Health Literacy

What is the purpose of Health Education?

• Provide students with the knowledge & skills to adopt a healthy lifestyle.

• Teach students only about diseases and their symptoms.

• Encourage students to avoid all physical activities.

• Focus solely on memorizing health facts. computer

What characteristics does a health-literate person have?

• Health literate people are able to address their own health needs along with the needs of others. [to know is not enough; must be able to do]

• Health literate people only focus on their own health and ignore others.

• Health literate people avoid learning about health topics.

• Health literate people rely solely on doctors for all health decisions.

What are two key aspects of Literacy in a health literacy classroom? 1) How to read & interpret _______ charts. 2) Decipher accurate vs _______ information.

• dosage, 2) inaccurate

• food, 2) reliable

• exercise, 2) outdated

• nutrition, 2) complex

What are two main components of Knowledge in a health literacy classroom? 1) Access & evaluate _______ information. 2) Basic information in all _______ areas.

• health, 2) content

• science, 2) sports

• math, 2) history

• nutrition, 2) language

Which of the following is emphasized under Motivation in a health literacy classroom?

• Use long-term rather than short-term consequences

• Use short-term rather than long-term consequences

• Ignore consequences

• Focus only on knowledge

Motivation in a health literacy classroom should be _______ to students' lives.

• relevant

• distant

• irrelevant

• confusing

Which of the following is a competency in a health literacy classroom?

• Spend time on what matters most

• Ignore important tasks

• Avoid skill practice

• Increase risk

Competencies in a health literacy classroom include skill _______.

• practice

• avoidance

• neglect

• ignorance

In a health literacy classroom, the goal is for students to take ________.

• ownership

• notes

• breaks

• tests

According to the image, which of the following is NOT a core concept of health literacy?

• Content areas

• Functional knowledge

• Advanced research

• Teach the basics & move on