Access to Health (7th Edition) - Softcover

Donatelle, Rebecca J.; Davis, Lorraine G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0205336647 ISBN 13: 9780205336647

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, 2001

Synopsis

This revision of Access to Health provides expanded coverage of complementary and alternative medicine as well as free access to StudentBody101.com, a brand new online assessment tool. This market-leading health text continues to provide students with the tools necessary to develop a comprehensive understanding of current trends in health, as well as how these trends impact their everyday lives. The addition of several new boxed features, new material on the emerging concept of spiritual health, and a new chapter on complementary and alternative medicine all serve to maintain the contemporary focus for which Access to Health is known. The seventh edition builds on the success of previous editions by providing students with the practical means to assess and manage their own health behaviors within the context of current public and community health issues. New with this edition is access to the StudentBody101.com assessment tool, available FREE upon request as a shrinkwrap package with the text.This fully customizable Website with assessments, validated by the World Health Organization, provides students with invaluable interactive material on seven major topics underlying personal health-alcohol, sexuality, tobacco, drugs, stress, nutrition, and fitness-that can be customized to fit the scope of the course. News stories, Health Assessments, and Weblinks are just a few of the features that are available to the students to enhance their classroom discussions.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Access to Health, Sixth Edition builds upon the success of previous editions by providing an updated, comprehensive overview of all aspects that affect one's health. Employing a behavioral management approach, this book is exceptionally comprehensive in content and theory, while at the same time providing the practical means of assessing and managing personal health behaviors. The sixth edition explores the latest changes in the field and is the first to include full-chapter coverage of communication, violence, and the addiction process. The book encourages self-exploration, maintains a contemporary focus, and emphasizes current trends in personal health.

New for this edition is an interactive CD-ROM packaged FREE with the textbook. This valuable study tool provides the opportunity to review and reinforce concepts with appropriate examples, to explore the latest information and stay up-to-date with ongoing research (such as the Framingham Heart Study), and to apply acquired knowledge. The CD-ROM continues the Access to Health tradition of a strong pedagogical framework designed to enhance learning and encourage the adoption of healthy living habits. The CD-ROM contains a study outline of each chapter of Access to Health including numerous clickable icons corresponding to chapter content. The icons Video, Audio, Weblink, Activity, Practice Test serve as an opening to expanded information and encourage information retention and application.

For anyoneinterested in Health and Wellness.

About the Author:

Rebecca J. Donatelle, Ph.D. received her bachelors degree in Health and Physical Education and English and her masters in Health Education from the University of Wisconsin, Lacrosse. She went on to earn her Ph.D. in Community Health/Health Education from the University of Oregon. In 1997, The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation awarded Rebecca with the Presidential Award for Promising New Research in the Smoke-Free Families National Initiative. In 1998, Dr. Donatelle won the Leadership Award from the College of Health and Human Performance at the Oregon State University, where she continues to teach. In addition to Health: The Basics, Fifth Edition, she is the author of Access to Health, Seventh Edition.

About this edition

• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0205336647
• ISBN 13: 9780205336647
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 736