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Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc.
Introduction to Health and Wellness
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Chapter 1
Understanding Your Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Lesson 1.1
Defi ning Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Lesson 1.2
Health and Wellness Knowledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Lesson 1.3
Personal Skills for Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Lesson 1.4
Our Healthcare System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Chapter 1 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 2
Risk Factors: Behavior, Genes, Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lesson 2.1
Factors Affecting Health and Wellness . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Lesson 2.2
Behavioral Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Lesson 2.3
Genetic Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Lesson 2.4
Environmental and Socioeconomic Risk Factors . . . . . . .55
Chapter 2 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Nutrition and Food Choices
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Chapter 3
Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lesson 3.1
What Nutrients Does Your Body Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Lesson 3.2
Creating a Healthy Eating Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Lesson 3.3
Food Labels and Food Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Chapter 3 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Chapter 4
Body Weight and Composition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Lesson 4.1
What Is a Healthy Weight? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
Lesson 4.2
Factors that Infl uence Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Lesson 4.3
Treatment and Prevention of Weight Problems . . . . . . .119
Chapter 4 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Chapter 5
Body Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Lesson 5.1
Factors that Infl uence Body Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Lesson 5.2
What Are Eating Disorders? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .140
Lesson 5.3
Treating and Preventing Body Image Issues . . . . . . . .147
Chapter 5 Review and Assessment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fitness and Personal Health
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Chapter 6
Physical Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Lesson 6.1
The Benefi ts of Improved Physical Fitness . . . . . . . . .160
Lesson 6.2
The Components of Physical Fitness . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
Ch C C C h h h t 1
Unit 1
Ch C C h h t 3
Unit 2
Ch C C h h t 6
Unit 3
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