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Textbook is designed to help students and young adults learn about health. Addresses the issues and decisions encountered by teenagers. Topics discussed include mental health and emotions; exercise, personal hygiene; the human body systems; family health; nutrition; disease prevention; the use and misuse of drugs and medicines; injury prevention and conflict resolution; and consumer, public,and environmental health. Offers students who read below grade level the opportunity to sharpen their abilities to evaluate health informationn, make decisions, set goals, and solve problems. Uses simple sentence structure. Provides assistance with difficult vocabulary to enhance comprehension. RL 3-4. Lexile 840. IL 9-12. Contents: teacher's edition and student book. Two-week loan period. | |