Health Science Events
This part of the brain is primarily responsible for the "fight or flight" response and processing fear (Behavioral Health)
What is the amygdala?
This is the normal resting pulse rate range for a healthy adult (Sports Medicine). (Providing a range is acceptable)
What is 60-80 bpm?
What is the term for the central argument or main position that a persuasive speech attempts to prove?
What is the thesis or claim?
What is the study of how diseases spread, who they affect, and what factors influence their occurrence in populations?
What is Epidemiology?
Which gene-editing technology allows scientists to make targeted changes (cuts) to DNA and has been investigated as a treatment for genetic diseases? (Medical Innovation)
What is CRISPR-Cas9? (CRISPR will also be accepted)
This number in °F is equal to 39.2°C (Medical Math).
What is 102.56 °F?
This ligament is torn by internal rotation of the tibia (Sports Medicine).
What is the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL)?
How many hours of sleep are recommended per night for teenagers ages 13–18?
What is 8-10 hours?
What public health intervention involves testing apparently healthy people to identify a disease at an early stage?
What is Screening (secondary prevention)?
Which medical innovation allows doctors to examine the digestive tract using a flexible tube equipped with a camera? (Medical Innovation)
What is an endoscope?
According to the Medical Law and Ethics guidelines, this is the percentage of the Medical Law and Ethics test focused on Bioethical Issues. (You will need to pull up the guidelines)
What is 25%?
According to the guidelines, this is the skill that takes four minutes in the Surgical Technologist event.
What is Loading & Passing Surgical Sutures?
According to the Prepared Speaking Guidelines, what is the topic for this year?
What is "Redefine the Standard?"
According to the Public Health Guidelines, what is this year's topic?
What is "Fact-Check Your Feed: Taking Down Health Myths Before They Spread?"
According to the Biomedical Debate Guidelines, what is this year's topic?
What is "Limited healthcare resources should be allocated to patients with the greatest likelihood of long-term survival."?
This word root means "gray" (Medical Terminology)
What is Poli/o?
This medical term is used to describe weakness or partial paralysis affecting one entire side of the body (Occupational Therapy).
What is hemiparesis?
A student sets the following goal: “I will exercise for 30 minutes, five days a week, to improve my cardiovascular health over the next month.” Is this a SMART goal? Explain.
What is No.
Explanation: Although it is specific, measurable, achievable, and time-bound, it is not fully relevant unless the student connects it to a personally meaningful health objective.
What does the acronym PPE stand for, and why is it important during an infectious disease outbreak?
What is Personal protective equipment; it helps protect healthcare workers and others from exposure to infectious hazards?
A community clinic has limited funding, and many patients cannot afford continuous glucose monitors. Your team must propose a solution to improve diabetes monitoring. Name an approach that could be considered.
Examples:
-Subsidized or loaner monitoring devices
-Community health programs that provide affordable glucose meters and test strips
-Partnerships with clinics and assistance programs.
Teams should explain how their choices improve affordability and continuity of care.
This is the term for a blood clot that has traveled through the bloodstream and lodged in a vessel (Pathophysiology)
What is an embolus?
This is the location where wounds caused by venous insufficiency are most commonly found on the body (Physical Therapy).
What happens in the lower part of the legs?
For the Researched Persuasive Writing and Speaking event, what is the topic? In addition, provide a claim and justification for the claim.
What is "Should Pharmaceutical Companies Advertise?"
Correct answers include a claim and reasoning.
A county launches a free vaccination campaign, but vaccination rates remain low in some neighborhoods. Provide at least two factors that public health officials should investigate before redesigning the campaign?
What is.....?
Examples:
-Access barriers such as transportation or clinic hours
-Language and communication barriers
-Community concerns
-Misinformation
-Cost
-Trust
-Vaccine availability
Your team is designing a low-cost device to detect early signs of dehydration in older adults. You have one engineer, one nurse, one physician, and one public health specialist. What unique contribution could each person make to developing a practical solution?
Example answer: The engineer develops the device; the nurse identifies practical monitoring needs; the physician establishes clinically meaningful indicators and safety requirements; and the public health specialist evaluates accessibility, implementation, and population needs.