health education mid term

Which law first required that all school districts establish wellness policies addressing, at a minimum, healthy eating, and physical activity?

Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004

High-quality physical education programs should address

all five of the National Standards for K-12 Physical Education

Which of the following is a key recommendation intended to provide further guidance on how individuals can follow a healthy eating pattern as outlined in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

all of the above

Movement concepts refers to which of the following?

all of the above are movement concepts

The Physical Activity Guidelines recommendations for adults do NOT include

at least 2 days a week of bone strengthening

The years between 1800 and 1900 became known as the _________ initiated by Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch and other researchers whose work demonstrated that a specific organism causes a specific disease.

bacteriological period

Comprehensive school health education helps students to

improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce health risk behaviors

Health-risk behaviors include

inadequate physical activity, tobacco use, high-fat diets, drug and alcohol abuse, violence and unintentional injuries, and sexual behaviors

According to the text, limited instructional time dedicated to teaching health may be easily addressed by

integrating health into the core subject areas

According to the transtheoretical model, a person who has not given any thought to changing his or her behavior

is in the precontemplation stage of change

Kicking, dribbling, and catching are examples of

. manipulative skills and physical activity

Standard number ___ states that the physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.

2 (two)

Teaching students about reducing waste, re-using items and recycling are all potential elementary topics for which comprehensive school health education content area?

Environmental health

Spiritual wellness involves

having a purpose in life

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors six categories of health-related behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adults. Which of the following describes the six categories of behaviors?

unintentional injuries and violence, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, unhealthy dietary behaviors, risky sexual behaviors and inadequate physical activity.

In the United States, which group has the highest life expectancy from birth?

white females

Which statement about school wellness policies is TRUE?

They vary from district to district

Standard number ____ states that the physically literate individual demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.

. 3 (three)

Which of these is NOT a characteristic of an effective health education curriculum?

. focusing on core subjects in preparation for standardized testing

Having a successful experience with a presentation or test is an example of which source of self-efficacy?

. mastery experiences

Rhymes, music, storytelling, and games that incorporate movement are examples of

. ways that elementary teachers can promote learning

Standard number ____ states that the physically literate individual demonstrates competence in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

1 (one)

Physical education policy should advocate for

150 minutes per week of instruction in physical education

Standard number ____ states that the physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

4 (four)

Standard number ____ states that the physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

5 (five)

At least how many minutes of daily activity should children receive?

60

According to the Physical Activity Guidelines, how much physical activity should children and teens engage in?

60 minutes of physical activity every day

The kindergarten student whose health is compromised by breathing bus exhaust fumes while waiting to be picked up after school is an example of poor

A. environmental health

The Health Belief Model predicts behavior based on which of the following constructs?

All of the above are constructs of the HBM.

Which of the following describes a CSHE curriculum?

All of the above describe a CSHE curriculum

The goal of health education is

Health literacy

Which of the following are the written indicators that were developed to establish promote and support health enhancing behaviors for students at all grade levels?

National Standards for Health Education

Which of the following describes the physically literate person as one who has the knowledge, skills, and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity?

National Standards for K-12 Physical Education

Which of these is NOT a component of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model?

administrative services

Community involvement in the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model includes all the following EXCEPT

aesthetic components of the school environment

Reading medicine labels, being informed, and evaluating health information are all topics for a health education unit on

community and consumer health

Improving the educational performance and well-being of students can be achieved through

coordinated school health programs

Coordinated School Health Programs are designed to do all of the following EXCEPT

design integrated classroom activities

Choose the order of importance (from highest to lowest) for the six dimensions of wellness.

each dimension is of equal importance

As part of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, schools were required to do all of the following EXCEPT

eliminate foods containing cholesterol

The 20th century did NOT achieve

elimination of health disparities

All of the following actions reflect the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model EXCEPT

encouraging teachers to complete a nursing degree

A person's self-efficacy is fixed and can not be influenced by outside factors such as friends, peers, teachers, etc.

false

Howard Gardner argues there are 8 types of intelligences that students exhibit and teachers should teach 8 different ways to ensure each student's preferred learning style is addressed.

false

Learning styles are defined as the choices people make that influence their health status.

false

The Coordinated School Health model (CSH) contained eight components. Which of the following is NOT one of the components?

family engagement

you want to use social cognitive theory in encouraging youngsters to develop good handwashing practices. Which of the following demonstrates this?

having a "superhero figure" demonstrate how to wash your hands

The choices that individuals make that influence health status are known as

health behaviors

Differences in health pertaining to income, education level, and neighborhood environments are known as

health disparities

"A range of policies and programs designed to assess the health status of children" describes which component of the WSCC model?

health services

Which of the following describes the overall leading causes of death in the U.S.?

heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, unintentional injuries

High-quality physical education programs

improve children's health and foster lifelong physical activity habits

Leaping, fleeing, and galloping are examples of

locomotor/transport skills and physical activity

Students with low self-efficacy typically

make little effort to reach goals

Resolving conflicts, expressing feelings, making responsible decisions, and developing a positive self-image are all potential elementary topics for which comprehensive school health education content area?

mental and emotional health

Smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, and failing to wear a seat belt are examples of

negative health behaviors

Twisting, balancing, and swinging are examples of

nonlocomotor/nonmanipulative skills and physical activity

Which of these is NOT an important part of emergency preparedness for elementary schools?

participation in social media

Which is NOT a comprehensive school health education content area?

physical and mental health promotion

The most outwardly visible dimension of health is

physical health

The ability to move competently and confidently in a wide variety of physical activities in many different environments is

physical literacy

Which of the following is NOT a health behavior linked to the current leading causes of death and illness among Americans?

pneumonia

What are the four essential components of physical education?

policy and environment, curriculum, appropriate instruction, and student assessment

Hunger, violence, and emotional abuse are examples of health factors linked to

poor academic performance

Aaron knows that smoking is harmful to his health. He has been thinking about quitting, and even tried quitting for a day to see how things went. What stage of the transtheoretical model is Aaron in?

preparation

The professionals who most often provide mental health services for students in the school setting are

psychologists, counselors, and social workers

The school climate can be thought of as the

psychosocial environment

According to the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, parents, students, and other community members have access to

public updates about wellness policies

Self-efficacy is important because it influences which of the following?

self efficacy influences All of the Above

Which of the following holds that learning occurs in a social setting and that much of what is learned is gained through observation?

social cognitive theory

A student's decision to chew tobacco based on the influence of his tobacco-chewing baseball coach and teammates is an example of a

subjective norm

The leading causes of death among children and adolescents (ages 10-18) in the U.S. are:

suicide, unintentional injuries, homicide, cancer

Subjective norms are useful in explaining behavior because they reflect

the extent of control over normal behaviors

One of the biggest obstacles to teaching health in the elementary classroom is

the lack of instructional time

The number one obstacle cited by classroom teachers to teaching health in the elementary classroom is

the lack of instructional time

Which theory would be most appropriate to use in developing a smoking prevention intervention based on the finding that adolescents are more likely to resist smoking if they think their parents would be disappointed in them if they smoked?

theory of planned behavior

Mastery experiences have the strongest influence on one's self-efficacy.

true

Self-efficacy is the belief in one's own ability to reach goals and complete tasks.

true