Healthy Habits
How many hours of sleep should teens get each night?
8-10 hours
True or False: An Upper School student suspected to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol on campus will immediately be expelled
What is the daily medication called that can prevent the transmission of HIV?
PrEP
What are the four signs of alcohol poisoning?
Cold, clammy skin; unconsciousness/unable to be roused; puking; slow breathing
Carrying Naloxone on your person can help prevent overdose deaths from which type of drugs?
Opioids
What percentage of juniors (within 5%) reported feeling nervous or stressed "very often" or "fairly often" within the last month?
93.2%
True or False: Vaccination rates are higher in rural areas than cities
False
Use and possession of which form of cocaine is punished more harshly by the criminal justice system?
Crack cocaine
True or False: "Herd immunity" refers to the concept that individuals getting vaccinated protects their community from disease
True
What was the average hours of sleep per night during the week Grade 11 was surveyed?
7.5
Define "Health Disparities"
A type of difference in health that is closely linked with social or economic disadvantage. Health disparities negatively affect groups of people who have systematically experienced greater social or economic obstacles to health
True or False: 1 in 5 teens who are sexually active reported being drunk or high the last time they engaged in sexual intercourse
True
How often should a sexually active person get tested for sexually transmitted infections?
At least once a year
Prior to Spence, which public health agency employed Ms. Farhat?
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Worldwide, what is the second leading cause of death due to an infectious disease?
HIV/AIDS
Name three risk factors for Alcohol Use Disorder.