{"product_id":"personal-health-a-public-health-perspective-a-public-health-perspective-9781284261431","title":"Personal Health: A Public Health Perspective: A Public Health Perspective","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michele Kiely | Meredith Manze | Chris Palmedo\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Jones \u0026amp; Bartlett Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Jones \u0026amp; Bartlett Publishers\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten to guide students developing healthy lifestyles while helping them better understand the policy decisions that encourage health, Personal Health: A Public Health Perspective uniquely provides information about individual health topics - including those of great interest and relevance to college-aged students - while presenting them in the context of community and global health. Thoroughly updated to reflect current statistics, research, treatments, and more, the Second Edition also includes coverage of COVID-19, including its impact on mental health; expanded coverage of the social determinants of health and health inequities; new material on violence prevention including sexual assault and gun control; different ways to approach healthy eating and helpful tips on incorporating exercise; and much more. Filled with examples from social media, websites, and the popular press as well as peer-reviewed publications, the Second Edition also is enlivened with numerous features including: - Try It! which applies topics from the text to the students' daily life. - Fact vs. Fiction which debunks popular health myths and explores controversies, - By the Numbers which displays relevant and often surprising statistics to further the students' understanding of the topics. - Up for Debate which describes current controversies in public health. - Going Upstream provides insights to help students think about predisposing factors to health, particularly social determinants of health. - Tales of Public Health which that are real-life stories to bring a human face to a concept\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jones \u0026 Bartlett Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47578423525527,"sku":"9781284261431","price":12013.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781284261431.webp?v=1774906059","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/personal-health-a-public-health-perspective-a-public-health-perspective-9781284261431","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}