New Dimensions in Womens Health
Revised and update to keep pace with changing issues that affect all women, the bestselling New Dimensions in Womens Health, Eighth Edition provides a modern look at the health of women of all cultures, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Written for undergraduate students within health education, nursing, and womens studies programs, the text provides readers with the critical information needed to optimize their wellbeing, avoid illness and injury, and support their overall health. The authors took great care to provide indepth coverage of important aspects of womens health and to examine the contributing epidemiological, historical, psychosocial, cultural, ethical, legal, political, and economic influences.New & Key Features: 17 animations can be found with the Navigate eBook (free with ever new print copy of the text) which illustrate difficult concepts in the text NEW Personal Vignettes open every chapter providing students with a real world scenario to introduce the topics that will be covered Includes new information on schoolbased sex education, genderneutral options for school enrollment, identification cards, and drivers licenses, as well as a new section on the #MeToo movement and its effect on the national dialogue regarding harassment, sexual assault and sexual violence Its Your Health boxes highlights key facts that help students improve their own health, such as disease symptoms, screening recommendations, and benefits of healthy behaviors Critical thinking Case Studies provide students with thought provoking, practical applications relevant to their daily personal lives Gender Dimensions sections discuss how specific health issues, ranging from breast cancer to obesity, vary between genders Profiles of Remarkable Women highlight individuals who contributed to the health and wellbeing of all women. These profiles showcase women as champions of health across all ages and life spans
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Revised and update to keep pace with changing issues that affect all women, the bestselling New Dimensions in Womens Health, Eighth Edition provides a modern look at the health of women of all cultures, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds, and sexual orientations. Written for undergraduate students within health education, nursing, and womens studies programs, the text provides readers with the critical information needed to optimize their wellbeing, avoid illness and injury, and support their overall health. The authors took great care to provide indepth coverage of important aspects of womens health and to examine the contributing epidemiological, historical, psychosocial, cultural, ethical, legal, political, and economic influences.New & Key Features: 17 animations can be found with the Navigate eBook (free with ever new print copy of the text) which illustrate difficult concepts in the text NEW Personal Vignettes open every chapter providing students with a real world scenario to introduce the topics that will be covered Includes new information on schoolbased sex education, genderneutral options for school enrollment, identification cards, and drivers licenses, as well as a new section on the #MeToo movement and its effect on the national dialogue regarding harassment, sexual assault and sexual violence Its Your Health boxes highlights key facts that help students improve their own health, such as disease symptoms, screening recommendations, and benefits of healthy behaviors Critical thinking Case Studies provide students with thought provoking, practical applications relevant to their daily personal lives Gender Dimensions sections discuss how specific health issues, ranging from breast cancer to obesity, vary between genders Profiles of Remarkable Women highlight individuals who contributed to the health and wellbeing of all women. These profiles showcase women as champions of health across all ages and life spans
