Guides: Issues in Society eBooks: Health & Wellbeing

Health and Wellbeing eBooks

Loneliness and Social Isolation (2020)
* Understanding loneliness and isolation
* Dealing with loneliness and social isolation
Cancer Prevention (2016)
* Cancer prevalence and causes
* Cancer prevention and awareness
Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2017)
* Complementary therapies and medicine in Australia
* Safety and effectiveness of complementary medicines
End of Life Issues (2017)
* End of life attitudes and decisions
* End of life care
* Coping with death and grief
Food Safety (2016)
* Food handling, hygiene and poisoning
* Food additives, allergies and intolerances
HIV and AIDS (2011)
* HIV and AIDS around the world
* HIV/AIDS prevalence and prevention in Australia
* Treatment and living with HIV/AIDS
Obesity and Overweight (2015)
* Trends in overweight and obesity
* Causes and impacts of excess weight
* Healthy weight: food, activity and obesity policy
Organic and Genetically Modified Food (2016)
* Organic food in Australia
* Genetically modified food in Australia
Self-harm and Young People (2012)
* Young people and self-harm
* Fast facts
Stress and Young People (2019)
* Understanding stress
* Managing and reducing stress
* Easing exam stress
Suicide Prevention (2014)
* Suicide prevalence and awareness
* Suicide intervention and prevention
Youth Mental Health (2017)
* Prevalence of mental health problems
* Improving young people’s mental health

Cardiovascular Health (2012)
* Cardiovascular disease: prevalence and causes
* Cardiovascular disease: risk reduction
Dealing with Depression (2015)
* Understanding depression
* Diagnosis, treatment and management
Discussing Sexual Health (2015)
* Young people and safe sex behaviours
* Effective approaches to sex education
Fast Food (2012)
* Fast food and nutrition
* Junk food marketing to children
Fighting Infectious Diseases (2017)
* Global trends and challenges
* Vaccine-preventable diseases and immunisation
Physical Activity and Fitness (2013)
* Participation in physical activity
* Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour
* Exercise and fitness
Physical Inactivity (2019)
* Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour
* Participation in physical activity
Positive Body Image (2014)
* Body image and eating issues
* Improving body image
Sugar Consumption (2017)
* Sugar consumption and guidelines
* Sugar in foods and beverages
* Health impacts of sugar
Understanding Anxiety (2014)
* Understanding anxiety and its prevalence
* Anxiety disorders explained
* Anxiety treatment and management
Vegetarianism (2014)
* Reasons for choosing a vegetarian diet
* Vegetarian diet and your health