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HSCV 450
First Exam
102
Health Care
Undergraduate 3
10/06/2013

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Term
Major goal of health education
Definition
  • Encourage studetns to adopt healthy lifestyles becasue: unhealthy, personal lifestyles, conditions, behaviors are the most significant healthy problems in the U.S.
  • Childeren need atleast 1 1/2 hours per week of helth education for them to adopt a healthy lifestyle
Term
Major goal of health instruction framework
Definition
to describe health education and school wide health promothion straegies helping literate individuals with a lifelong commitment to healthy living
Term
Premis of health literacy includes three domains
Definition
  1. cognitive- knowledge & facts
  2. affective- emphasize emotional processes of feeling, behaviors, attitudes and values
  3. psychomoter- address what studetns actually do (action)
Term
Accidents are leading cause of death
Definition
History- health education begins with instructional in anatomy and physiology
Term
WHO (World Health Organzation)
Definition
  • healty is a state of physical, social, and emotional well being an dnot merely the absence of disease
Term
Health education content areas
Definition
  • personal health
  • consumer adn community health
  • injury prevention adn safety
  • alcohol, tabacoo and other drugs
  • nutrition
  • environmental health
  • family living
  • individual growth and development
  • communicate and chronic disease
Term
Unifying Ideas
Definition
  • acceptance of personal responsibility for life long health
  • respect for and promotion of the health of others
  • an understanding of the process of growth and development
  • informed use of helth- related information, products and services
Term
#1  CA and other states required that only teachers with:
Definition
  • A single subject credential in health
  • supplementary authorization in helth 
  • minor in health
  • ALL OF THE ABOVE

 

can legaly teach health in secondary schools

Term
#2  CA only requires elementary grade teachers to complete one health course to obtain a teachign credential even though they are responsible for teaching a requred health crouse in elementary grades.
Definition
TRUE
Term
Physical Education
Definition
  • Has a frame work al lof it's own
  • it helps studetns gain knowledge and skills
  • helaty behaviors for healthy living
Term
Health Services
Definition
  • School nurses (1 nurse for 750 students) 
  • now we have (1 nurse for every 1,500 students)
Term
California Has:
Definition
  • 1 for every 2,200 studetns
  • 5% have a full time nurse
  • people at the front desk at the school can now do epi pens
    • vision
    • hearing
    • sculiosis
Term
Psychological and counseling services
Definition
  • ca 1 school counciler for every 199 students
  • Social workers, 6,000,000 studetns - less than 300 social workers
Term
Healthy School environment
Definition
  • sustainability
  • working lights
  • ac's/ heaters
Term
cumulative health forms
Definition
  • should be done twise/year if possible
  • check which child disease one has had
  • cumulative file is confidential information
Term
summary of medical history
Definition
  • students health status
  • history of immunization/ vaccines
    • nurse takes care of immunization usually 
    • should be 11 shots by age 2 (problem: kids are comming to kindergarden not immunized)
    • record screening exams (initial screening in kindergarten adn then every three years) (k-1)(3-5)
Term
Vision
Definition
  • use a shellen Exame to indicate the best vision.  Some teacher do vision screening 20/20 is average vision. the first # 20 is feet from the chart 
  • 20/10 better
  • 20/60 worse
Term
Hearing
Definition
  • only done by a certified hearing specialist (audiologist); however, they school nurse can do the exam if he/she has had training
  • hearing screening should be done; once in the primary grades and then evry three years after that
Term
The national scoliosis
Definition
  • assosiation recomemdes scoliosis screening should be for girls by age 10 and for boys by age 11, however ca schools screen studetns later(but this should be earlier)
  • Scoliosis:
    • curvature of the spine
    • lateral S curve
    • hips stick out and hip in higher
    • need to check the spine processes that stick out
Term
Kyphosis
Definition
Humpcak and is associated with ostrorosis
Term
Lordosis
Definition

Sway back and is more common in women

 

  • is easier to correct with a body brace

Teachers can recomend NOT diegnose

Term
Teachers observation comments
Definition
  • explanation of observed, unusual or unacceptable behavior
  • teachers can be held accountable if use lables for comments which unjustly lables or discrimates against a student or his family
  • do NOT write coments in "negative form"

"your son/daughter/child needs to..."

