A total of 54 chapters covering a broad array of topics relevant to pharmacy applications of public health. The book is designed to allow educators/students to choose chapters of interest as they feel suited, as each chapter is independent from the others.
A 15-chapter textbook covering weight management, violence, substance abuse, aging, drugs and addiction, sexuality and more.Comment: Certain chapters could be applicable to courses in the Kinesology discipline, like Chapter 2 Exercise and Physical Activity, Chapter 4 Weight Management and Chapter 5 Stress Management.
A 13-chapter textbook with chapters on cardiovascular disease, cancer, stress, substance abuse and more.Comment: Certain chapters could be applicable to courses in the Kinesology discipline, like chapters on the fitness principles and each of the five components of fitness.
Book has 10 chapters divided up into 4 units. Chapters cover cardiorespiratory endurance, nutrition, muscular strength and endurance and physical activity.Comment: Material is more geared toward fitness than towards health. Applicable to kinesiology courses, also.
Readers will learn about the nature of health, health education, health promotion and related concepts and its social, psychological and physical components. Contains 14 chapters on such topics as psychological health, stress management, relationships, sexual health, and physical fitness.Comment: An appropriate text for courses in personal health and wellness. Individual chapters could be useful in …
Health Education (Rienk and Lundin, 2021) (CC BY-SA)Read More »
For personal health courses that cover the typical topics of relationships, nutrition, diseases and disorders, emotional health, etc. Includes links for students to complete online learning activities.Comment: Very lacking in visual images. Not appropriate for public health courses.
14-chapter personal health textbook with typical chapters about physical and psychological health, relationships, substance abuse, nutrition, etc.Comment: Very similar to Kelly Falcone’s text Introduction to Health. She is given credit throughout the book for the use of that text. The Community Health title is misleading since this book is about personal health rather than public …
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Includes 17 topic modules that cover a broad range of personal and public health topics. Each topic has a Google Slides Presentation, Instructor Resources, Student Resources, Topic Study Guides, an In-Class Activity, Discussion Questions.Comment: You must request access through Google Drive.
A 10-chapter text covering female anatomy, nutrition and fitness, pregnancy, breast health and female cancers and more.Comment: It is lacking in visual images which would make it more engaging.
A seven chapter textbook especially designed for undergraduates, who are taking an introductory course in epidemiology.Comment: License renewed in 2022 and changed to CC BY-NC-SA