HKE COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH
Which of the following is not true concerning the CDC's School Health Education Resources (SHER)?
Included with SHER materials is the CDC's Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool to help schools measure students' health knowledge.
Which of the following states was the first to be funded to implement CSH (Coordinated School Health)?
New Jersey
Which of the following is not a reason the CDC advocates for Coordinated School Health as a strategy for improving students' health and learning in our nation's schools?
Upon graduation, it is essential to have healthy individuals entering the workforce and the military.
According to the CDC, schools should carry out eight strategies to implement a coordinated approach to improve school health
Establish a school health council or team
If a community, district, or school wants to implement a coordinated approach to school health, which resource does the CDC suggest to help them get started?
Building Healthier Schools publication
How can a school district obtain technical assistance and updates if the state is not funded by CDC to implement a coordinated approach to school health to improve physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use prevention?
Check with state education and health agencies to see if they offer any grants or technical assistance.*
According to the CDC, there are eight components of coordinated school health. Which of the following is not a component?
Health Promotion for Parents
Which of the following is true about the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS)?
The SHPPS is conducted every 6 years.
The Healthy School Report Card is a tool to assess a school's needs and create a school improvement path in regards to 11 characteristics. Which of the following is true concerning the Healthy School Report Card (HSRC)?
-A major premise behind the HSRC is that school improvement hinges on broad-based assessment and planning across a variety of traditional and nontraditional measures within each setting, which is a unique school-community context. -The research on which the HSRC process indicates that, by actively engaging and empowering schools and communities in the improvement process and by addressing health and well-being issues, schools have students who are healthier, more engaged, and more productive; attend class more frequently; and, when present, have clearer focus and perform better. -The data collected through the HSRC will help prioritize a school's needs that can be addressed through a school improvement plan, school wellness plan, or other systematic strategies.
Which of the following are uses of YRBSS data?
-Measure progress toward achieving national health objectives for Healthy People 2020 and other program and policy indicators -Assess trends in priority health-risk behaviors among high school students -Evaluate the impact of broad school and community interventions at the national, state, and local levels
The Healthy School Report Card process identifies nine "levers" of change that can enable schools to use and implement the process of creating a Coordinated School Health program. Which of the following is included in the nine levers?
-Planning teams should be principal-led. -Team leaders should ensure that all stakeholders understand the value of their involvement. -Plans should focus on those aspects revealed by the Healthy School Report Card assessment to have the most need.
For which tool does the CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health offer free training?
-School Health Index: A Self-Assessment and Planning Guide -Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool -Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool
Which of the following is true concerning the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)?
-YRBSS monitors six types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of death and disability among youth and adult. -The YRBSS monitors students' use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs
According to the CDC, schools should carry out eight strategies to implement a coordinated approach to improve school health policies and programs. Which of the following is another strategy?
Address priority health-enhancing and health-risk behaviors.
Which of the following is a definition of Coordinated School Health (CSH) according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
CSH is a systematic approach to improving the health and well-being of all students so they can fully participate and be successful in school. The process involves bringing together school administrators, teachers, other staff, students, families, and community members to assess health needs; set priorities; and plan, implement, and evaluate all health-related activities. These components include health education, physical education, health services, nutrition services, counseling, psychological and social services, healthy and safe school environments, staff wellness, and family and community involvement.
According to the CDC, which one of the following is an overlapping, interdependent goal of Coordinated School Health?
Improve social outcomes.
Which of the following statements is not true concerning the association between school-based physical activity (school-based physical education, recess, classroom-based physical activity outside of physical education and recess, and extracurricular physical activity) and academic performance among school-aged youth.
Extra-curricular activities have a detrimental impact on students' academic performance
According to the CDC, there are eight components of coordinated school health. Which of the following is a component?
Nutrition Services
Which of the following is true concerning the School Health Index (SHI)?
The SHI is completely confidential.
The CDC believes that coordinating the many parts of school health into a systematic approach can enable schools to:
build partnerships and teamwork among school health and education professionals in the school*
