The textbook is a comprehensive compilation of personal (individual) health topics clearly defined and described. It would be appropriate for a Personal Health or Introduction to Health/Health Behavior course. It has a table of contents, but not an index or glossary. It does not highlight key terms. There is a reference list at the end of each chapter–this could be expanded to include helpful links. Chapters do not have introductions or summaries.
This book was developed for a Health 100 class. It covers a wide variety of personally relevant health topics, with segments defining health, discussing “your body’s response to stress,” describing threats to environmental health, and offering a guide to “understanding your health care choices,” which includes both nationally relevant and California-specific information. The index is detailed and specific. There is no glossary.
This textbook would be appropriate for a lower-division personal health course. Some components would be useful in an introductory public health course, such as the “Introduction to Health,” “Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections,” and “Health Care Choices” segments.
The text is not appropriate for a “Fundamentals of Health Education” or “Health Promotion” course aimed at future Health.