From physical and mental to social and sexual, Dianne Hales' AN INVITATION TO HEALTH: YOUR LIFE, YOUR FUTURE helps students achieve a healthier lifestyle now and in the future. The 18th Edition covers new research on such topics as happiness and health, current statistics on life expectancy and death rates, mindfulness for college students, 2015-2020 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, immunization, sleep habits, stress levels, safe sex practices, healthier fast-food choices, substance abuse, dubious diets, fitness monitors and e-cigarettes. It also addresses healthy living on a budget, preventive measures and practical strategies that turn small changes into big benefits.

1. An Invitation to Health
2. Psychological and Spiritual Well-Being
3. Mental Health
4. Stress Management
5. Personal Nutrition
6. Weight Management
7. Physical Fitness
8. Social Health
9. Sexual Health
10. Reproductive Choices
11. Sexually Transmitted Infections
12. Major Diseases
13. Infectious Illnesses
14. Consumer Health
15. Addictive Behaviors and Drugs
16. Alcohol
17. Tobacco
18. Personal Safety
19. Environmental Health
20. A Lifetime of Health

From physical and mental to social and sexual, Dianne Hales' AN INVITATION TO HEALTH: YOUR LIFE, YOUR FUTURE helps students achieve a healthier lifestyle now and in the future. The 18th Edition covers new research on such topics as happiness and health, current statistics on life expectancy and death rates, mindfulness for college students, 2015-2020 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, immunization, sleep habits, stress levels, safe sex practices, healthier fast-food choices, substance abuse, dubious diets, fitness monitors and e-cigarettes. It also addresses healthy living on a budget, preventive measures and practical strategies that turn small changes into big benefits. Renowned Experience: Present a trusted point of view from Dianne Hales, the author and journalist who has candidly discussed personal health in textbooks and the national press for decades. Like no other writer, she understands the modern health issues impacting students today--and connects with them on their level. Health Now" Features: Give students easy-to-follow do's and don'ts for living a healthier lifestyle, with such titles as "Count Your Blessings," "Assessing a Relationship" and "Analyzing Your Diet." Renowned Experience: Present a trusted point of view from Dianne Hales, the author and journalist who has candidly discussed personal health in textbooks and the national press for decades. Like no other writer, she understands the modern health issues impacting college students today--and connects with them on their level. Personal Assessments: Help students make the important personal choice of healthy living with "Snapshot: On Campus Now" behavioral assessments that help them evaluate others as well as chapter-based "Your Life, Your Future!" checklists to track their own issues and make positive and lasting behavior changes. Personal Assessments: Help students make the important personal choice of healthy living with "Snapshot: On Campus Now" behavioral assessments that help them evaluate others as well as chapter-based "Your Life, Your Future!" checklists to track their own issues and make positive and lasting behavior changes. Internet Safety: Address online student safety issues with an entire chapter devoted to social health, including discussions of online relationships and protecting oneself and one's privacy. LIVELY Approach: Deliver content designed for an introductory-level, personal health course with a student-friendly style and a practical, action-oriented approach to everything from fitness and nutrition to stress management and healthy relationships. Positive Moves: Students avoid illness and unhealthy behaviors by embracing positive change--the cornerstone of this text--to continually improve behaviors and make better choices for life. UP-TO-THE-MINUTE DISCUSSIONS: Reflecting emerging trends and developments from the ever-evolving field of health, the 18th Edition has been completely revised and updated with new and expanded coverage of the most current research on happiness and health, the latest statistics on life expectancy and death rates, mindfulness for students, 2015-2020 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans, immunization, sleep habits, stress levels, safe sex practices, healthier fast food choices, protection from infection, recognizing substance abuse, dubious diets, fitness monitors and e-cigarettes.