I. FINDING THE RIGHT BALANCE 1. Promoting Healthy Behavior Change
2. Psychosocial Health: Being Mentally, Emotionally, Socially, and Spiritually Well
3. Managing Stress: Coping With Life's Challenges
4. Violence and Abuse: Creating Healthy Environments
II. CREATING HEALTHY AND CARING RELATIONSHIPS
5. Healthy Relationships: Communicating Effectively with Friends, Family, and Significant Others
6. Sexuality: Choices in Sexual Behavior
7. Reproductive Choices: Making Responsible Decisions
III. CHOOSING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE
8. Nutrition: Eating for Optimum Health
9. Managing Your Weight
10. Personal Fitness: Improving Health Through Exercise
IV. AVOIDING RISKS FROM HARMFUL HABITS
11. Addictions and Addictive Behavior: Threats to Wellness
12. Drinking Responsibly: A Lifestyle Challenge on Campus
13. Tobacco and Caffeine: Daily Pleasures, Daily Challenges
14. Illicit Drugs: Use, Misuse, and Abuse
V. PREVENTING AND FIGHTING DISEASE
15. Cardiovascular Disease: Reducing Your Risk
16. Cancer: Reducing Your Risk
17. Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections: Risks and Responsibilities
18. Noninfectious Conditions: The Modern Maladies
VI. FACING LIFE'S CHALLENGES
19. Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Process
20. Dying and Death: The Final Transition
21. Environmental Health: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
22. Consumerism: Selecting Health Care Products and Services
23. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: New Choices and Responsibilities for Healthwise Consumers
Appendix A: Injury Prevention and Emergency Care
Appendix B: Nutritive Value of Selected Foods
Glossary
References
Index