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14 Cards in this Set
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Top 3 Behaviors Resulting in Injury or Death |
1. Unintentional Injuries (Accidents 50%) 2. Homicide 3. Suicide |
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Scope |
The depth or difficulty of the material. |
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Sequence |
The order in which material is covered. |
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GLE's |
How health material is mandated for all students in grades K-9. |
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Sexual Behavior |
-Knowing and practice are not consistent. -Know that condoms reduce risk of std's and pregnancy but many still don't use. -The number using some form of contraception is increasing. -Confusion about the risk of getting std - don't believe the risk is great and don't understand the link between std's and cancer. |
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Behaviors that Increase the Risks of STDs |
-sex with an infected person -not understanding the risk from any body fluids -birth control pills do not reduce the risk -sharing needles and other devices -more than one sexual partner |
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Insufficient Physical Activity |
-Health problems are rising due to overweight and lack of strength -Lack of frequent, vigorous activity -Heat disease, cancer, high blood pressure problems due to lack of exercise -Back and muscular problems are due to poor core strength |
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Middle School Drug Use |
-Alcohol- binge 4 for women, 5 for man -Marijuana -Methamphetamine -Other sources (white out, canned inhalents) -Need more instruction in resistance skills |
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Tobacco |
-Use is rising -Cancer, heart disease, emphysema -Rise in smoking and chewing tobacco starting in grades five and six |
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Nutrition |
-Dietary problems contribute to health issues such as diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease, osteoporosis -Low fiber diet leads to colon cancer -Calcium deficiency - 9 out of 10 girls, 7 out of 10 boys (dark pop, need 1000mg) -Key years for calcium intake is birth to 20 years -Dehydration is leading cause of sluggishness in children -Scurvy is reoccurring due to vitamin deficiencies |
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Other Health Poroblems |
-Skin and hair- diet deficient -Dental-visual-hearing problems -School screening is first to identify problems-may be the only screening some children get -Infectious disease of all times are on the rise! (Whooping cough, typhoid, etc.) |
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Adolescent health |
-60%+ youth have one risk factor for heart disease -Less than 36% meet standards for average fitness -75% of all stds are in the 15-24 age group -Rising pregnancy rate: 50% of pregnant girls drop out of school |
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Adolescent Health |
-25% of those between 12 and 17 have a drinking problem. -Participate in unsafe behavior -Not as healthy as their parents were at that age -Students are leading High Stress Lifestyles that contribute to health problems |
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Risk Behaviors Usually |
-Are established during youth (before 18) -Persist into adulthood if not stopped -Are interrelated -Contribute to other problems and poor life choices -Are preventable |
