Bio:

Choosing Health, 3rd Edition is a brief personal health textbook authored by April Lynch, Karen Vail‑Smith, and Jerome Kotecki, published by Pearson in 2017/2018 . Designed for college-level personal health courses, it emphasizes how individual behaviors and lifestyle choices affect overall health. The book integrates real-life stories, behavior change tools, and mobile-friendly features, and pairs with Mastering™ Health—Pearson’s interactive online platform offering quizzes, videos, worksheets, and tutorials—to support active learning and help students develop sustainable healthy habits .