Author Description

This compact version of the best-selling health reference, Access To Health, contains the same trusted and proven coverage of the first edition, yet adds cutting-edge coverage to keep readers in-the-know on the latest developments in the health and fitness arenas. Retaining the strong human interactionist and behavioral approaches of the successful first edition, this briefer version has a unique flavor of its own with a richer focus on "fitness and wellness"... four-color text featuring progressive topical coverage of issues ranging from the environment and death and dying to communication and addictive and health behaviors... coverage of the physiological aspects of exercise, cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, body composition, and prevention of cardiovascular disease... an emphasis on the psycho-social dimensions of health... up-to-the-minute data on the personal risk factors of physiological and psychological addictions... self-assessment and behavior-change strategies for improving and maintaining health for quality living... suggestions for taking an active role in improving individual health as well as in cities, the environment, and in the world... special highlights on AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases... helpful tools including a lifestyle inventory, health directory, first aid procedures, and a calorie chart... and coverage of other related health issues. Ideal for health and fitness professionals.