Praxis Version Flashcards
Gingivitis that has been ineffectively treated can lead to what more serious conditions?
Periodontal disease
What is defined as the study of the nature, cause, control, and determinants of disease, disability, and death in human populations.
Epidemiology
What is the best place to start when implementing the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.
A School Wellness Committee
What database provides vital information on risk behaviors among young people to target and improve health programs more effectively.
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Death Rate
Mortality
Illness Rate
Morbidity
What are the two types of knowledge are included in the National Health Education Standards
1) Health Content
2) Process and skills as applied to a healthy living
What condition is easily spread from person to person and is characterized by the appearance of the small white eggs of a parasitic insect?
Head Lice
One pound of fat that is gained represents how many calories?
3,500
___________ (or positive stress) allows health and performance to continue to improve even though the level of stress increases.
Eustress
The direct exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs is a function of which structures?
Alveoli
What is the cause of most Americans’ back pain?
Aging and weight gain in the abdomen
The performance indicators for the National Health Education Standards suggests expectations for what students should know and be able to do by the end of what grade levels?
2, 5, 8, 12
What long-term physical health consequence is likely to occur as a result of child abuse and neglect?
Impaired brain development
Articles on appraising the health of school children are most likely to be found in the official publication of the
American School Health Association
What is the main difference between Voluntary health agencies and official (public) health agencies
Voluntary agencies usually focus on one or two related diseases; public health agencies cover many diseases.
What government organizations allows the public to comment on proposed rules and regulations concerning public health policies?
United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
What is the path of the egg (ovum) from ovulation through menstruation?
Ovary
Fallopian Tue
Uterus
Vagina
The somatotype of the human body refers to the
Body’s Shape
What developmental characteristics will most interfere with the ability of children ages 5 through 7 to engage in simple cooperative games?
Egocentricity
What forms of well-being emphasizes the human need to discover meaning and purpose in life and endows the individual with ethics, values, and morals?
Spiritual wellness
What type of cancer spreads from the original site to create a cancer in a secondary site?
Metastasis
Attitude scales can be important for measuring what?
The effectiveness of an educational program
he tendency of adolescents to imagine they are always being scrutinized by others is best described as
the imaginary audience
What pair of federal agencies are responsible for creating and updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?
Department of Agriculture
Department of Health and Human Services
What seven foods are considered to be complete proteins because they contain all 9 of the essential amino acids in one serving?
1) Meat
2) Fish
3) Poultry
4) Cheese
5) Eggs
6) Yogurt
7) Milk
In what human organs is bile produced?
Liver
The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors how many types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to death and disability in young people?
6
What agency focuses on providing health-related research and health-improvement strategies primarily for school-aged children?
American School Health Association
A person with what personality type may be more prone to high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels?
Type A
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which of the following is the best example of “reducing,” as used in their slogan “reduce, reuse, and recycle”?
Borrowing Items
What sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), if left untreated during pregnancy, results in infant death in up to 40 percent of cases in the United States?
Syphilis
What is the best source for a health teacher to find information on cultural competency?
Office of Minority Health (OMH)
What are the most commonly abused drugs?
Depressants
The production of cocaethylene by the liver resulting from the simultaneous consumption of two drugs increases the euphoric effect of the drugs and leads to an increased risk of sudden death resulting from their interaction. Cocaethylene is produced when alcohol is consumed with
cocaine
According to the CHARACTER COUNTS!© program, whare the six traits of character?
Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship
What vitamins are water soluble?
Vitamin C
Vitamin B
What vitamins are fat soluable?
Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
What type of physicians practice naturopathic medicine?
Chiropractors
