Based on the premise that students write increasingly thoughtful, analytic essays as their understanding of a topic grows, Health Views is a brief, single-theme reader designed for in-depth exploration of a high-interest subject area. This inexpensive collection of 15 selections is ideal as a supplemental reader, as a source book for argument and research papers, or as the core text in a single-theme course. A thought-provoking introduction of the various health issues and engaging apparatus help students make connections between and among essays, and foster writing and discussion.