Overview

Teaching Today’s Health, 10th Edition, balances comprehensive theory with a wealth of effective classroom activities to give students the tools they need to become successful health educators.   This book’s strong background and depth in teaching methods prepares the student for the challenges of today’s teaching environment. Meaningful content enhancements include expanded coverage of bullying and obesity, body systems, and substance abuse and a new Creativity in the Classroom feature and an Index of Strategies).  Important currency updates include a significantly updated nutrition chapter with new MyPlate and 2010 Dietary Guidelines and more technology coverage.

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Author:   David Anspaugh ,  Gene Ezell
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   10th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.990kg
ISBN:  

9780321793911

ISBN 10:   0321793919
Pages:   552
Publication Date:   03 May 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

1. The Need for Health Education 2. The Role of the Teacher in Coordinated School Health Programs 3. Planning for Health Instruction 4. Strategies for Implementing Health Instruction 5. Measurement and Evaluation of Health Education 6. Mental Health and Stress Reduction 7. Strategies for Teaching Mental Health and Stress Reduction 8. Body Systems 9. Personal Health 10. Strategies for Teaching Body Systems and Personal Health 11. Sexuality Education 12. Strategies for Teaching Sexuality Education 13. Substance Use and Abuse 14. Strategies for Teaching About Substance Use and Abuse 15. Infectious and Noninfectious Conditions 16. Strategies for Teaching About Infectious and Noninfectious Conditions 17. Nutrition 18. Strategies for Teaching Nutrition 19. Injuries: Accident and Violence Prevention 20. Strategies for Teaching About Injuries: Accident and Violence Prevention 21. Consumer Health 22. Strategies for Teaching Consumer Health 23. Aging, Dying, and Death 24. Strategies for Teaching About Aging, Dying, and Death 25. Environmental Health 26. Strategies for Teaching Environmental Health

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David J. Anspaugh is a Professor at Albion College. He has extensive experience serving for various organizations, such as American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) and various regional branches of the organization. Anspaugh has served as president of the Indiana Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (IAHPERD). He is currently the President-Elect of Midwest District AAHPERD. In 2007 he was selected by the American Association for Health Education as the University Health Educator of the year. He has published several dozen books and journal articles and has won five distinguished teaching awards.     Gene Ezell is a Professor of Health Education at the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He also serves as the Departmental Health Education Curriculum Coordinator and is responsible for evaluating revisions to the undergraduate and graduate health education course offerings. He is an active member of AAHPERD and the Tennessee AHPERD. He has written, cowritten, and reviewed several books and journal articles in the field of health education. Ezell is the recipient of several awards, including the United States’ College Health Educator of the Year award (1995).

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