Term
Avoid these kinds of expressions
Definition

awkward

dirty/smelly

lies

cheats

steals 

rude

lazy

Term
Grade placement for health ED topics
Definition
  1. identify, order and organization content areas
  2. determin scope adn sequencne
  • each previous experience provides basis for new learning
  • topics should build on one another and not be presented as discrette bits of info
  • concepts within each lessons shoud related to eachother
Term
Scope
Definition
  • refers to the depth or differeulty of materials (the "waht to teach") also refers to the arrangement of curriculum form k-12)
Term
sequence
Definition
  • refers to the order in which the material is to be covered (the "when to teach it")
Term
Determining what to teach:  Social Morals
Definition
must be acceptable in that community, will always change
Term
Teaching controverisal topics
Definition
  • family life, druge education, HIV education
  • disagreements center on religious beliefe, public vs. private morality and control of school curriculum, personal values and attitudes
  • involves careful planning process and should involve the formation of a community advistory committee
  • teachers shoud to be sensitive
  • always present accuate adn factual information
  • obtain materials from professional sources
    • do not become embarrassed when teachering sex related material
    • present a balance viewpoiont on controversial issues
    • educate dont indoctriate
    • teach facts, be objective, be dethocratic, provide knowlede, not emotionally biased constructs
Term
Controversial topics...continued..
Definition
  • street slang is improper, if a students uses these turms, correct them and teach them the right one, this is done in a non threatening and unemotional fation/attention is not drawn
  • you can answer that question, if you know the definition, even if it is outside of the currucliuam. you need written concent from the parent abou this subject
  • if it leads to a discuassion, you STOP
Term
teachers need to admit when they do not know the answer to a question
Definition
  • refer student to another source
  • the studetns can research the answer
  • if question is outside the administrative mandate, tell the class you cant discuss it, leave it to the families.
  • parents shoudl be informed regarding class activities (refer information and questions to the parents)
Term
determining what to teach
Definition
  • students interest 
  • heatlth needs
  • textbooks and courses of study-preview all of them
Term
Behavior Objectives
Definition

a behavioral objective contains content and an expected behavioral change in learniner that can obsered demonstrated and measured

Term

Behaviro objectives:

must ask ourselves as teachers/faciltators

Definition
  • what competencies do my studetns need to have (in the subject area you are responsible for) to function effectively
  • rational: why do they need to have these competencies? (how do i know that they know)
  • how do i know that htey have these competencies?
Term

Behavior Objectives:

Formate Of

Definition
  • the participant will be able to  (verb, must be observeable, with what)
  • do not use verbs which do not indicate an observable behavior, such as:
    • to know
    • to udnerstand
    • to appreciate
    • to become familiar with
    • to grasp and idea
  • Use:(Page 6)
    • to demonstrate
    • to cite
    • to identify
    • to assess
    • to select
Term
Behaviro objectives: Examples
Definition
  • the student will demestrate corret CPR techniques (the who)  (behavior expected)  (learing requriment) utilizing a manikin for two minute wiht  100 accuracy (condiction)    (standard of performance)
Term
The teacher as part of the health term, Legal responsibilities
Definition
  • liability is a mojor concern (litigious  society)
  • you are considered "in loco parents" (in the place of parents) when a child is under your supervision
  • primary responsibility is to prevent injury to sutdetns and act responsiblies
  • follow schol procedure for filling out accident report
Term
most common charges vs. teachers
Definition
  1. inadequeate suspervision
  2. negligenc-not watching studetns
  3. failer to render appropriate aid to the injured
  4. breach- not watching teh students
Term
Negligence
Definition
  • Duty
  • breach of duty
  • cause
  • Damage
    • when something happens spontaneous, you have no control over it
Term

You can always activate 911

(ABC)

Definition

A- air way

B- breathing

C- controled bleeding 

 

you can always do first aid

Term
Fights
Definition
  1. verbal command
  2. send for help
  3. protect other studetns
  4. make a physical atttempt to break it up
    • use neutral areas  (with equal force)
      • wrist
      • waist/belt
      • shoulders 
      • ankles
  5. Studetns attack teachers
    • self defense
    • equal force
Term
Field Trip
Definition
  • use approved sites
  • collect permission slips-forms do not remove responsibility but ust be obtained
  • an invitation is better than a request
  • be aware of attractive nuisances
  • dont give implied consent
  • must be a written concent form
  • STUDENTS WHO DO NOT GO ON THE FIELD TRIP, MUST STAY WITH ANOTHER TEACHER, YOU MUST HAVE A RELATED LESSON PLAN FOR THAT KID TO DO
Term

Punishment:

