Deck 20: School Interventions to Support Health Behavior Change

Question 1

Why are schools appropriate settings to promote health behavior change?

A) Cost-effective way to teach positive health behaviors
B) Natural choice to establish healthy habits early in life
C) Limited interference by parents during the school sessions
D) Access to counselors who can address adverse behaviors early

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which should be acknowledged as an important strategy to promote healthy behaviors?

A) Nutrition
B) Education
C) Technology
D) Social supports

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which government agency is an active partner in the Whole School Whole Community Whole Child model?

A) Food and Drug Administration
B) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
C) Department of Health and Human Services
D) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which is an effective way to address child health needs?

A) Limit interventions to those that will address chronic health problems
B) Focus on interventions that require a healthcare professional to deliver the service
C) Plan interventions according to needs identified from student and family interviews
D) Package behavior change interventions with traditional school-based health services

Question 5

Which health problem did school nurses attempt to address with limited success?

A) Obesity
B) Smoking
C) Illicit drug use
D) Sexually transmitted infections

Question 6

Which is an example of a school-based health behavior change intervention that focuses on the system?

A) Physical education
B) School-based telemedicine
C) Body mass index screening
D) Substance-use prevention interventions

Question 7

Which type of school-based health behavior change intervention mandates access to potable drinking water during lunch?

A) Policy
B) System
C) Education
D) Behavioral

Question 8

What has been an outcome of school-based health clinics?

A) Improved educational outcomes
B) Increased number of emancipated minors
C) Larger number of claims made to Medicaid
D) Increased visits to the primary care provider

Question 9

Which has been a positive outcome from a school-based education intervention in a classroom setting?

A) Prevention of traffic accidents
B) Improved oral health outcomes
C) Prevention of unintentional injuries
D) Increased fruit and vegetable consumption

Question 10

Which has been a positive outcome from a school-based behavioral intervention?

A) Reduction in anxiety
B) Avoidance of cigarette smoking
C) Decreased time watching television
D) Increased use of protective equipment

Question 11

Which would be an appropriate school-based intervention for positive health behavior to address the use of laptops for homework and other school activities?

A) Teach ergonomic strategies for healthy computer use
B) Encourage the use of email instead of text messaging
C) Ban the placement of ads on school-related Internet sites
D) Restrict Internet access to sites only needed for schoolwork

Question 12

Which is a system-controlled health behavior change intervention?

A) Offering water during and after sports activities
B) Increasing the amount of time a student spends working on a laptop
C) Using the computer system to monitor actions that adversely affect health
D) Creating a plan to address a chronic health problem and sharing the plan with the school nurse

Question 13

Which is an example of a policy that has had a positive impact on student health?

A) Strictly enforcing tobacco-free work environment
B) Removing regular soda from vending machines
C) Instituting mandatory 10-minute breaks for every hour of sitting
D) Replacing high-calorie foods with fruits and vegetables

Question 14

Which is an example of a multicomponent intervention designed to address students' sexual health risk behaviors?

A) SunSafe
B) CATCH
C) Planet Health
D) Safer Choices

Question 15

Which type of school-based health behavior intervention will receive the most support from teachers and school administrators?

A) Enhancement of physical activity
B) Actions to prevent the development of obesity
C) Blend of educational objectives and health goals
D) Prevention of illicit drug use