Health
Subtitle: the basics
By: Rebecca J. Donatelle, Angela M. Thompson
Contributors: Thompson, Angela Maria, 1966-
Edition: 5th Canadian ed.
Publisher: Pearson Canada
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 471
ISBN-13: 9780321600639
Subjects: Textbooks; Manuels d'enseignement superieur; Sante; Health; Health Education
Notes: Includes a student access code card to Pearson Myhealthlab.

Previous 4 eds. by Rebecca J. Donatelle ... [et al.].

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Promoting healthy behaviour change; title: Psychosocial health: achieving mental, emotional, social, and spiritual wellness; title: Managing stress: toward prevention and control; title: Personal fitness: improving your health through physical activity; title: Nutrition: eating for optimum health; title: Managing your weight: finding a healthy balance; title: healthy relationships and sexuality: making commitments; title: Birth control, pregnancy and childbirth: managing your fertility; title: Licit and illicit drug use: understanding addictions; title: Alcohol, tobacco and caffeine: unacknowledged drugs with risk for addictions; title: Cardiovascular disease, diabetes and cancer: reducing your risks; title: Infectious and noninfectious conditions: risks and responsibilities; title: Environmental health: thinking globally, acting locally; title: Personal safety: reducing violence, abuse and injury; title: Consumerism: using health-care products and services; title: Life's transitions: the aging process.