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

Question 1

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

Answer 1

No Answer

Question 2

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

A) causes harm.
B) makes you sick.
C) threatens your health.
D) puts you in immediate danger.

Answer 2

threatens your health.

Question 3

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

A) lack muscular coordination.
B) lack physical maturity.
C) lack driver training.
D) tend to take risks.

Answer 3

tend to take risks.

Question 4

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

A) teach the stop, drop, and roll method.
B) teach the proper disposal of smoking materials.
C) discourage children from playing with matches and lighters.
D) increase the use of properly functioning smoke and heat detectors.

Question 5

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

A) over 70
B) 60-70
C) between 40 and 50
D) between 20 and 40

Question 6

Which of the following is true of smokeless tobacco?

A) It causes more deaths each year than car accidents.
B) It leads to rates of lung cancer and emphysema similar to smoking.
C) It causes nicotine dependence and increased cancer risk.
D) It is a safe alternative to cigarette smoking.

Question 7

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

A) over 75
B) between 50 and 60
C) between 40 and 50
D) between 20 and 30

Question 8

Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) endangers health by

A) destroying the immune system.
B) weakening the reproductive system.
C) destroying hemoglobin in red blood cells.
D) increasing one's susceptibility to sexually transmitted diseases.

Question 9

An unhealthful diet is a known risk factor in

A) poor coordination.
B) accidental injuries.
C) high risk behavior.
D) coronary heart disease, cancer, and stroke.

Question 10

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

A) genetic disorders.
B) accidental injury.
C) eating disorders.
D) chronic disease.

Question 11

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

A) Each student enters school healthy and learns about and practices a healthy lifestyle.
B) Each student is actively engaged in learning and is connected to the school and broader community.
C) Each student is happy and productive in the school community.
D) Each student is challenged academically and prepared for success in college or further study and for employment and participation in a global environment.

Question 12

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

A) half
B) three-quarters
C) one-third
D) forty percent

Question 13

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

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

Question 16

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

Question 17

Early sexual experience has no effect on the risk of contracting a sexually transmitted disease.

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

Question 21

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

Question 22

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