Part 1 Achieving Wellness

Chapter 1 Achieving Personal Health 

Chapter 2 Mind-Body Communications Maintain Wellness

Chapter 3 Managing Stress: Restoring Mind-Body Harmony 

Chapter 4 Mental Health and Mental Illness

Part 2 Eating and Exercising Toward a Healthy Lifestyle

Chapter 5 Choosing a Nutritious Diet 

Chapter 6 Managing a Healthy Weight 

Chapter 7 Physical Activity for Health and Well-Being

Part 3 Building Healthy Relationships

Chapter 8 Sexuality and Intimate Relationships

Chapter 9 Understanding Pregnancy and Parenthood 

Chapter 10 Choosing a Fertility Control Method

Chapter 11 Protecting against Sexually Transmitted Diseases and AIDS

Part 4 Understanding and Preventing Disease

Chapter 12 Reducing Infections and Building Immunity: Knowledge Encourages Prevention

Chapter 13 Cancer: Understanding Risks and Means of Prevention

Chapter 14 Cardiovascular Diseases: Understanding Risks and Measures of Prevention

Chapter 15 Heredity and Disease

Part 5 Explaining Drug Use and Abuse

Chapter 16 Using Drugs Responsibly 

Chapter 17 Eliminating Tobacco Use 

Chapter 18 Using Alcohol Responsibly 

Part 6 Making Healthy Choices

Chapter 19 Making Decisions About Health Care

Chapter 20 Exploring Alternative Medicines 

Chapter 21 Accidents and Injuries

Part 7 Overcoming Obstacles

Chapter 22 Understanding Aging and Dying 

Chapter 23 Violence in Our Society 

Chapter 24 Working Toward a Healthy Environment

Appendix A: Health Enhancement Methods
Appendix B: Calendar of Events and Health Organizations
Glossary
Index