Chapter 1: Introducing Women’s HealthChapter 2: Becoming a Wise Consumer Chapter 3: Developing a Healthy LifestyleChapter 4: Mental and Emotional Wellness Chapter 5: Managing the Stress of Life Chapter 6: Sexual and Relational Wellness Chapter 7: Preventing Abuse against Women Chapter 8: Exploring Women’s Sexuality Chapter 9: Designing Your Reproductive Plan Chapter 10: Eating Well Chapter 11: Keeping FitChapter 12: Using Alcohol ResponsiblyChapter 13: Making Wise Decisions about Tobacco,Caffeine and Drugs Chapter 14: Preventing and Controlling Infectious DiseasesChapter 15: Preventing and Controlling Chronic Health ConditionsChapter 16: Reducing Your Risk of Cancer
Cheryl Kolander is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the
College of Education and Human Development, University of
Louisville. She is a professor in the Department of Health and
Sport Sciences and previously served as a program director for
health education. She received her baccalaureate degree from Luther
College, Decorah, Iowa and her masters and doctoral degrees from
Indiana University, Bloomington. She is a strong advocate for
social justice and equity, and has a particular interest in
advancing health equity for women. Her primary research focus is
prevention science, with an emphasis on womens health, school
health education, and accreditation. She directs the Center for
Health Promotion and Prevention Science Research, a center for
collaborative studies and advocacy related to prevention science.
She is a member of the performance team for UofL collegiate
athletics, serves on the advisory board for Get Healthy Now and
chairs the curriculum committee for Fit4Me, an after school program
for at risk girls.
Danny Ramsey Ballard, Professor in Health Education at Texas
A&M University, has taught graduate and undergraduate TAMU
students since 1985 and is the co-author of 19 health-related
textbooks. Dr. Ballard conducts research in multiple dimensions of
womens health and delivers presentations about womens health
throughout the United States. She has published more than 30
research papers and other professional materials; presented more
than 200 national, regional, and state presentations; and has been
the co-principal investigator of more than $1.72 million in funded
projects. Dr. Ballard has been named a Fellow for the American
Association for Health Education and a Fellow for the American
School Health Association. She is currently President of the
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and
Dance (AAHPERD).
Cynthia K. Chandler, Professor of Counseling at the University of
North Texas, received her doctoral degree in Educational Psychology
from Texas Tech University in 1986 and has served on the graduate
faculty at UNT since 1989. Every year, Dr. Chandler teaches nine
counseling graduate courses, organizes and leads a variety of
institutes and workshops, and supervises an abundance of counseling
interns. She is the founder and director of the UNT Biofeedback
Research and Training Laboratory and the UNT Center for Animal
Assisted Therapy. Dr. Chandler is a Licensed Professional
Counselor, a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, a nationally
certified Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Therapist, and an Animal
Assisted Therapist. The co-author of four books and numerous
journal articles, she has given professional presentations in the
United States, Korea, Austria, Greece, and Canada.
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