Description:
Healthy Living, 2nd Edition, is aimed primarily at middle school students, and contains 14 chapters on healthy habits and personal health issues. Fully updated from the first edition, published in 2000, the second edition has updated material and more images, now in full color. The title serves as a guidebook for a broad range of subjects such as maintaining good hygiene and physical and mental health, eating well, staying in shape, preventative care and first aid, mainstream and alternative health care, eating disorders and addictions, navigating difficult situations like grief and bullying, and understanding changes as the body and brain move from childhood to the teen years. Also covered are newer topics including the HPV vaccine and cyberbullying.
Review Quotes: Starred review: [I]nvaluable as a health-education reference for topics commonly taught in middle and high school. ... The text in all volumes is extremely readable for the intended audience--clear and concise and not overloaded with technical jargon. ... Comprehensive in coverage, they are highly recommended for middle- and high-school collections, as well as for the young adult section of public libraries frequented by students.
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