HLTH 310 Chapter 7
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in 2003 ________ percent of employers with 50 or more employees offered at least one health promotion activity.
80
Which of the following is not a National Health Education Standard?
Act as a resource person to enhance health.
Which of the following is not a typical job responsibility for health education specialists in a university health service or wellness center?
Conducting research
A portfolio is a series of student pictures that chronologically display the student's college years.
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According to the Joint Committee on National Health Education Standards (2007), the goal of health education in schools is to help students become health literate
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All worksite health promotion activities can basically be considered educational activities.
F
An advantage to working in school health is that health education specialists enjoy a relatively high status in a school district when compared to teachers of more traditional subjects such as math, science, and English.
F
Health education teachers have often been well-qualified for the health classroom.
F
In 2013, there were fewer than 50,000 health education specialists employed in the United States
F
Internships and practica give students their first real look at employment settings, but they are relatively unimportant in landing that first job.
F
Joining a professional organization is important for the professional growth and development of a health education specialist, but is not important to prospective employers.
F
Patient education has emerged as the most common area of responsibility for health education specialists in health care settings.
F
Poor credibility and low community profile are typical disadvantages for health education specialists working in health care settings.
F
Schools often adopt a "team" approach to health education where doctors, nurses, physical therapists, and other health specialists are all part of the team.
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Service learning is for high school students that have repeatedly broken school rules.
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The MPH credential is a recommended asset when landing that first job.
F
The goals of health education and the skills needed to carry out the responsibilities of a health education specialist vary greatly from setting to setting.
F
The grades one achieves in college are of little importance to employers as long as one has the bachelor's degree.
F
To be considered a good employee and health education specialist you must simply meet the minimum requirements.
F
Voluntary health agencies rely primarily on volunteers to oversee administration, volunteer recruitment and coordination, program development, and fund-raising.
F
When working as a health education specialist in developing countries, the health problems one confronts are essentially the same as those in more developed countries.
F
Which of the following is not a voluntary health agency?
Food and Drug Administration
Which of the following health care settings have been most receptive to hiring health education specialists?
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
"A society in which all people live long, healthy lives" is the vision for
Healthy People 2020.
Which of the following is not one of the four major settings in which health education specialists usually work?
Insurance companies
Which of the following is typically not considered a disadvantage of working as a health education specialist at a worksite setting?
Job satisfaction
Which of the following is not recommended when trying to land that first job?
Limit job search to one or two key employers.
Which of the following would a health education specialist be least likely to do in a health care setting?
Provide patient counseling on insurance needs.
Which of the following official governmental health agencies are usually financed through public tax dollars?
Public health agencies
Which of the following is seen as the most important aspect in the job search?
Resume
The best place to influence positive health-related change in the lives of youth and to reach both health and education goals is through health education efforts in which setting?
Schools
A lack of upward mobility is often a disadvantage to working in worksite health promotion settings.
T
According to the authors, community health education specialists and public health education specialists have similar skill sets and compete for similar jobs.
T
An advantage to working in school health is that it provides health education specialists with the opportunity to prevent harmful health behaviors from forming instead of working with older people after such behaviors have been formed.
T
An undergraduate student gaining experience in a peer education program will graduate with an increased likelihood of obtaining a job at a university health/wellness center.
T
Conducting health education in a variety of settings is important as it allows health education specialists to reach the greatest number of people in the most convenient, efficient, and effective ways possible.
T
Employers are in a key role related to health and wellness issues for approximately 80% of the U.S. population.
T
Health departments may be organized by the city, county, state, or federal government.
T
In 2014, employers will be permitted to provide employee rewards such as insurance premium discounts.
T
In order to make job connections, a student member of a professional organization should attend professional meetings and conferences.
T
It is common for a school health education specialist to have additional responsibilities, such as sponsoring school clubs, advising the yearbook, or chaperoning dances.
T
Job responsibilities in community/public health education settings are more diverse than in the other major settings in which health education specialists are employed.
T
Organized service learning opportunities provide course credit for students to work with a community agency to meet an identified community need.
T
School health mandates have been loosely enforced by states.
T
The minimum qualification for working as a faculty member in the college/university setting is usually a doctoral degree in health education/promotion.
T
The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is proving to have a significant impact on worksite health promotion.
T
To excel as a health education specialist you must go the extra mile and do the unexpected as well as the expected.
T
With increased emphasis on cost cutting measures in the health care system and movement toward more managed care, it is likely that prevention, and thus health education, will take a higher profile in the future.
T
Which of the following is not a reason why worksites have become interested in offering employees health education programs?
The increased availability of health education specialists skilled in offering services in this setting
Which of the following may be a disadvantage to working in public/community health settings?
There is a lot of bureaucracy in public health agencies.
Which of the following are created by concerned citizens to deal with health needs not met by governmental agencies?
Voluntary health agencies
The initial impetus for school health stemmed from the terrible epidemics of the 1800s and the efforts of the
Women's Christian Temperance Movement.
"An integrated set of planned, sequential, school-affiliated strategies, activities, and services designed to promote the optimal physical, emotional, social, and educational development of students" best describes
a coordinated school health program.
A major barrier that has prevented health education specialists from being used extensively in patient education is
a lack of reimbursement for health education services from insurance companies.
According to the Wellness Councils of America, the benefits of worksite health promotion programs
are no longer a matter of speculation—they have been proven.
New professionals wishing to seek jobs in health education should
be careful of what is placed on social networking websites.
It is recommend that employees wishing to have job success should
continuously show how one adds value to the organization.
recommend that those wanting careers in the worksite setting consider getting one of the following combinations of degrees
health promotion and nutrition sciences
According to the text, one of the best ways to initiate a career in international health is to A) double major in foreign language.
join the Peace Corps.
Establishing and maintaining a wide range of contacts in the field that may be of help when looking for a job and in carrying out one's job responsibilities once hired. This is known as
networking.
A body of evidence that enables students to demonstrate to prospective employers mastery of desired course or program outcomes is known as a
portfolio
Teaching school age children about health and health-related behaviors would most likely be done by someone with professional preparation in
school health education.
In addition to providing classroom instruction, the school health education specialist should also take a leadership role in the development of
school health policies.
When comparing health education in the 1920s with the 1990s it is obvious that
the level of sophistication has increased over time.
A disadvantage to working in voluntary health agencies is that
volunteers may not demonstrate the same level of commitment as paid employees.
