Connect Core Concepts in Health, BIG, BOUND Edition: 2025 Release ISE

PART ONE - ESTABLISHING A BASIS FOR WELLNESS

1 Taking Charge of Your Health

2 Stress: The Constant Challenge

3 Psychological Health

4 Sleep

PART TWO - UNDERSTANDING SEXUALITY

5 Intimate Relationships and Communication

6 Sex and Your Body

7 Contraception and Abortion

8 Pregnancy and Childbirth

PART THREE - SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS: MAKING RESPONSIBLE DECISIONS

9 Drug Use and Addiction

10 Alcohol: The Most Popular Drug

11 Tobacco Use

PART FOUR - GETTING FIT

12 Nutrition Basics

13 Exercise for Health and Fitness

14 Weight Management

PART FIVE - PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM DISEASE

15 Cardiovascular Health

16 Cancer

17 Immunity and Infection

18 Sexually Transmitted Infections

PART SIX - LIVING WELL IN THE WORLD

19 Environmental Health

20 Conventional and Complementary Medicine

21 Personal Safety

PART SEVEN - ACCEPTING PHYSICAL LIMITS

22 Aging: An Ongoing Process

23 Dying and Death

APPENDIXES

A Nutrition Resources

B A Self-Care Guide for Common Medical Problems

Connect Core Concepts in Health is structured around a unique psychological approach to mind-body health, encouraging students to take proactive control of their health through self-assessment and behavior change. Students can stay current on the latest studies while learning how to negotiate cross-cultural ideas of what it means to be healthy and how to live in our diverse, consumer-oriented society. The text's authoritative, science-based content is also integrated with McGraw Hill's digital resources and tools to support all students and diverse learning styles.