3. Managing Stress and Coping with Life’s Challenges

Focus on: Improving Your Sleep

4. Preventing Violence and Injury

5. Building Healthy Relationships and Understanding Sexuality

6. Considering Your Reproductive Choices

7. Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction and Drug Use

8. Drinking Alcohol Responsibly and Ending Tobacco Use

9. Eating for a Healthier You

10. Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight

Focus On: Enhancing Your Body Image

11. Improving Your Personal Fitness

12. Reducing Your Risk of Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer

Focus on: Minimizing Your Risk for Diabetes

13. Protecting against Infectious and Noninfectious Diseases

14. Preparing for Aging, Death, and Dying

15. Promoting Environmental Health

16. Making Smart Health Care Choices

17. Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine