Subject Week: Health and Well-being

February 16, 2025
Subject Week: Health and Well-being

“Make yourself a priority once in a while. It’s NOT selfish. It’s NECESSARY!” – Karen A. Baquiran 

Well-being is a balance of both physical and mental health. In a fast-paced world filled with constant stress, caring for your body and mind is more important than ever.

Below is a selection of books to help you explore this topic further. Choose one that speaks to you!

Print books:

  1. Alaimo, K. (2024). Over the influence : why social media is toxic for women and girls-and how we can take it back. Alcove Press. HM742 .A43 2024
  2. Becchetti, L., Bruni, L., & Zamagni, S. (2020). The microeconomics of wellbeing and sustainability: Recasting the economic process. Academic Press. RA410 .B43 2020
  3. Courtwright, D. T. (2021). The age of addiction : how bad habits became big business. The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press. RC533 .C678 2021
  4. Curran, T. (2023). The perfection trap : embracing the power of good enough. Scribner. BF698.35.P47 C88 2023
  5. Daniel J. L. (2024). I Heard There Was a Secret Chord: Music As Medicine. W. W. Norton & Company. ML3920 .L465 2024
  6. Duschinsky, R. (2024). The psychology of attachment. Routledge. BF575.A86 G726 2024
  7. Ihrig, K. (2024). How to be a digital nomad : build a successful career while travelling the world. Kogan Page. HD2336.3 .I57 2024
  8. Kramer, L. (2024). Experiencing sound : the sensation of being. University of California Press. B105.S59 K725 2024
  9. Murthy, V. H., MD. (2020). Together : the healing power of human connection in a sometimes lonely world. Harper Wave. BF575.L7 M88 2020
  10. Pilling, D. (2018). The growth delusion : the wealth and well-being of nations. Bloomsbury. HD82 .P495 2018
  11. Prilleltensky, I., & Prilleltensky, O. (2021). How people matter : why it affects health, happiness, love, work, and society. Cambridge University Press. BJ1533 .R42 P75 2021
  12. Sadowsky, J. (2021). The empire of depression : a new history. Medford.RC537 .S293 2021
  13. Scheinbaum, A. C. (2024). The darker side of social media : consumer psychology and mental health. Routledge. HM742 .D37 2024
  14. Thiele, L. P. (2024). Sustainability. Polity Press. HC79.E5 T4759 2024
  15. Yeager, D. S. (2024). 10 to 25 : the science of motivating young people : a groundbreaking approach to leading the next generation–and making your own life easier. Avid Reader Press. BF724.3.M65 Y43 2024

When off-campus, please enter your credentials to access the e-books.

E-books:

  1. Bowen, R. E., Depledge, M. H., Carlarne, C. P., & Fleming, L. E. (Eds.). (2014). Oceans and human health : Implications for society and well-being. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. ProQuest Central
  2. Davies, C., Walmsley, J., & Hales, M. (Eds.). (2012). Better health in harder times : Active citizens and innovation on the frontline. Policy Press. ProQuest Central
  3. Dyakova M., Hamelmann C, and Bellis MA.(2017). Investment for health and well-being : A review of the social return on investment from public health policies to support implementing the sustainable development goals by building on health 2020. World Health Organization. ProQuest Central
  4. Hales, S., McMichael, A. J., & Butler, C. (2005). Ecosystems and human well-being – health synthesis : A report of the millennium ecosystem assessment. World Health Organization. ProQuest Central
  5. Jetten, J., Haslam, C., & Haslam, A. S. (Eds.). (2011). The social cure : Identity, health and well-being. Taylor & Francis Group. ProQuest Central
  6. Lueddeke, G. P. (2015). Global population health and well- being in the 21st century : Toward new paradigms, policy, and practice. Springer Publishing Company. ProQuest Central
  7. Mathews, G., & Izquierdo, C. (Eds.). (2009). Pursuits of happiness : Well-being in anthropological perspective. Berghahn Books, Incorporated. ProQuest Central
  8. Maynard, K. (Ed.). (2007). Medical identities : Healing, well being and personhood. Berghahn Books, Incorporated. ProQuest Central
  9. Sternberg, E. M. (2009). Healing Spaces : The Science of Place and Well-Being. Harvard University Press. EBSCOhost
  10. Wells, I. E. (2010). Psychological Well-Being. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. EBSCOhost
  11. Zarbock, G., Lynch, S., Ammann, A., & Ringer, S. (2015). Mindfulness for therapists : Understanding mindfulness for professional effectiveness and personal well-being. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. EBSCOhost

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