The most reliable and widely used personal health text, Core Concepts in Health utilizes the theme of personal responsibility to teach and motivate students about health and wellness. The Tenth Edition Update provides current, accurate, scientifically based information about a wealth of health and wellness topics and issues.

Part One: Establishing a Basis for Wellness

1: Taking Charge of Your Health
2: Stress: The Constant Challenge
3: Psychological Health

Part Two: Understanding Sexuality

4: Intimate Relationships and Communication
5: Sex and Your Body
6: Contraception
7: Abortion
8: Pregnancy and Childbirth

Part Three: Making Responsible Decisions: Substance Use and Abuse

9: The Use and Abuse of Psychoactive Drugs
10: The Responsible Use of Alcohol
11: Toward a Tobacco-free Society

Part Four: Getting Fit

12: Nutrition Basics
13: Exercise for Health and Fitness
14: Weight Management

Part Five: Protecting Yourself from Disease

15: Cardiovascular Health
16: Cancer
17: Immunity and Infection
18: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Part Six: Accepting Physical Limits

19: Aging: A Vital Process
20: Dying and Death

Part Seven: Living Well in the World

21: Conventional and Complementary Medicine: Skills for the Health Care Consumer
22: Personal Safety: Protecting Yourself from Unintentional Injuries and Violence
23: Environmental Health

Appendix A: Nutritional Content of Popular Items from Fast-Food Restaurants
Appendix B: A Self-Care Guide for Common Medical Problems