Focus On Health - Softcover

Hahn, Dale B; Payne, Wayne A.; Lucas, Ellen B

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0073028428 ISBN 13: 9780073028422

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 2006

Synopsis

This text offers an exciting and practical approach to the teaching of the traditional content areas of personal health. Its two key themes--the six dimensions of health and the five developmental tasks--help students apply the text's content to their own lives, by improving their decision-making skills. Technology use is also integrated into the text with Online Learning Center boxes, HealthQuest activities, and "Health on the Web" boxes.

About this title

About the Author:

Dale B. Hahn has been a faculty member at Ball State University for 27 years. He is Professor of Health Science in the Department of Physiology and Health Science. Hahn earned his Ph.D. in health education at Ohio State University, his M.Ed. in sports administration at Ohio University, and his B.A. in psychology from Allegheny College. He has published in a variety of health-related professional journals and is an active member of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, the American School Health Association, and the American College Health Association. Hahn has led college students on educational trips to China, Korea, Japan, and England. He was a Visiting Scholar at Harris Manchester College at the University of Oxford in England in 2002. He enjoys many outdoor fitness activities, including hiking and running.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0073028428
• ISBN 13: 9780073028422
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 544