Praxis Version

Question 1

Gingivitis that has been ineffectively treated can lead to what more serious conditions?

Answer 1

Periodontal disease

Question 2

What is defined as the study of the nature, cause, control, and determinants of disease, disability, and death in human populations.

Answer 2

Epidemiology

Question 3

What is the best place to start when implementing the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model.

Answer 3

A School Wellness Committee

Question 4

What database provides vital information on risk behaviors among young people to target and improve health programs more effectively.

Answer 4

Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)

Question 5

Death Rate

Answer 5

Mortality

Question 6

Illness Rate

Answer 6

Morbidity

Question 7

What are the two types of knowledge are included in the National Health Education Standards

Answer 7

1) Health Content
2) Process and skills as applied to a healthy living

Question 8

What condition is easily spread from person to person and is characterized by the appearance of the small white eggs of a parasitic insect?

Answer 8

Head Lice

Question 9

One pound of fat that is gained represents how many calories?

Answer 9

3,500

Question 10

___________ (or positive stress) allows health and performance to continue to improve even though the level of stress increases.

Answer 10

Eustress

Question 11

The direct exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the lungs is a function of which structures?

Answer 11

Alveoli

Question 12

What is the cause of most Americans’ back pain?

Answer 12

Aging and weight gain in the abdomen

Question 13

The performance indicators for the National Health Education Standards suggests expectations for what students should know and be able to do by the end of what grade levels?

Answer 13

2, 5, 8, 12

Question 14

What long-term physical health consequence is likely to occur as a result of child abuse and neglect?

Answer 14

Impaired brain development

Question 15

Articles on appraising the health of school children are most likely to be found in the official publication of the

Answer 15

American School Health Association

Question 16

What is the main difference between Voluntary health agencies and official (public) health agencies

Answer 16

Voluntary agencies usually focus on one or two related diseases; public health agencies cover many diseases.

Question 17

What government organizations allows the public to comment on proposed rules and regulations concerning public health policies?

Answer 17

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Question 18

What is the path of the egg (ovum) from ovulation through menstruation?

Answer 18

Ovary
Fallopian Tue
Uterus
Vagina

Question 19

The somatotype of the human body refers to the

Answer 19

Body’s Shape

Question 20

What developmental characteristics will most interfere with the ability of children ages 5 through 7 to engage in simple cooperative games?

Answer 20

Egocentricity

Question 21

What forms of well-being emphasizes the human need to discover meaning and purpose in life and endows the individual with ethics, values, and morals?

Answer 21

Spiritual wellness

Question 22

What type of cancer spreads from the original site to create a cancer in a secondary site?

Answer 22

Metastasis

Question 23

Attitude scales can be important for measuring what?

Answer 23

The effectiveness of an educational program

Question 24

he tendency of adolescents to imagine they are always being scrutinized by others is best described as

Answer 24

the imaginary audience

Question 25

What pair of federal agencies are responsible for creating and updating the Dietary Guidelines for Americans?

Answer 25

Department of Agriculture

Department of Health and Human Services

Question 26

What seven foods are considered to be complete proteins because they contain all 9 of the essential amino acids in one serving?

Answer 26

1) Meat
2) Fish
3) Poultry
4) Cheese
5) Eggs
6) Yogurt
7) Milk

Question 27

In what human organs is bile produced?

Answer 27

Liver

Question 28

The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors how many types of health-risk behaviors that contribute to death and disability in young people?

Answer 28

6

Question 29

What agency focuses on providing health-related research and health-improvement strategies primarily for school-aged children?

Answer 29

American School Health Association

Question 30

A person with what personality type may be more prone to high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels?

Answer 30

Type A

Question 31

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), which of the following is the best example of “reducing,” as used in their slogan “reduce, reuse, and recycle”?

Answer 31

Borrowing Items

Question 32

What sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), if left untreated during pregnancy, results in infant death in up to 40 percent of cases in the United States?

Answer 32

Syphilis

Question 33

What is the best source for a health teacher to find information on cultural competency?

Answer 33

Office of Minority Health (OMH)

Question 34

What are the most commonly abused drugs?

Answer 34

Depressants

Question 35

The production of cocaethylene by the liver resulting from the simultaneous consumption of two drugs increases the euphoric effect of the drugs and leads to an increased risk of sudden death resulting from their interaction. Cocaethylene is produced when alcohol is consumed with

Answer 35

cocaine

Question 36

According to the CHARACTER COUNTS!© program, whare the six traits of character?

Answer 36

Trustworthiness
Respect
Responsibility
Fairness
Caring
Citizenship

Question 37

What vitamins are water soluble?

Answer 37

Vitamin C
Vitamin B

Question 38

What vitamins are fat soluable?

Answer 38

Vitamin A
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin K

Question 39

What type of physicians practice naturopathic medicine?

Answer 39

Chiropractors