Introduction to Health 2e

by Kelly Falcone

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The Introduction to Health OER Textbook provides a broad overview of information pertaining to human health and opportunities for improving health and wellness throughout life. The intended goal of the book is to equip the learners with important information needed to better understand their own health and how their daily choices may impact both their quantity and quality of life. Although this is a "health" textbook, it could actually be called a "life" textbook.

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Publisher
Palomar College
Subjects
Medicine, Health and Fitness
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Accessibility Statement
  7. For Students
  8. For Teachers
  9. Introduction
  10. Recommended Citations
  11. 1: Introduction to Health, Wellness, and Change
  12. 1.1: What does Health and Wellness mean?
  13. 1.2: A Healthy Population
  14. 1.3: Healthy People
  15. 1.4: Taking Charge of your health- Making Healthy Changes
  16. 1.5: Taking Charge of your health - Making Healthy Changes
  17. 1.6: End-of-Chapter Material
  18. 2: Exercise, Physical Activity, and Sleep
  19. 2.1: Physical activity, exercise, and Physical Fitness
  20. 2.2: Health benefits of physical activity and exercise
  21. 2.3: Increase both Physical Activity and Physical Fitness
  22. 2.4: Develop an Exercise Program to Build Your Physical Fitness
  23. 2.5: Guidance for your current level of physical activity
  24. 2.6: The Importance of Sleep
  25. 2.7: End-of-Chapter Material
  26. 3: Nutrition Basics
  27. 3.1: What’s in the food you eat?
  28. 3.2: Types of Fats
  29. 3.3: Sodium
  30. 3.4: Carbohydrates (Starch, Fiber, and Sugar)
  31. 3.5: Proteins (Amino Acids)
  32. 3.6: Vitamins and Minerals
  33. 3.7: Nutrition Facts Label
  34. 3.8: The Dietary Guidelines For Americans
  35. 3.9: End-of-Chapter Material
  36. 4: Body Composition and Obesity
  37. 4.1: Introduction to Weight Management
  38. 4.2: Obesity Epidemic
  39. 4.3: Negative Health Implications of Obesity
  40. 4.4: Assessing Body Composition
  41. 4.5: Factors Contributing to Obesity
  42. 4.6: Weight Loss Strategies
  43. 4.7: Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Low Body Weight
  44. 4.8: End-of-Chapter Material
  45. 5: Stress
  46. 5.1: What is Stress?
  47. 5.2: Stress and Disease
  48. 5.3: Coping with Stress
  49. 5.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  50. 6: Emotional and Mental Health
  51. 6.1: What is Mental Health?
  52. 6.2: Challenges to our Mental Health
  53. 6.3: Mental Health Disorders
  54. 6.4: Mental Health - Risks, Causes, and Treatments
  55. 6.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  56. 7: Alcohol and Tobacco
  57. 7.1: The Use of Alcohol
  58. 7.2: Health Effects of Alcohol Abuse
  59. 7.3: Rethinking Drinking
  60. 7.4: Tobacco Use
  61. 7.5: Quitting Smoking
  62. 7.6: End-of-Chapter Material
  63. 8: Drugs and Addiction
  64. 8.1: Drug Use and Drug Addiction
  65. 8.2: Drug Facts
  66. 8.3: Drug Abuse or Addiction Treatment
  67. 8.4: Behavioral Addiction
  68. 8.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  69. 9: Unintentional Injuries and Violence
  70. 9.1: Introduction to Intentional and Unintentional Injuries
  71. 9.2: Unintentional Injuries
  72. 9.3: Intentional Injuries - Violence
  73. 9.4: End-of-Chapter Material
  74. 10: Relationships, Sexuality, and Contraception
  75. 10.1: Relationships
  76. 10.2: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
  77. 10.3: Pregnancy
  78. 10.4: Contraception and Abortion
  79. 10.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  80. 11: Immune System, Infectious Diseases, and STD’s/STI’s
  81. 11.1: The Immune System
  82. 11.2: Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’S)
  83. 11.3: End-of-Chapter Material
  84. 12: Cardiovascular Disease
  85. 12.1: The Cardiovascular System
  86. 12.2: Cardiovascular Diseases
  87. 12.3: Treatment for Cardiovascular Diseases
  88. 12.4: Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
  89. 12.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  90. 13: Cancer
  91. 13.1: Understanding Cancer
  92. 13.2: Types of Cancer
  93. 13.3: Cancer Screening and Symptoms
  94. 13.4: Cancer Risk and Prevention
  95. 13.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  96. 14: Environmental Wellness - A Healthy Planet
  97. 14.1: Climate Literacy
  98. 14.2: Climate Change and Global Warming
  99. 14.3: Healthier Home, Community, Country, and World
  100. 14.4: End-of-Chapter Material
  101. 15: Consumer Health and Aging
  102. 15.1: Health Literacy
  103. 15.2: Healthcare
  104. 15.3: Aging
  105. 15.4: Dealing with Death
  106. 15.5: End-of-Chapter Material
  107. 16: Continued Learning
  108. 16.1: Chapter 1 Continued Learning
  109. 16.2: Chapter 2 Continued Learning
  110. 16.3: Chapter 3 Continued Learning
  111. 16.4: Chapter 4 Continued Learning
  112. 16.5: Chapter 5 Continued Learning
  113. 16.6: Chapter 6 Continued Learning
  114. 16.7: Chapter 7 Continued Learning
  115. 16.8: Chapter 8 Continued Learning
  116. 16.9: Chapter 9 Continued Learning
  117. 16.10: Chapter 10 Continued Learning
  118. 16.11: Chapter 11 Continued Learning
  119. 16.12: Chapter 12 Continued Learning
  120. 16.13: Chapter 13 Continued Learning
  121. 16.14: Chapter 14 Continued Learning
  122. 16.15: Chapter 15 Continued Learning
  123. Back Matter
  124. Open Textbook Attributions
  125. Textbook Updates
  126. Detailed Licensing