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Questions: Chapter 5

Continuing Education Questions for Chapter 5: A Healthy School Environment

Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs

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Area of Responsibility: Responsibility II—Planning Effective Health Education Programs

The following questions are directly related to Chapter 5: A Healthy School Environment, written by A. Henderson and D.E. Rowe, in Health Is Academic: A Guide to Coordinated School Health Programs. 

The answer sheet is available by clicking here: Answers: Chapter 5

Please answer the following questions:

1. A healthy school environment includes:

1. Positive social relationships
2. Positive attitudes about school
3. Safe, clean, and well-maintained buildings and grounds
4. All of the above

2. Factors that influence the psychosocial environment include:

1. The organization of a school
2. The nature of policies, procedures, and practices
3. The enforcement of policies, procedures, and practices
4. All of the above

3. A healthy school environment contributes to students' health by:

1. Minimizing distractions
2. Expecting that all students can succeed
3. Creating a climate in which students and staff do their best work
4. All of the above

4. Almost one out of every ___ public school buildings in the country contains an environmental hazard:

1. 2
2. 5
3. 10
4. 20

5. Assigning the health class to a corner of the cafeteria sends which of the following messages?

1. It is important to integrate school nutrition services with school health education.
2. Health issues are not important.
3. Teachers need to learn how to be flexible.
4. All of the above

6. Families, schools, and communities that value academic achievement and set high standards for children have:

1. Higher-achieving students
2. Students who are likely to suffer stress-related illnesses
3. Fewer extracurricular activities
4. All of the above

7. Creating a healthy school environment requires the involvement of school administrators, faculty, staff, students, and community members.

1. True
2. False

8. Support for creating and maintaining a healthy school environment often comes from:

1. Community agencies, such as law enforcement and public health departments, when they provide human resources and expertise
2. State per capita subsidies specifically allotted for school maintenance
3. Categorical outside grant funding for environmental priorities
4. All of the above

9. The action steps recommended in Chapter 5 for schools include all of the following except:

1. Developing and using a data collection system for assessing and monitoring the school environment
2. Providing leadership and administrative support for a healthy school environment
3. Developing seminars that train all school personnel to make improvements to the school structure
4. Creating a team to identify needs, set priorities, and identify resources

10. Involving community members in a school clean-up effort is an example of which of the following?

1. Improving the school environment
2. Integrating the components of a coordinated school health program
3. Setting a health-enhancing norm
4. All of the above

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