Part one: Finding the right balance. 1. Assessing your health -- 2. Promoting and preserving your psychological health -- Focus on: cultivating your spiritual health -- 3. Managing stress and coping with life's challenges -- Focus on: Improving your sleep -- Part two: Creating healthy and caring relationships. 4. Building healthy relationships and communicating effectively -- 5. Understanding your sexuality -- 6. Considering your reproductive choices -- Part three: Building healthy lifestyles. 7. Eating for a healthier you -- 8. Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight -- Focus On: Enhancing your body image -- 9. Improving your physical fitness -- Part four: Avoiding risks from harmful habits. 10. Recognizing and avoiding addiction -- 11. Drinking alcohol responsibly -- 12. Ending tobacco use -- 13. Avoiding drug misuse and abuse -- Part five: Preventing and fighting disease. 14. Protecting against infectious diseases and sexually transmitted infections -- Focus on: Understanding your health inheritance -- 15. Preventing cardiovascular disease -- Focus on: Minimizing your risk for diabetes -- 16. Reducing your cancer risk -- 17. Reducing risks and coping with chronic conditions -- Part six: Facing life's challenges. 18. Choosing conventional and complementary health care -- 19. Preventing violence and abuse -- Focus on: Reducing your risk of unintentional injury -- 20. Preserving and protecting your environment -- 21. Preparing for aging, death, and dying.