Exam 1: A Nation at Risk: The Need for Comprehensive School Health Education

One of the main goals of a physical education curriculum is to teach competence in a variety of competitive sports.

Students who smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol are more likely than nonsmokers and nondrinkers to use illicit drugs.

Among all U.S. high school students, _______ percent report having had sexual intercourse.

Teenagers are at high risk of sustaining motor vehicle accident injuries because they

More than half of all high school students engage in vigorous physical activity at least five days each week.

In the United States, teen mothers often have a second child within two years of the first.

Alcohol use is a significant risk factor in adolescent drowning cases.

In the Meeks Heit Umbrella of Comprehensive School Health Education, health literacy is the same as health knowledge.

About ______ of the traumatic brain injuries that occur each year are concussions.

One of the most effective way to reduce fire injuries to children is to

Which of the following is true of smokeless tobacco?

Although most high school students have tried smoking, most are not current smokers.

Of the following, which is not a tenet of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model?

A risk behavior is best defined as any action you choose that

Define a life skill. Explain how they relate to health goals.

Among all U.S. high school students, _______ percent report having had at least one drink.

The weapons most likely to injure U.S. teenagers are firearms.

Of the following, physical activity is most likely to reduce the risk of

An unhealthful diet is a known risk factor in

The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model places the child center place in school health efforts.