xiii Features CASE STUDIES CASE STUDIES The Power of Social Media to Inspire . . . . . . . . . 19 Your School Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Health in the Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Take Charge of Your Personal Hygiene . . . . . . . . 55 Setting and Following a Sleep-Wake Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 How You Can Build Your Self-Esteem . . . . . . . 102 Being Thankful Makes You Healthier . . . . . . . . 113 Talking About Mental Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Choosing Healthy Foods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Be SMART, Stay Motivated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Addiction Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Making IDEAL Decisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288 Advocating for a Drug-Free Life . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Family History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Planning for an Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395 Advocating for the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Be Assertive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461 Rumor Has It . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499 Peer Pressure Throughout the Life Span . . . . 550 Reproduction and the Body Systems . . . . . . . 597 Promoting Acceptance, Tolerance, and Unity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614 Sexual Health Pledge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656 BUILDING Your Skills Your Skills A Day in the Life of Sarah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Malcolm: Changes in Hygiene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Time to Wake Up, Beckett! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Sameera Is in a Slump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119 Best Friends: Conor and Julia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Asher’s Quest—Losing to Win . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199 Walk in My Shoes: Jaquan’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Kevin’s First Cigarette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Keisha’s Babysitting Conundrum . . . . . . . . . . . 281 Raquel’s Risky Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Sawyer Copes with Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 Brianna’s Online Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401 Seiji’s Paint Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432 Travis’s First Date? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489 Aarav and Rajesh: Boys Will Be Boys . . . . . . . . 512 Akiko Feels Left Behind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Fighting Off Infections: Brian Gets a Cold . . . . 587 Marla and Nathan: A Not-So-Magical Relationship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623 Aparna Chooses Abstinence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642