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From physical and emotional to social and sexual, Tunks' AN INVITATION TO HEALTH helps students achieve a healthier lifestyle now and in the future. In addition to integrated, up-to-date coverage of the Covid 19 pandemic, the 20th Edition covers new research on such topics as happiness and health, current statistics on life expectancy and death rates, mental health and anxiety, navigating social media, Dietary Guidelines, immunization, stress levels, safer sex practices, substance abuse, dubious diets and trendy foods, fitness monitors, and vaping and cannabinoids. It also contains active learning strategies such as healthy living on a budget, taking preventive measures and introducing practical strategies that turn small changes into big benefits.
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From physical and emotional to social and sexual, Tunks' AN INVITATION TO HEALTH helps students achieve a healthier lifestyle now and in the future. In addition to integrated, up-to-date coverage of the Covid 19 pandemic, the 20th Edition covers new research on such topics as happiness and health, current statistics on life expectancy and death rates, mental health and anxiety, navigating social media, Dietary Guidelines, immunization, stress levels, safer sex practices, substance abuse, dubious diets and trendy foods, fitness monitors, and vaping and cannabinoids. It also contains active learning strategies such as healthy living on a budget, taking preventive measures and introducing practical strategies that turn small changes into big benefits.
In every chapter, candid and honest discussions engage and inform students. The authors draw on their decades of experience with students from a variety of cultures and educational backgrounds and their understanding of the modern health issues impacting college students today to connect with students.
The book's reader-friendly style and practical, action-oriented approach to everything from fitness and nutrition to stress management and healthy relationships help students take charge of their own health.
Practical coverage of occupational and financial health -- topics often overlooked in personal wellness textbook -- shows students how to develop and maintain a healthy lifelong relationship with money. Topics include investing, credit and designing budgets.
In-text learning aids include “Snapshot: On Campus Now” statistics; check-Ins that encourage students to reflect on the material; and chapter-based “Taking Charge of Your Health” checklists that allow them to track their own issues and make positive and lasting behavior changes.
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