Health Methods Diverse Populations Test 1

Equity

a condition in which people receive from a relationship in proportion to what they give to it fairness

self-efficacy is a person's belief that actions can produce the desired outcome a person's desire to reach a desired outcome a person's actions to accomplish a goal a person's belief that the desire to accomplish something is enough

a person's belief that actions can produce the desired outcome

Health literacy

a person's capacity to learn about and understand basic health information and services, and to use these resources to promote one's health and wellness

Wellness

-a view of the whole person -recognizes that health has multiple dimensions -a person can be healthy in one dimension and unhealthy in another

How to improve health outcomes

-health education can be an opportunity to set the stage for lifelong habits -create a space where students feel included, valued, and heard in order to tackle tough issues -as students learn about their own health, they can then transfer learning to the community and population level

Difference b/w health and wellness

-health is often described as an absence of disease -health is rooted in our personal experiences, values, and beliefs -wellness tends to consider positive health, considers the whole person, and recognizes that each person can achieve wellness or well-being in a variety of ways

Health

-is a complex term without one specific definition -a spectrum from disease to healthy or positive health

Skill development

-process requires meaningful practice and application -must be applicable to real-life scenarios -includes learning, modeling, observation, and practice -feedback is critical to effective skill development -demonstrates skill application across a variety of contexts

Definition of skills-based health education

-through socioecological and sociocultural perspectives and participatory methods -development of skills, attitudes, and functional knowledge needed to maintain, enhance or promote health and well-being of self and others across multiple dimensions of wellness

National Health Education Standards

1. understanding core concepts 2. analyzing influences 3. accessing valid and reliable information 4. interpersonal communication 5. decision making 6. goal setting 7. self-management 8. advocacy

ACEs

60% of youth with 4 or more (out of 10)

social justice includes which of the following? Select all that apply an equitable distribution of resources a society in which all members feel safe a society in which all members are valued

all of the above

Strengths-Based approach

focuses on individuals' potential and capabilities rather than on their limitations the assets

socioecological

environment I live or grew up in and its influence on my health

There is an established and accepted standard for what it means to be healthy

false

risk-taking behaviors during youth and adolescence are not related to health outcomes later in life

false

sociocultural

family and culture I grew up in or live in. includes beliefs and customs

According to the CDC, the life expectancy of the population is rising. Among subgroups of the population, it can be noted that each of the following is true except life expectancy varies by race and ethnicity health outcomes are equal for all subgroups health outcomes vary by age health outcomes are better for some categories of a population and not other categories

health outcomes are equal for all subgroups

when considering how to look at health, individuals should do all of the following except consider family influence on areas of importance related to personal health and well-being look at health through a focused, narrow lens consider how values may affect how one understands health and well-being look at health through a broad lens that takes into account various perspectives and possibilities

look at health through a focused, narrow lens

health behaviors have been shown to have a(n) __________ relationship on academic outcomes indirect negative neutral positive

positive

Equality

recognizes that each person has different circumstances and provides the resources and opportunities needed to reach the same outcome

Goal to understanding a skills based health education approach

support the development of skills, attitudes, and functional knowledge needed to maintain, enhance or promote health and well-being of self and others across multiple dimensions of wellness

40 Developmental Assets

these assets are protective factors that have consistently been shown, by research to buffer youth from risk

T or F a person's level of health literacy is fluid and falls on a continuum. Depending on the circumstance or life situation, a person may move forward or backward through the levels of health literacy

true