Health and Wellness
What are two factors that can be used to evaluate health?
Life Expectancy and Quality of Life
Give a set of three factors influencing influence health?
Possible answers combinations: Heredity, Environment, Media, Technology, Healthcare, and Behavior
What are two areas of focus associated with Healthy People 2020?
Answers will vary: Tobacco, Cancer, Diabetes, Food Safety, Adolescent Health, Nutrition, Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke, Substance Abuse, etc.
A trait associated with good social health is the ability to,
A. Learn from your mistakes
B. Get along with others
C. Recognize your achievements
D. Do daily tasks without getting too tired
B. Get along with others
What is Wellness?
A state of high level of health.
What are the five types of Health associated with the Health STAR?
Physical, Mental, Social, Spiritual, and Intellectual
All the traits passed down from biologically from parent to child?
Heredity
What is an example of gaining awareness about health problems?
A. Having your blood pressure measured during a medical check-up
B. Reading about the effects of high blood pressure
C. Taking medication to lower blood pressure
D. Communicating the dangers of high blood pressure
A. Having your blood pressure measured during a medical check-up
Which is NOT a factor you should consider before buying a product?
A. Safety
B. Cost
C. Quantity
D. Warranty
C. Quantity
What term matches the following definition: Taking action to avoid disease, injury, and other negative health outcomes.
Prevention
If you have good mental health,
A. Your mind is alert
B. You never make a mistake
C. Your body functions well
D. Your feelings are appropriate to events
A. Your mind is alert
One way to evaluate health risks is to?
A. Get enough sleep
B. Break unhealthy habits
C. Consider consequences
D. Engage in risk-free behaviors
C. Consider consequences
What would be a warning sign of quackery or health fraud?
Gaining awareness, gaining knowledge, and building health skills
What is a Risk Factor?
Any action or condition that increases the likelihood of injury, disease, or negative health outcome.
Why are both life expectancy and quality of life used to evaluate overall health?
Possible response: together these factors address length of life and degree of overall satisfaction; they are dependent upon one another for good overall health.
Answers will vary: It is time not spent on exercise and family activites OR Too much exposure could hurt intellect or eyesight OR If playing a lot by themselves, could lead to isolation from others.
What are two health benefits of Hiking in the Mountains?
Answers will vary: Exercise or Physical Activity, Fresh Air, Socialization if go with friends, etc.
Given the Healthy People 2020 goal: "To reduce injuries during school sponsored sporting events, increase the use of protective gear for the head, face, eye, and mouth."
Create one step of a action plan to meet this goal.
Answer will vary (Check reasonableness and detail). Possible example: Write a grant to purchase more protective gear at Newton OR Implement a parent/athlete meeting to inform the new policies of requiring the use of specific protective gear during ALL sporting events.
Which of the following is NOT a type of product?
A. Burnable
B. Durable
C. Consumable
A. Burnable
Justify Cody's location on the Health continuum given the following situation: "Cody eats a lot of "junk" food and doesn't get much exercise. However, he doesn't have obvious signs of illness. "
Answers will vary: A little to the left of the midpoint-towards the illness side. Why: if Cody eats a lot of junk food and doesn't exercise, he likely has a low energy level as result.
Give me two risks associated with Hiking in the Mountains?
Answers will vary: Illness due to elevation differences, Dehydration, Injury because of Terrain
Given this situation, create a short advertisement message using one advertising method. "You have been asked to write an advertisement for a new athletic shoe targeting teens. The athletic shoe company claims that by simply wearing the shoe, the athlete will gain 'Lebron James' level skills in basketball."
Answers will vary (check reasonableness)
Scientific Studies: "Test prove that Brand x works fast."
Bandwagon Approach: "Don't be left behind-use Product X"
Testimonial: "The product is recommended by Lebron James and other successful athletes."
Comparison to other Products: "Brand X has now 20% more power than brand Y."
Emotional Appeal: "Choose brand X-your child's basketball success depends on it!"
Price Appeal: "Brand x- for the least and well worth it."
Given the Healthy People 2020 goal: "To reduce injuries during school sponsored sporting events, increase the use of protective gear for the head, face, eye, and mouth."
Write one obstacle you would have to overcome to meet the goal.
Answers will vary (check for reasonableness and detail). Possible answers: Even though protective gear is available to students, enforcing the use of it OR Not having enough funds to purchase protective gear needed.
An often repeated behavior that becomes almost automatic in a(n)?
Habit