You Cannot

Definition
  • touch
  • force physical activity
  • ridicule
  • humiliate
  • embrass
  • deprive from an educational experience (provide lesson plan)
  • detain over an hour/ or past the bus
Term

Discrimination

You cannot on the basis of:

Definition
  • sex
  • race/ethnic group
  • age
  • religion
  • intelligence
Term
Drugs
Definition
  • unlawful to posses psychoactive drugs
  • unlawful to posseess drug parapheeralia
  • ulawful to be where drugs being used
Term
Search & Seizure- resonable suspiction
Definition
teachers may remove contraband while carrying out duties
Term
Reasonable Scope (Search and Seizure)
Definition
  • searches shoudl be no more extensive than responsably necessary
  • police must be invited to help w/ school related problems
  • police can enter the school ground without being summoned if working on outside crime
  • police can be removed &/or questoin studetns without parents permission
Term
Family Life Education
Definition

parents have the primary responsibility

  1. school coard adopts a FLE curriculum in which approved topics are outlined
  2. parents must be notifeid in writting, in advance of programs
  3. parents must give writen permisionfor thier child to attend
  4. prior to class, a preview meeting must be scheduled
  5. teahers may teach only approved topics using approved materials
Term
Body system/ personal health
Definition
  • ultimate goal of nearly all body systems is to maintian life
  • instructions about the function and care of the human body and its interacting systems is of utmsot importance of children. 
Term
Digestive system
Definition

epiglotts

esophagus

small intstant

large intstang

rectom

Term
small intstant
Definition
most important components of the digestive system, where they food is broken down adn absorbed into the blood stream
Term
Epiglotts
Definition
is the flap at the back of your throat
Term
Esophagus
Definition
the long tube that food goes down
Term
Nervous system
Definition

central nervous system (CNS)

  1. Brain- like a computer- Weighs 2 lbs 
  2. Spinal cord

cerebrum

cerebelium

brain stem

ans

Term
Cerebrum
Definition
  • largest part of the brain
  • mental proccess
  • motor movement
Term
cerebellum
Definition
  • equalibruim an cordination
  • muscle cordinaiton
Term
Brain Stem
Definition
  • controls circulaiton
  • resporation
  • blood pressure
  • hunger and thirst
Term
Ans
Definition
  • auto namic nervous system
    • helps to regulate the internal environment of the body
Term
Respirtory system
Definition
  • Childeren breath 1 breath every 3 sec. = 20 times a min.
  • adults is one breath every 5 secs
Term
Cirrculitary system
Definition

Rt Atrium    Lt Atrium  (top)

Rt Ventricle  Lt Ventricle  (Bottom)

(mirrored image)

 

  • Heart
  • artieries, veins, capillaries
  • Blood: carries oxygen and nutrients to teh tissue 
    • made up of blood corpuscles and plasma
Term
Corpuscles
Definition
  1. RBC (ery throcytes) (red blood cells)
  2. white blood cells (Leuocytes)
  3. Blood Platelets(thrombocytes)
Term
RBC ( Ery throcytes) (red blood cells)
Definition
  • produced by the bone marrow
  • gives color to blood
  • transports oxygen and carbon dioxide that combines w/ hemoglobin
  • Anemia- insufficient amound of RBC or hemoglobin is produced
Term
White blood cells (Leukocytes)
Definition
  • protects teh body by engulfing foreign particles 
  • used to fight infection
Term
Blood Platelets (thrombocytes)
Definition
  • essential for coagulaiton of blood
Term
Endocrine system
Definition
  • major role is that of a regulatory 
  • produces and secretes hormones 
  • two controller glans: hypothalamus and pituitary
Term
Hypothalamus
Definition
  • orchestcates actions of the pituitary
  • integrates adn balances the working of internal organs governed by ANS 
  • Serves as the: sleep center, temperature regulating center, appetite adn hunger center
Term
ANS
Definition
Whats going on in your internal environment
Term
Pituitary (composed of three parts)
Definition
  1. pars intermedia- acts as a driver
  2. anterior lobe- secretes hormones that :
    • affect skin pigmentation
    • influence human growth and development 
    • regulated adrenal secretions
  3. posterial lobe- secretes hormones that:
    • affect smooth muscles of the body
Term
Adrenals
Definition
  • are on top of kidnesy
  • secrete epinephrine and nor epinephrine 
Term
Epinephrine
Definition
  • is a hormone responsible for "flight or fight" response which during:
    • great danger, anxiety, stress
    • increase in heart rate, respiratory rate adn metabolism
Term
Pancreas
Definition
  • aids in regulating blood suar level through the manufacture of insulin
  • if an insuficient amount of insulin is produced: diabetes mellitus resutls ( hypergloycemia or diabeteic coma)
Term
Hypoglycemia
Definition
insulin shoke-too much insulin and too little sugar
Term
Inlegumentary system
Definition
  • skin
    • largest organ of the body
      1. epidermis- outer layer
      2. dermis- true skin
      3. subcutaneous- fat tissue
Term
Pigment
Definition
of skin is in the epidermis
Term
Skin conditions
Definition

