Jacaranda Outcomes 1 PDHPE Preliminary Course 5e Print & eBookPLUS This print and digital title provides rigorous adherence to the PDHPE Stage 6 Syllabus. Written by an experienced author team led by Ron Ruskin, the latest edition includes information on current trends and health promotion campaigns, alongside up-to-date data and statistics. A new refreshed design makes the content easy to follow and engaging, with updated figures and artwork. The new edition of Jacaranda Outcomes 1 PDHPE Preliminary Course includes these key updates: Brand-new case studies and examples of health promotion campaigns, as well as fitness trends and technology and the effect of social m edia on mental health; The most up-to-date data and statistics on fitness and risk factors for health; Updates to test ratings and norms, including the Yo-Yo test; Improved content on velocity and acceleration; The issues and priorities in Australia's health section (Core 1) has been completely updated, including new tables, graphs and figures; Updates to the DRSABCD protocols and the legal implications of first aid An access code for the eBookPLUS comes free on the inside cover of your printed text, so you can make the most of both the print and digital formats.

The sixth edition covers the HSC Course as outlined in the Stage 6 PDHPE Syllabus. The text continues to focus on recent trends and practices in health and physical performance, including HSC Core 1: Health Priorities in Australia and HSC Core 2: Factors Affecting Performance.

The United States is among the wealthiest nations in the world, but it is far from the healthiest. Although life expectancy and survival rates in the United States have improved dramatically over the past century, Americans live shorter lives and experience more injuries and illnesses than people in other high-income countries. The U.S. health disadvantage cannot be attributed solely to the adverse health status of racial or ethnic minorities or poor people: even highly advantaged Americans are in worse health than their counterparts in other, "peer" countries. In light of the new and growing evidence about the U.S. health disadvantage, the National Institutes of Health asked the National Research Council (NRC) and the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a panel of experts to study the issue. The Panel on Understanding Cross-National Health Differences Among High-Income Countries examined whether the U.S. health disadvantage exists across the life span, considered potential explanations, and assessed the larger implications of the findings. U.S. Health in International Perspective presents detailed evidence on the issue, explores the possible explanations for the shorter and less healthy lives of Americans than those of people in comparable countries, and recommends actions by both government and nongovernment agencies and organizations to address the U.S. health disadvantage.