An Invitation to Health Brief,
14th Edition

1. Taking Charge of Your Health.
2. Consumer Health: Making Informed Choices.
3. Emotional and Spiritual Well-Being.
4. Stress Management.
5. Personal Nutrition.
6. Body Composition and Weight Management.
7. Physical Fitness and Activity.
8. Communicating and Connecting.
9. Sexual Health.
10. Safer Sex and Contraception Options.
11. Diseases and Disorders.
12. Addictive Behaviors and Drugs.
13. Alcohol and Tobacco.
14. A Healthier Environment.
15. A Lifetime of Health.

• Lisa Tunks

  Dr. Lisa Tunks is a Health and Wellness Curriculum Design specialist who works with teaching professionals and editors to create student-centered curricula in an ever-changing learning environment. She has helped shape the landscape of teaching and learning excellence through effective accreditation and classroom practice both as a professor and administrator at Broward College. After over two decades of professional teaching in Florida, Dr. Tunks relocated to South Carolina where she focuses her professional energy teaching Public Health at Coastal Carolina University. Dr. Tunks holds a Masters in Exercise and Sport Science as well as a Doctorate in Higher Education from the University of Florida.

• MEDICAL MARIJUANA: This edition includes a new section on medical marijuana, ensuring that students receive accurate, evidence-based information about its uses, benefits and risks within a medical context. It reflects current medical practices and legal developments, helping students understand a topic that is increasingly relevant in healthcare. Covering medical marijuana also supports informed decision-making and encourages respectful, science-informed discussions.

• MISCONCEPTIONS AND SOCIAL MEDIA: Mis-Influenced expands on the prior edition’s Consumer Alert to take a critical look at common misconceptions and how information spreads through social media. The current student focus on social media as an information source is addressed, and we have made a concerted effort to address the impact of social media. The information-driven focus helps students learn how to identify advertisements and poor choices and recognize trends that are proven to be scams.

• HEALTHY BEHAVIORS & IMPACTFUL OUTCOMES: Your Strategies for Success is now titled Healthy Pathways and continues to focus on healthful strategies that students can practice today to help create a life-long pattern of healthy behaviors throughout their lifespan. What Did You Decide? is renamed and, in some places, restructured to focus on learning and outcomes. It is now titled What Did you Learn? to help instructors shift the ownership of new concepts and ideas back to the students.

• REORGANIZED CONTENT & UPDATES ON CURRENT TOPICS: Coverage of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic includes information on viruses, vaccines and other pandemic-related topics such as the effects of isolation, healthcare disparities and the impact on physical, social and intellectual health. Information on adolescent and young teen brain development, the impact of social media and COVID-19 on mental health, racial disparities, self-harm, the Suicide Prevention Hotline and reaching out when in distress is included. Consumer Health is an overarching topic throughout the text.

• AGING & DEATH LITERACY: New information is added about the impact of nutrition on aging and updated clinical information regarding supplements and menopause, including 10 early signs that may indicate Alzheimer’s. Current statistics about death rates related to COVID-19 and how to interpret the CDC’s information regarding pandemic deaths are included, and a new segment takes a comprehensive look at death literacy across populations.

• ECOLOGICAL IMPACT: Going Green examines the ecological impact of various heath-related topics and helps students see ways they can live greener and cleaner lives. Data is updated on global temperature changes and the impact this will have on people of all ages. Useful information about harmful BPA products and the FDA’s stance on their use in consumer products is now featured.

• INCLUSIVITY: This text focuses on inclusivity. Definitions of Health Promotion are expanded, focusing on Healthy People 2030 (with an emphasis on LGBTQ+ health related issues). The text strives to be inclusive, featuring diverse perspectives, experiences and identities, allowing students from various backgrounds to see themselves reflected in the content. By using accessible language and culturally relevant examples, it creates a welcoming learning environment where no student feels left out or overlooked. This approach encourages engagement and fosters a sense of belonging in the classroom.

• FINANCIAL HEALTH: The "Financial and Occupational Wellness" chapter helps students build a foundation in career and financial well-being, exploring how choosing a major aligns with long-term goals and personal values, while addressing how life satisfaction can be influenced by one's professional path. The chapter dives into real-world topics that are relevant for young adults, including credit scores, student loans, sticking to a budget, saving and investing and protecting financial information. Students develop a healthier relationship with money that will serve them throughout their lives.

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