| Core Concepts in Health Brief, 9/e Paul M. Insel,
Stanford University, School of Medicine Walton T. Roth,
Stanford University, School of Medicine
What's NewNew to the Brief Ninth Edition - Updated coverage of key topics throughout. Topics new or updated include
Healthy People 2010, the 2000 edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans,
the 2000 Surgeon General's report on mental health, the Human Genome Project
and its implications for wellness, new methods of contraception, research
on the potential health effects of cell phone use, emerging infectious diseases,
global warming, and many others. Statistics and basic health recommendations
have also been updated throughout the book.
- Reorganized and revised coverage of health care. New Chapter 15, "Conventional
and Complementary Medicine: Skills for the Health Care Consumer," provides
consumer-oriented coverage of both conventional medicine and widely used complementary
and alternative practices. The focus is on providing students with basic background
information to help them make informed consumer decisions. In addition, coverage
of popular dietary supplements has been expanded throughout the book.
- Expanded coverage of spiritual wellness. For the ninth edition, the category
of boxes formerly known as "Sound Mind, Sound Body" has been renamed
to reflect a new, broader focus. Now labeled "Mind/Body/Spirit,"
these boxes cover such topics as paths for achieving spiritual wellness; religion
and tobacco use; stress and its effects on the function and structure of the
brain; journal writing to manage chronic illness; and how intimate relationships
benefit health.
- Clear links between the text and the student CD-ROM and Web site. CD and
Web icons throughout the book indicate elements and topics for which enhanced
coverage can be found on the CD or Web site. For example, students can easily
identify which chapter topics have mini-tutorials on the CD or are tied to
Internet Activities on the Web site.
- New features designed to engage students' attention and to help them make
healthy lifestyle changes:
- "In the News" boxes highlight current topics and health issues that
are in the news, including such topics as the Human Genome Project, same-sex
marriages and civil unions, mifepristone (RU-486), genetically modified foods,
club drugs, and emerging infectious diseases. Each "In the News" box
includes the new Web icon, indicating that the Core Concepts in Health Web site
has links to online resources students can use to learn more about the topic
of the box.
- Take Charge boxes have been renamed for the ninth edition to tie them more
closely to the message of Chapter 1: Take charge of your health. As always,
these boxes offer the practical advice students need to apply information to
their own lives. New Take Charge boxes offer strategies in such areas as enhancing
support in relationships, handling an alcohol-related emergency, staying safe
on campus, and choosing foods rich in whole grains.
- Communicate! activities suggest strategies and activities for improving communication
skills in ways that will enhance wellness. These activities cover all aspects
of communication, including assertive speaking; empathetic listening; and interpersonal,
family, group, and mass communication. There are 3-4 Communicate! activities
in each chapter.
- 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. The chapter-ending Tips for Today sections are designed to encourage students
and to build their confidence by giving them easy steps they can take immediately
to improve their wellness.
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