Book Description

"Information overload is real-especially when it comes to personal health. Adding to the overload is the rapid pace at which scientific advances revolutionize medical treatments and health recommendations. Achieving good health is not a one-course deal. If only it was as straightforward as arithmetic. Memorize the multiplication tables once and count on them for life! For health education, mastering core content is simply phase one. Critical analysis and implementing behavior change are the lasting skills we aim to instill. iHealth was developed to help students navigate the changing sea of medical research and recommendations-to help you reach a higher level of health literacy and personal well-being. By presenting only the most essential topics, less time is spent memorizing and more time discussing and evaluating. Focusing on critical thinking and communication skills provides carryover value for making smart health decisions long into the future. Using a conversational writing style, we have distilled each topic into small sections. Brief content coverage translates into more time to explore special aspects or issues during class sessions. Carefully selected articles from diverse publications reinforce and expand the essential material. By tackling controversies, presenting possible solutions, and raising new questions, these articles lead readers to consider different perspectives. Health topics are often complex with many perspectives. After all, healthrelated issues occur within the broader context of our lifestyle, health care system, and society. iHealth is versatile-it functions well using a traditional topics approach or an interactive issues-based approach. iHealth is an integrated digital product in sync with today's instructional technology. Opportunities to practice critical thinking and develop healthier lifestyle skills are available through an assortment of assessments and readings"--