Essential Health Skills provides the skills and information students need to make responsible decisions and promote a lifetime of health and wellness. This third edition features cutting-edge, contemporary health topics, such as vaping, opioid addiction, social media, mindfulness and mental health, and online communication and relationships. In Essential Health Skills, students will have the opportunity to practice their health skills in a variety of contexts, related to the subjects that most apply to their lives. Content and skills align to the National Health Education Standards. By studying this text, students will be empowered to advocate for every area of their health, now and in the future. With up-to-date terminology and new topics, Essential Health Skills includes the most current, relevant health information available. New lessons about medication abuse, online safety, and environmental health prepare students to promote personal and community health in an ever-changing world. Each chapter includes activities written by experts and award-winning health instructors. By completing these health skills activities, such as those related to making decisions, setting goals, and evaluating health information, students will be prepared to apply these skills in real, everyday life. Extensive online supplements include in-depth skill development activities and parent/trusted adult engagement activities to help students apply at home the concepts and skills learned in class. High-interest special features encourage deeper thinking about health topics. Features such as Health in the Media connect concepts to experiences with media, including social media. Local and Global Health features help students apply skills in their own communities and globally. Skills for Health and Wellness features demonstrate how health skills can be used in different situations, and Health Across the Life Span features show how decisions today affect a person's future.

What are health and wellness? What does it mean to be healthy? Maybe you have some ideas about the answers to these questions, or maybe these questions are new altogether. Either way, Essential Health can help you navigate the path to a healthy life. Up-to-date, accessible, and exciting, Essential Health is a new high school textbook program that addresses the adolescent health and wellness issues most important to today's students. The text will help you answer your health questions, including questions related to nutrition, fitness, mental health, and avoiding hazardous substances. Essential Health provides current, reliable content supported by classroom-tested activities to help you develop the health and wellness skills you need to lead a healthy life.

Organized to follow the textbook on a module-by-module basis, providing questions to help the student review the material presented in the module. This supplement is a consumable resource, designed with perforated pages so that a given module can be removed and turned in for grading or checking.

Designed for new and seasoned public health workers alike, this user-friendly guide focuses on the day-to-day practical skills and competencies that are often not taught in educational or training programs. It is a how-to book with tools, techniques, tips, checklists.

The Essentials of Teaching Health Education, Second Edition, presents a skills-based approach to teaching K-12 health education that prepares students for success in the 21st century. This practical text is written by seasoned and highly credentialed authors with experience in both university and K-12 settings. It provides educators all they need to build, teach, and assess a health education program that will help their students become health literate, develop self-efficacy, and gain the 21st-century skills they need to maintain or improve health and well-being. What Sets This Book Apart This text meets the unique needs of schools, teachers, and students. It emphasizes an individualized approach to enhancing student learning and developing skills based on current research and national health education standards. This new edition of The Essentials of Teaching Health Education features the following: Two new chapters: one on the role of health education in the 21st century and the other on equity and social justice in health education An updated definition of skills-based health education A revised skill-development model that puts learning theory into practice as well as updated research connecting this approach to health behavior theory and learning theory A new student resource accessed through HKPropel Practical strategies for curriculum design and program development with a skills-based approach—one that makes it easy to put the content into action and make a meaningful impact on students Real-world examples to help readers understand and apply the content, along with summaries, key points, and review questions that aid in retaining the information Vocabulary words and definitions to help students keep up with the ever-changing terminology in health education Ancillaries for adopting instructors are available online. Book Organization The book is arranged into four parts. Part I delves into the skills-based approach to health education, explaining the role of health education, discussing equity and justice in health education, describing the importance of the approach, and demystifying student motivation. Part II focuses on how to teach skills that are based on the National Health Education Standards: accessing valid and reliable information, products, and services; analyzing influences; interpersonal communication; decision making and goal setting; self-management; and advocacy. Part III explores how to use data to inform curriculum planning, outlines the eight steps for curriculum development, and shows teachers how to design meaningful assessments. In part IV, readers learn how to create a positive learning environment, implement a skills-based approach, and meet the unique needs of elementary health education. The final chapter examines professional development beyond the classroom. A Framework for Successful Acquisition of Skills The Essentials of Teaching Health Education, Second Edition, offers evidence-informed strategies as it guides teachers through the critical process of supplying students with the tools they need for success in school and in life. The authors use the Partnership for 21st Century Skills framework to set the foundation for teaching the skills students need. The text is comprehensive and flexible to meet all students’ needs. With all the ancillaries and tools it provides, educators are set to deliver a complete, well-rounded curriculum that will prepare future teachers for success. Note: A code for accessing HKPropel is not included with this ebook but may be purchased separately.

Study skills are essential to nursing and the aim of this book is to provide you with an easy-to-use guide that will help you to develop the study skills necessary to your academic and professional life.

Essential Skills for Health Career Success strengthens the basic academic skills--such as reading, writing, science, and math--that students need for a successful career in healthcare. Used for a stand-alone course or as a supplement, this text is ideal for students who need a basic skills boot camp and for students enrolled in bridge courses. In addition to basic skill development, the text provides an overview to the healthcare industry; critical safety and infection control procedures; and legal and ethical considerations. Students are also introduced to basic medical terminology and the body systems that they will study in more detailed A&P courses at a later date. As an added plus, chapters on study skills and employability skills increase students' likelihood for success in the classroom and in the workplace. Real-life scenarios form the basis of practice problems that enhance student math, writing, and reading skills. Self-assessment opportunities allow students to gauge their skill level to determine which skills need further practice. Companion and mobile websites provide a variety of interactive activities to supplement the text and allow students to study on the go.