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