Live Well Comprehensive High School Health

Karen E. McConnell, PhD, a professor at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, is a certified health education specialist. She has taught at the university level for more than 25 years in areas related to health and fitness education, curriculum and assessment, and exercise science. She has written or contributed to over a dozen book chapters and texts, including Health for Life and Health Opportunities Through Physical Education, as well as the teacher resources for the fifth and sixth editions of Fitness for Life. She is a past recipient of the Dr. G. Arthur Broten Young Scholars Award and has received the University Professional of the Year Award from the Washington Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance for contributions made to state standards in health and fitness. She enjoys running and participating in most outdoor activities. Terri D. Farrar, PhD, is an associate professor and director of the kinesiology teacher education program at Pacific Lutheran University. She has taught health and fitness education at the middle school and high school levels for over 29 years and has taught health and fitness pedagogy at Pacific Lutheran University for over 10 years. She coauthored the Health for Life and Health Opportunities Through Physical Education textbooks and teacher resources. She is a member of SHAPE America and of the Washington chapter of SHAPE America. She was SHAPE Washington's University Professor of the Year in 2019 and is the assessment chairperson for SHAPE Washington. She enjoys traveling, working out, and coaching. Charles B. ("Chuck") Corbin, PhD, is a professor emeritus in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University. He coauthored two health series for use in grades K-8 and is the senior author of several award-winning elementary, middle school, high school, and college texts, including Fitness for Life: Elementary School, Fitness for Life: Middle School, and the sixth edition of Fitness for Life, all of which were winners of Texty Awards, awarded by the Text and Academic Authors Association (TAA). He is also author of the 13th edition of Concepts of Fitness and Wellness, winner of the TAA's McGuffey Award. His books are the most widely adopted public school and college texts in the area of fitness, health, and wellness. Dr. Corbin is internationally recognized as an expert in physical activity, health, and wellness promotion and youth physical fitness. Among his many honors are the Luther H. Gulick Award from SHAPE America; the Healthy American Fitness Leaders Award from the President's Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition and the National Jaycees; and the Hetherington Award from the National Academy of Kinesiology. He was named to the National Association for Sport and Physical Education Hall of Fame.

Unit I. Foundations of Living Well Chapter 1. Understanding My Health Lesson 1.1 Exploring Health and Wellness Lesson 1.2 Developing Skills for Healthy Living Lesson 1.3 My Immune System Lesson 1.4 Communicable Diseases Lesson 1.5 Noncommunicable Diseases Chapter 2. Personal and Consumer Health Lesson 2.1 Personal Health Habits Lesson 2.2 Healthy Vision and Hearing Lesson 2.3 Healthy Sleep and Rest Lesson 2.4 Being a Healthy Consumer Chapter 3. Health Equity and Public Health Lesson 3.1 Understanding Health Equity Lesson 3.2 Disability and Inclusion Lesson 3.3 Public Health Unit II. Eating Well and Being Physically Active Chapter 4. Food and Your Health Lesson 4.1 Understanding Foods and Nutrients Lesson 4.2 Energy Balance, Hunger, and Appetite Lesson 4.3 Tips and Tools for Eating Well Lesson 4.4 The Digestive and Urinary Systems Lesson 4.5 Making Healthy Nutrition Decisions Chapter 5. Managing Good Nutrition Lesson 5.1 Eating Well Across the Lifespan Lesson 5.2 Food Access and Safety Lesson 5.3 Maintaining a Healthy Weight Lesson 5.4 Your Body Image Lesson 5.5 Your Nutrition Plan Chapter 6. Staying Active and Healthy Lesson 6.1 Being Physically Active and Physically Fit Lesson 6.2 Health-Related and Skill-Related Fitness Components Lesson 6.3 Preparing for Physical Activity Lesson 6.4 Fitness Planning Unit III. Your Emotional, Mental, and Social Well-Being Chapter 7. Emotional Wellness Lesson 7.1 Your Emotional Health Lesson 7.2 Building Self-Awareness Lesson 7.3 Developing Emotional Health and Mental Toughness Lesson 7.4 Recognizing and Managing Stress Lesson 7.5 Understanding Grief and Loss Chapter 8. Mental Health Lesson 8.1 Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders Lesson 8.2 Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders Lesson 8.3 Depression and Mood Disorders Lesson 8.4 Self-Harm and Suicide Chapter 9. Relationships and Social Health Lesson 9.1 Relationships and Communication Skills Lesson 9.2 Family Relationships Lesson 9.3 Friendships Lesson 9.4 Dating Relationships Unit IV. Destructive and Damaging Behaviors Chapter 10. Violence and Conflict Lesson 10.1 Understanding Violent Behavior Lesson 10.2 Anger, Aggression, and Conflict Lesson 10.3 Bullying and Hazing Lesson 10.4 Violence, Weapons, and Gangs Lesson 10.5 Relationships and Violence Chapter 11. Alcohol Lesson 11.1 Alcohol Use, Effects, and Consequences Lesson 11.2 Influences and Alcohol Lesson 11.3 Treating Alcohol Use Disorders Chapter 12. Tobacco and E-Cigarettes Lesson 12.1 Tobacco Products and Vaping Lesson 12.2 Regulations and Influences on Tobacco Product Use Lesson 12.3 Avoiding and Quitting Tobacco Product Use Chapter 13. Legal and Illicit Drugs Lesson 13.1 Over-the-Counter and Prescription Drugs Lesson 13.2 Illicit Drugs Lesson 13.3 Influences on the Use of Drugs Lesson 13.4 Prevention, Treatment, and Being Drug-Free Unit V. Protecting Yourself and the Environment Chapter 14. Injury Prevention, Safety, and First Aid Lesson 14.1 Injury Prevention and Safety at Home Lesson 14.2 Safety in the Community Lesson 14.3 Safety Online Lesson 14.4 First Aid and Emergency Procedures Chapter 15. Environmental Health Lesson 15.1 Air, Water, and Noise Pollution Lesson 15.2 Chemicals, the Environment, and Your Health Lesson 15.3 Conservation and Living Green Glossary/Glosario