An Invitation to Health

Description

The latest edition of AN INVITATION TO HEALTH: The Power of Now! helps students adopt healthy lifestyles. From the physical and mental to social and sexual, concepts explore the mind, body, and spirit, enticing students to make lifestyle improvements NOW. Updated readings include a new chapter on consumer health, with 'Consumer Alert' features that show how to critically evaluate health care. Other features address healthy living on a budget, preventative measures, and practical strategies that turn small changes into big benefits. Bestselling author Dianne Hales presents research in student-friendly ways, explaining the newest reports from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine's US Health in International Perspective, as well as new DSM-5 criteria and recent data from the ACHA's 2013 National College Health Assessment. And students can make even greater strides with MindTap', complete with self-assessments, labs, and features that improve health and learning.

Dianne Hales is one of the most widely published and honored health writers in the country. Her bestselling textbooks include AN INVITATION TO HEALTH, AN INVITATION TO WELLNESS, and AN INVITATION TO PERSONAL CHANGE. Her trade books include the award-winning compendium of mental health information CARING FOR THE MIND: THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO MENTAL HEALTH; THINK THIN, BE THIN (with Doris Helmering); JUST LIKE A WOMAN: HOW GENDER SCIENCE IS REDEFINING WHAT MAKES US FEMALE; THE MIND-MOOD PILL BOOK; INTENSIVE CARING: NEW HOPE FOR HIGH RISK PREGNANCY (with Dr. Timothy Johnson); HOW TO SLEEP LIKE A BABY; THE U.S. ARMY TOTAL FITNESS PROGRAM; NEW HOPE FOR PROBLEM PREGNANCIES; and THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SLEEP. The president of Italy named Hales a "cavaliere dell'Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta Italiana" (Knight of the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity) in recognition of her best-selling book LA BELLA LINGUA as an "invaluable tool for promoting the Italian language." Her other writing awards include prizes from the American Psychiatric Association, American Psychological Association, the National Women's Political Caucus, California Psychiatric Society, CHADD (Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), Council for the Advancement of Scientific Education, and the New York City Public Library. Her latest general audience book is biography MONA LISA: A LIFE DISCOVERED.