ACROSS THE LIFESPAN 2ND EDITION BY GLORIA
LEIFER EVE FLECK 97
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, Introduction
*Growth and Development Across the Lifespan: A Health Promotion
Focus, 2nd Edition* by Gloria Leifer and Eve Fleck provides
comprehensive coverage of human growth and development from
prenatal life through late adulthood. The text emphasizes health
promotion, disease prevention, cultural considerations, and evidence-
based nursing care across every developmental stage. It is widely
used in nursing and allied health programs to strengthen
understanding of physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and emotional
development throughout the lifespan. ([Elsevier Shop][1])
## Table of Contents
1. Healthy People 2020
2. Government Influences on Health Care
3. Cultural Considerations in Health Care
4. The Influence of Family on Developing a Lifestyle
5. Theories of Development
6. Prenatal Influences on Healthy Development
7. The Infant
8. Early Childhood
9. Middle Childhood
10. Adolescence