Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan

"Health Promotion Throughout the Lifespan" is a comprehensive, readable text that emphasizes health using a lifespan approach. Organized by Functional Health Patterns, this book has been well received as a primary text for courses in growth and development because of its thorough coverage of growth and development throughout the lifespan. In addition to a new chapter on Exercise, this edition introduces exciting new pedagogy - Think About It scenarios with critical thinking questions, key terms, hot topics, multicultural awareness, research highlight, and client teaching boxes - to interest students and encourage application of and discussion about the health promotion topics detailed within each chapter.