xvi The Power of Social Media to Inspire . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Your School Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Blood Donation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Health in the Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Take Charge of Your Personal Hygiene. . . . . . . . . . 92 Create Your Own Sleep-Wake Schedule. . . . . . 117 How You Can Build Your Self-Esteem . . . . . . . . . 135 Being Thankful Makes You Healthier. . . . . . . . . 147 Talking About Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Making Healthy Food Choices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 Be SMART, Stay Motivated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Addiction Prevention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 Making Healthy Decisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324 The Opioid Epidemic: Advocating for a Drug-Free Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358 Family History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Planning for an Emergency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 Advocating for the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 Be Assertive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 Rumor Has It. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 519 Peer Pressure Throughout the Life Span . . . . . . 569 Testing and Treatment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 592 Promoting Acceptance, Tolerance, and Unity. . . 616 Sexual Health Pledge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 BUILDING Your Skills Features CASE STUDIES A Day in the Life of Sarah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Fighting Off Infections: Brian Gets a Cold . . . . . . . 60 Malcolm: Changes in Hygiene. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Time to Wake Up, Beckett!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Sameera Is in a Slump. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 Best Friends: Conor and Julia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 Asher’s Quest—Losing to Win. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230 Walk in My Shoes: Jaquan’s Story. . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Kevin’s Decision to Vape. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Kara’s Babysitting Conundrum. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317 Mateo’s Risky Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345 Sawyer Copes with Cancer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 Brianna’s Online Relationship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Seiji’s Paint Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452 Travis’s First Date?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 509 Aarav and Rajesh: Boys Will Be Boys. . . . . . . . . . 532 Akiko Feels Left Behind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 566 Aiden’s “Perfect” Relationship. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589 Marla and Nathan: A Not-So-Magical Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625 Aparna Chooses Abstinence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644