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iHealth 4th Edition is an integrated print-digital learning system that provides a framework for building solid research skills, critical thinking skills, and behavior change skills that will enable students to make good decisions and live more fulfilling lives. The 4th Edition remains concise, conversational, lively, flexible, and digital. The authors focus on key issues and work from the premise that being health literate is not mastery of facts alone; it's about behavior change, self-assessment, and decision making. Instructors can easily add their own materials, readings, and assessments to customize the iHealth learning package.
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Part 1 Personal Health: Revisiting the Basics
CHAPTER 1: Foundations Of Personal Health
Part 2 Health Behaviors: Living a Healthier Life
CHAPTER 2: Choose A Healthy Diet
CHAPTER 3: Develop A Fitness Program
CHAPTER 4: Avoid Drug Abuse
CHAPTER 5: Respect Sexuality
CHAPTER 6: Manage Stress
Part 3 Health Risks and Consequences: Understanding Medical Conditions
CHAPTER 7: Mental Health And Disorders
CHAPTER 8: Heart Disease And Stroke
CHAPTER 9: Cancers
CHAPTER 10: Diabetes
CHAPTER 11: Infections
Part 4 Health Care Choices: Navigating the Health Care System
CHAPTER 12: The U.S. Health Care System
CHAPTER 13: Health Care Decision Making
About the Author
Phillip Sparling
Phillip B. Sparling is a Professor of Applied Physiology and Health Behavior in the College of Sciences at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). He received his undergraduate degree from Duke University and masters and doctorate from the University of Georgia. In addition to being a teacher and researcher at Georgia Tech for three decades, he has been a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Cape Town Medical School in South Africa, a Senior Scientist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, and a Visiting Research Professor in the School of Population Health at the University of Queensland in Australia. He has published some 70 peer-reviewed articles in scientific and medical journals. Dr. Sparling is a Fellow of the AAHPERD Research Consortium, American College of Sports Medicine, National Academy of Kinesiology, and the Society of Behavioral Medicine. His current work focuses on real-world projects that enable individuals and communities to change lifestyle behaviors to prevent and control chronic diseases.
Kerry Redican
Kerry J. Redican is a Professor of Health Education and Health Promotion in the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. His education includes a bachelors degree from California State University at Long Beach, M.S. in health education from the UCLA School of Public Health, Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, and MPH in health administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a faculty member at Virginia Tech for over two decades, he has been actively involved in development, implementation, and evaluation of health education programs in schools and communities. He is a co-author of four textbooks and has over 60 publications in health journals. Dr. Redican is a Fellow of the American School Health Association and has served on the Board of Directors of the American Association for Health Education and as President of the Virginia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.
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