Health Quadrants
Nutrition
Substance abuse
Mrs. Leavy
wild card
100

What does effective communication look like?

body language matches words

Listening to learn

One person speaks at a time

Nodding head 

Leaning forward

100

How many calories are in one gram of fat?

9

100

What is the addictive drug in cigarrets

nicotine

100

What is Mrs. Leavy's favorite color

purple

100

t/r "I" statements focus on the speaker's own thoughts, feelings, and experiences 

true

200

What improves your ability to think

8-10 hours of sleep

meditation

rest

positive thoughts

200

Several students have started to hang out at the local fast food restaurant after school. What is a long-term consequence of eating fast food on a daily basis?

Increased plaque buildup in arteries

obesity

200

Give two side effects of second hand smoke.

Breathing problems; sore eyes,
nose and throat; ear infections; more
severe asthma; lung cancer

200

Name Mrs. Leavy's two sons

Ryan and Sean

200

What does it mean to binge drink?

Drink 5 or more drinks in one sitting.

300

What do negative thoughts do to your brain?

slow down brain coordination

300

The FDA requires foods labeled low-fat to have less than how many total grams of fat?

3

300

What is the difference between an over the counter (OTC)  medication and a prescription medication (Rx)?  

OTC is not prescribed by a doctor

Prescription is prescribed for a doctor for a specific person and diagnosis

300

What is Mrs. Leavy's dog's name... and why?

Mindy, because she is a morkiepoo and there is a tv show called Mork and Mindy

300

What are Mrs. Leavy's cats names?

Black Cat and Luna

400

What does resilience mean?

you can bounce back after trauma

400

Which disease is characterized by blocked arteries, poor blood circulation, and shortness of breath?

heart disease

400

Name at least two long term effects of alcoholism

  • Immune System - lowers immune system and may increase liver disease and cancers
  • Liver - fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, alcoholic cirrhosis
  • Heart Disease
  • Disease of the skeleton; osteopenia - bone loss
  • Cancer: mouth, throat, stomach, colon and liver. 
  • Brain - memory loss, language, reasoning, problem solving,
400

Where did Mrs. Leavy grow up?

Canal Zone, Republic of Panama

400

What should you do if your doctor prescribes an opiod?

Ask if there is a safer option.

500

Write at least one trait of emotionally healthy people?

accept who they are

communicate their feelings in health ways

build healthy relationships

500

Name the five key nutritents

protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, minerals and water

500

Surveys show that the rate of tobacco use among our children and youth is alarmingly high. They also show that experimentation with tobacco begins as early as the primary years.

This factor is a significant concern because we know that the earlier someone starts smoking:

  • the harder it is for them to quit.
    • the more cigarettes they’re likely to smoke per day later on in their lives; and
    • the greater their chances of developing tobacco-related disease.
500

Where was Mrs. Leavy born?

Michigan

500

The active ingredient found in marijuana that gives you a “high” is called:

thc