CH. 6
Define bullying
unwanted, aggressive behavior among school aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance
What is Maternal, Infant, and Child Health?
Embodies the health of women in childbearing years from pre-pregnancy through post-pregnancy and then the health of child from birth through adolescence.
True or False?
Female Mortality rates are higher than mens.
False
What is ageism?
Discrimination against older adults
What is health equity?
The attainment of the highest level of health for all people
Why is there a need for School health?
unhealthy children have a more difficult time learning
Health and success in schools are interrelated
School health programs provide the integration of education and health
What type of women are more likely to experience negative birth outcomes?
Unmarried Women
What is the number one cause of death for adults ages 45-64?
Cancer
Define risk
Something that can contribute to a disease or an infectious condition in humans
Define health disparities.
Differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups
What is the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model?
A model focused on addressing the educational and health needs of children within the context of the school setting
List factors that affect Infant Health
Mother’s health and her health behavior prior to and during pregnancy
Genetic characteristics
Mother’s level of prenatal care
Etc.
What is the adolescent stage of life?
The period of transition from childhood to adulthood
What is the Older Americans Act of 1965
Designed to increase services and protect rights of older adults
Define ethnicity
a group of people who share a common social and cultural identity
What is School health advisory council?
an advisory group composed of school, health, and community representatives who act collectively to advise the school district on aspects of coordinated school health
What is the Women, Infants, and Children
(WIC) Program?
A program designed to provide nutritional and health-related goods and services to pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants up to 1 year of age, and children under age 5
Why have mortality rates had a decline in recent years?
Advances in medicine and injury/disease prevention
What do Community group members do?
- participate in, and have ownership of, the change process
- Believe they have control over their lives and the lives of those in the group
-assume responsibility for, and take a leadership roles, in change
-effectively collaborate to identify problems, achieve consensus on goals and priorities, and implement actions
List the current distribution of the U.S. population by race/ethnicity.
White
Non Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans
Black
Asian
American Indian/ Alaska Native
Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islanders
What are some topics introduced in the Health education curriculum?
1) alcohol and drug use
2) healthy eating
3) mental and emotional health
4) personal health and wellness
5) physical activity
6) safety
7) sexual health
8) tobacco
9) violence prevention
What is the Title X: Family Planning Act?
Federal program that provides funds for family planning services for low-income people
Aims to reduce unintended pregnancy by providing contraceptive and other reproductive healthcare services to low-income women
What are protective factors?
Individual or environmental characteristics, conditions, or behaviors that reduce the effects of stressful life events, increase the ability to avoid risks or hazards, and promote social and emotional competence
What is Capitation?
When a clinician is paid a set amount per time period (often per month) for each patient for whom he or she is responsible for providing services. The clinician is paid even if the patient does not require any services during that time period.
What are the six priority areas of the Race and Health Initiative?
Infant mortality
Cancer screening and management
Cardiovascular disease and stroke
Diabetes
HIV/AIDS
Adult and child immunizations