Core Concepts in Health Update 2004 Information Center: Feature Summary


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Core Concepts in Health Update 2004 , 9/e

Paul M. Insel, Stanford University
Walton T. Roth, Stanford University

Feature Summary

Accurate, current, complete. Core Concepts presents reliable, up-to-date information for all wellness topics, giving students a solid base of knowledge from which to make informed lifestyle choices.
Emphasis on personal responsibility and behavior change. Beginning with the first chapter ("Taking Charge of Your Health") and continuing throughout, the text encourages students to relate material to their own lives, to examine their health-related behaviors, and to take responsibility for those behaviors and change them when necessary.
Consistent box program. Boxes highlight important themes and topics for students of all ages.
- Assess Yourself boxes help students examine their own behavior and work to improve their health.
- Mind/Body/Spirit boxes highlight the close connections between people's feelings and states of mind and their physical health.
- Dimensions of Diversity boxes reflect the text's focus on diversity by discussing health issues for diverse populations.
- Take Charge boxes present practical advice students can use to apply information to their own lives.
- Critical Consumer boxes help students develop and apply critical thinking skills.
- In the News boxes look at current health issues that have recently been highlighted in the media.
- In Focus boxes highlight current wellness topics of particular interest.
Clear links between the text and its accompanying Online Learning Center. Web icons throughout the book indicate elements and topics for which enhanced coverage can be found on the Online Learning Center.
Tips for Today provide a very brief distillation of the major message of each chapter, followed by a list of a few simple things that students can try right away.
Communicate! activities suggest strategies and activities for improving communication skills in ways that will enhance wellness.

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