Health for Life is an innovative new resource that teaches high school students the fundamentals of health and wellness, how to avoid destructive habits, and how to choose to live healthy lives. Health for Life is available in print and digital formats, including an iBooks interactive version for iPads plus other e-book formats that students can use across a variety of platforms. This text covers all aspects of healthy living throughout the life span: Understanding health and wellness (positive aspect of health) Preventing disease and seeking care Embracing the priority lifestyles of physical activity, nutrition, and stress management Avoiding destructive habits Building relationships Creating healthy and safe communities Carefully crafted to meet the National Health Education Standards (NHES) and state health education standards, this text will help students in these ways: Analyze how key influences affect their health and wellness, such as family, peers, media, and technology Explore consumer topics and use appropriate resources to find answers to challenging questions Sharpen their interpersonal communication skills as they share health knowledge; debate controversial topics; demonstrate refusal, negotiation, and refusal skills; manage interpersonal conflicts; and promote healthy living among their peers Use decision-making skills and apply healthy living skills as they identify solutions to problems posed Evaluate their own health habits as they relate to a variety of behaviors Create goals for behavior change and establish plans for healthy living Communicate health information with family and advocate for healthy living at home and in their communities Discover how health and technology intersect on various topics Health for Life has an abundance of features that help students connect with content in personal ways and retain the information. Here’s a glance at some of those features: Lesson Objectives, Lesson Vocabulary, Comprehension Check, and Chapter Review help students prepare to dive in to the material, understand it, and retain it (standard NHES 1). Connect spurs students to analyze various influences on their health and wellness (standard NHES 2). Consumer Corner aids students in exploring consumer health issues (standard NHES 3). Healthy Communication gets students to use and expand their interpersonal communication skills as they share their views about various health topics (standard NHES 4). Skills for Healthy Living and Making Healthy Decisions help students learn and practice self-management so they can make wise choices related to their health and wellness (standard NHES 5). Planning for Healthy Living assists students in applying what they’ve learned as they set goals and establish plans for behavior change (standard NHES 6). Self-Assessment offers students the opportunity to evaluate their health habits and monitor improvement in health behaviors (standard NHES 7). Take It Home and Advocacy in Action prepare students to advocate for health at home and in their communities (standard NHES 8). Health Science and Health Technology focus on the roles of science and technology as they relate to health and where science and technology intersect regarding health issues. Living Well News challenges students to integrate health literacy, math, and language skills to better understand a current health issue. Contents Introduction Editorial Board Touring Health for Life Unit I. Understanding Health and Wellness Chapter 1. Introduction to Health and Wellness Chapter 2. Health Behavior Change and Personal Health Chapter 3. Choosing Healthy Lifestyles Unit II. Preventing Disease and Seeking Care Chapter 4. Understanding Your Body Chapter 5. Diseases and Disability Chapter 6. Emotional Health and Wellness Chapter 7. Health Care Consumerism Unit III. Embracing Priority Lifestyles Chapter 8. Nutrition: Foundations for Healthy Eating Chapter 9. Nutrition: Energy Balance and Consumer Nutrition Chapter 10. Physical Activity: Health and Fitness Basics Chapter 11. Physical Activity: Getting Started With Your Plan Chapter 12. Stress Management Unit IV. Building Relationships and Lifelong Health Chapter 13. Family Living and Healthy Relationships Chapter 14. Health and Wellness Throughout Life Unit V. Avoiding Destructive Habits Chapter 15. Tobacco Chapter 16. Alcohol Chapter 17. Drugs and Medicine Unit VI. Creating Healthy and Safe Communities Chapter 18. Safety and First Aid Chapter 19. A Healthy Environment Chapter 20. Community and Public Health SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL CHAPTER available only through the Teacher Web Resource: Reproductive and Sexual Health Glossary Index
- ISBN: 9781492500520
- Editorial: HUMAN KINETICS PUBLISHERS
- Encuadernacion: Tela
- Páginas: 424
- Fecha Publicación: 15/06/2014
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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