Skills for Wellness

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Making Healthy Choices

UNIT 1: MENTAL HEALTH

Chapter 2: Personality and Self-Esteem
Chapter 3: Managing Stress
Chapter 4: Mental Disorders and Suicide

UNIT 2: SOCIAL HEALTH

Chapter 5: You and Your Family
Chapter 6: Building Healthy Relationships
Chapter 7: Preventing Violence

UNIT 3: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 8: Reproduction and Heredity
Chapter 9: Pregnancy and Birth
Chapter 10: Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 11: Adulthood, Aging and Death

UNIT 4: NUTRITION AND FITNESS

Chapter 12: Food and Nutrition
Chapter 13: Making Healthy Food Choices
Chapter 14: Digestion and Excretion
Chapter 15: Movement and Coordination
Chapter 16: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Health
Chapter 17: Exercise, Rest, and Recreation
Chapter 18: Personal Care

UNIT 5: SUBSTANCE ABUSE

Chapter 19: Alcohol
Chapter 20: Tobacco
Chapter 21: Preventing Drug Abuse

UNIT 6: PREVENTING DISEASE

Chapter 22: Infectious Diseases
Chapter 23: AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chapter 24: Noninfectious Diseases and Disabilities

UNIT 7: ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

Chapter 25: A Healthy Environment
Chapter 26: Choosing Health Care
Chapter 27: Public Health

UNIT 8: SAFETY AND FIRST AID

Chapter 28: Preventing Injuries
Chapter 29: First Aid

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