methods of health test 1

which country has the highest individualism score

US

The ability of a health literate person to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services is most closely associated with which of the National Health Education Standards?

accessing valid and reliable information

self efficacy

person's belief that actions can produce the desired outcome

health behaviors have shown to have a ___ relationship on academic outcomes

positive

Which step of the skill development model allows students to think about how they can use the skill in their daily lives?

practice w/ a real life scenario

Which of the following is not a characteristic of oppression?

racism

Recognizing the physical and emotional developmental level of students is important for all but which of the following reasons?

student age and development level are generally the same

Which of the following is not a category of health behavior measured by the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System?

substance abuse prevention

Which of the following is not a core aspect of a skills-based health education curriculum?

teacher directed

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

A well-designed health education program focused on skill development is a prime opportunity to develop health literacy.

true

Adolescents in grades 6 to 8 tend to be independent thinkers who can process abstract concepts.

true

Adolescents in grades 9 to 12 are able to take on leadership roles that allow them to critically assess and solve a problem.

true

Children in grades preK to 2 typically have short attention spans and are motivated by things that are new and exciting.

true

One role of a health coordinator is to be a leader in the development and implementation of school health programs.

true

Skills-based health education instruction is based on the premise that learning occurs in a social context where the teacher serves as a guide or facilitator and students take ownership of their learning.

true

The requirements for the development of local wellness policies include assembling a committee to develop and implement the policy.

true

There is much overlap and connections between CASEL Social and Emotional Learning Competencies and the National Health Education Standards.

true

Using youth risk behavior data can support the integration of meaningful information into your health curriculum.

true

A comprehensive curriculum covers a variety of topics across multiple dimensions of health.

true

Social justice includes which of the following?

-society in which all students feel safe -equitable distribution of resources -society in which all members are valued

school health index is a tool used to

asses school-level policies and programs

The best time to teach students the skills and information to reduce their likelihood of engaging in risky behavior is

before they are engaged in the behavior

Which of the following is not generally considered a target group?

christian faith

When implemented, health education curricula should

coordinate w/ other areas of the school for increased research

Which of the following social justice strategies refers to examining root causes?

developing critical consciousness

Which of the following is not an outcome typically used to create school improvement plans?

discipline rates

Including books by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, LGBTQIA authors in your classroom and curriculum can be one way of implementing which social justice approach?

drawing on counternarratives

Adolescents in grades 9 to 12 are independent thinkers who recognize that future planning is an important skill to learn.

false

Children in grades preK to 2 have better control over fine motor activities than gross motor activities.

false

Every school is required to develop a school improvement plan every two years.

false

For adolescents in grades 6 to 8, concerns about peer acceptance are mitigated by having the whole class work on the same topic or project.

false

Having multicultural days where students try foods from different cultures is a good example of social justice work.

false

Learning how to interpret a nonfiction text in an English language arts class provides a student with the ability to understand and interpret health-related information.

false

The requirements for local wellness policies include a provision for health education.

false

The terms standards-based health education and skills-based health education can be used interchangeably.

false

When asking students to consider their health, it is important to have them start by identifying the negative aspects they would like to improve upon.

false

Youth in grades 3 to 5 are known to develop at approximately the same rate.

false

colorblindness is a useful perspective for addressing racism

false

social justice approaches only relate to curriculum

false

_______________ is learned and internalized as the precursor to knowledge.

functional information

according to the CDC, life expectancy is rising. among subgroups of the population, what is NOT true

health outcomes are equal for all subgroups

The United States Department of Health and Human Services has set national priorities to address the health of the population. These health objectives are known as

healthy people 202 (soon to be 2023)

What is the name of the act that authorized local wellness policies?

healthy, hunger-free kids act

Which of the following refers to systems of advantage and disadvantage that we see as the norm, that are "just the way things are"?

hegemony

Which of the following is not true about functional information?

interesting facts and figures that keep students engaged

An ecological perspective takes into consideration which of the following levels?

intrapersonal, interpersonal, community

Which of the following components is a measure of the term health literacy?

knowledge, motivation, competency

When considering how to look at health, individuals should NOT what

look at health through a focused, narrow lens

Normalization of risky behavior can happen in any community. Seeing a risky health behavior as typical or accepted and not as a problem is more likely to occur when

majority of students are engaging in behavior

theory of human motivation

maslow's hierarchy of needs

The skill development model consists of five steps. In which step would you generate positive and negative examples of how the skill might be applied?

model the skill

There is a _______________ relationship between adolescent risk behavior and academic performance.

negative