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Motivating students to make healthy choices
Long known for its currency, research, and strength in behavior change, Access to Health provides key information through a consistent framework for motivating students to make healthy life choices. As a teacher, mentor, and researcher, Rebecca J. Donatelle knows the issues that are important to today’s students. Through her friendly writing style, she addresses students’ concerns and teaches them to be savvy and critical consumers of health information.
Rebecca Donatelle is a professor emeritus in Public Health and was the Coordinator of the Public Health Promotion and Education Programs in the College of Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. She has a PhD in Community Health/Health Education, a Master of Science degree in Health Education, and a Bachelor of Science degree with majors in both Health/Physical Education and English. She is also a Certified Health Education Specialist. In addition to her varied teaching responsibilities, Becky has been an active researcher in the area of health behaviors and behavior change. She received the Leadership Award, outstanding teacher award in her college, and a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Presidential Award for Promising New Research in the Smoke-Free Families National Initiative.
Contributing Authors:
- Patricia Ketcham, PhD, Associate Director of Health Promotion in Student Health Services at Oregon State University and President of the American College Health Association
- Karen Elliott, PhD, Senior Instructor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health at Oregon State University
- Laura Bonazzoli, development editor
- Susan Roberts-Dobie, PhD, Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Education at the University of Northern Iowa
- Erica Jackson, Associate Professor at Delaware State University and co-author on Powers/Dodd/Jackson Total Fitness & Wellness
Part 1 Finding the Right Balance Chapter 1: Accessing Your Health
Focus On: Improving Your Financial Health
Chapter 2: Promoting and Preserving Your Psychological Health
Focus On: Cultivating Your Spiritual Health
Chapter 3: Managing Stress and Coping with Life’s Challenges
Focus On: Improving Your Sleep
Part 2 Creating Healthy and Caring Relationships
Chapter 4: Building Healthy Relationships and Communicating Effectively
Chapter 5: Understanding Your Sexuality
Chapter 6: Considering Your Reproductive Choices
Part 3 Building Healthy Lifestyles
Chapter 7: Eating for a Healthier You
Chapter 8: Reaching and Maintaining a Healthy Weight
Focus On: Enhancing Your Body Image
Chapter 9: Improving Your Physical Fitness
Part 4 Avoiding Risks from Harmful Habits
Focus On: Recognizing and Avoiding Addiction
Chapter 10: Drinking Alcohol Responsibly
Chapter 11: Ending Tobacco Use
Chapter 12: Avoiding Drug Misuse and Abuse
Part 5: Preventing and Fighting Disease
Chapter 13: Protecting against Infectious Diseases
Chapter 14: Protecting against Sexually Transmitted Infections
Focus On: Understanding Your Health Inheritance
Chapter 15: Preventing Cardiovascular Disease
Focus On: Minimizing Your Risk for Diabetes
Chapter 16: Reducing Your Cancer Risk
Chapter 17: Reducing Risks and Coping with Chronic Conditions
Part 6 Facing Life’s Challenges
Chapter 18: Becoming a Responsible Health Care Consumer
Chapter 19: Preventing Violence and Abuse
Focus On: Reducing Your Risk for Unintentional Injury
Chapter 20: Preserving and Protecting Your Environment
Chapter 21: Preparing for Aging, Death, and Dying
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