most frequently seen in school- age children

  • acne- blemishes, pimples
  • ringworm- fungal infection (highly contagious)
  • impetigo- lesions/ breaks in skin of hands and mouth (highly contagious) casued by 
  • pediculosis- lice infestation (head and body)
  • sunburn
Term
Seeing
Definition
  • Probably most important sense
  • proper vision-key to childs educaiton develepment
  • difficulty in learning to read can be associated with eye problems

 

  • amblyopia-lazy eye
  • astigmatism-abnomal curvature of lens or cornea
  • hyperopia- farsightendnes
  • myopia-nearsightendnes
  • wall eye- eye turns out ward
Term
Care of eyes
Definition
  • emphasize individual responsibiliy by protection eyes
  • alert adults to eye discomfort
  • do not administer eye drops/ointment/creams
  • eye exams at birth, age 5 during adolescence and every two years after. 
Term
Hearing
Definition
  • ears help maintain sense of balance and equilibrium
  • most common hearing impairment is conductive due to blockage or sturctural defect in auditory canal or middle ear that warps or muffles vibrations
Term
Touching
Definition
  • Sensory receptors cells in teh skin provide the body wiht sensatoions of pain/heart/cold/pressure
Term
Smell
Definition
  • have kids write down there favorite smell from when they were growing up
Term
Taste
Definition

(Back)

Bitter

 

Sour

 

Salty

 

Sweet

(Front)

 

 

 

Term
Mental health
Definition
  • ability to percieve reality as it is , to repond to its challenges and to develop rational stratagies for living

This is a life long process

Term
emothional health
Definition
  • ability to deal constructivly wiht reality regardless if the situation is good or bad
Term
Factors that can lead to higher self-esteem for the elementary school age child
Definition
  • percpetions of success
  • acceptance by peers and teachers
  • supportive emotional climate
Term
Maslow's basic needs hierarchy
Definition

Sefl-actuailzation

esteem (self and others)

love and belonging

safety or security

physiological

Term
Self-actualization
Definition
reaching ones full potential
Term
esteem (self-others)
Definition
need to count for something
Term
love and belonging
Definition
need to be a part of a group
Term
safety and security
Definition
need to feel protected
Term
physiological
Definition
need for food, need for activit, need for rest
Term
stress
Definition
  • is the nonspecific response of the body to an unanticipated or stimulating event 
  • can accompany a pleasent or unpleasent event

 

Term
Han selye
Definition
Describes positive and degative stress
Term
Negative stress
Definition
Distress
Term
Positive stress
Definition
Eustress
Term
General adaption syndrome (GAS)
Definition
  • an event/circumstance that upsets the body's physiological balance is a stressor
  • the body responds to a three stage process:gas
    1. alarm phase
    2. resistance
    3. exhaustion
Term
Defense Mechanism
Definition
  • are behaviors a person uses to avoid confronting a situation or problem
    • compension
    • daydreaming
    • displacemt
    • idealization/idolization
    • idenification
    • projection
    • rationalization
    • regression
    • respression
    • sublimation
Term
Displacement
Definition
tranfering feelings from one person to another thing/person
Term
Projection
Definition

blame something else fro being its fault when it is really yours

 

  • taking our own unacceptable qualities or feelings and ascribing them to other people.
Term
rationalizion
Definition
making up a plosable reason for your behavior
Term
Categories of Depression
Definition
  1. Hereditary-passed down
  2. environment-stressful life events
  3. background and personality- troubled childhood
  4. biochemical- depression= release of bio chemicals (visa versa)
  5. physical illness- when you cant do something
Term
depression and children
Definition
most children with depression go untreated
Term
Suiside
Definition
  • approx 5,000 children kill themselves each year
  • 10% of children in any public classroom may be considered suisidle
  • for every person who comits suisde, 100 people will attempted and filed at it
  • elementary school children w/ experience thoughts of suiside, say that family problems were the most significent contributer. 
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