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0550 Health Education
Take the TAAG 10-item Sample Quiz.
The Health Education test is designed to measure the professional knowledge of prospective
teachers of health education in junior high schools and senior high schools. The exam requires
recall of basic knowledge and application of principles to real-life situations.
| Test Name |
Health Education |
| Test Code |
0550 |
| Number of Questions |
120 |
| Time |
2 hours |
| Format |
Multiple-choice questions |
| Content Categories |
Approximate Number of Questions |
Approximate Percentage of Examination
|
| I. |
Health Education As a Discipline |
12 |
10 % |
| II. |
Personal Health Care |
40 |
33 % |
| III. |
Community Health |
12 |
10 % |
| IV. |
Family Living and Sex Education |
32 |
27 % |
| V. |
Diseases and Disorders |
24 |
20 % |
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Health Education As a Discipline
 | Health education goals: wellness, individual responsibility for healthy behavior, and
meeting a pluralistic society's needs for health education relative to differing
socio-economic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
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| Health education organization: school environment, health services, health instruction,
and relationships for fostering health education programs in the schools |
Personal Health Care
| Nutrition: basic food groups and dietary goals, nutrients, metabolism, calories, fad
diets, and the relationship between diet and exercise
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| Physical fitness: weight control, cardiovascular fitness, caloric intake versus
expenditure, flexibility, endurance, and strength
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| Mental and emotional health: self-concept/self-esteem, stress management, interpersonal
relationships, and values and decision-making
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| Safety and first aid: personal safety, the safety risks, and basic first-aid techniques,
such as CPR and the Heimlich maneuver
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| Consumer health: quackery, advertising, health care delivery systems, importance of
regular checkups, personal responsibility for health care, and health "myths"
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| Drug topics: alcohol, tobacco, over-the-counter drugs, prescription drugs, generic drugs,
illegal substances, "non-drug drugs" such as caffeine, causes for the use and abuse of
substances, alternate coping skills, physical and psychological effects, and treatment
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| Personal hygiene: cleanliness and dental care
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| Methods, strategies, and resources for evaluating students' health behaviors and effecting
appropriate changes: nutrition, physical fitness, mental and emotional health, safety and
first aid, consumer health, drugs, and personal hygiene |
Community Health
| Environmental issues: population, resources, pollution, urban-rural considerations, and
laws
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| Health agencies: public and private agencies, services provided, cost considerations, and
health care delivery systems
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| Health careers: types of occupational positions, career possibilities, educational
requirements prior to training, and formal training required |
Family Living and Sex Education
| Reproductive anatomy and physiology: growth and development of the male and female
reproductive systems, family planning, pregnancy and childbirth, pregnancy alternatives, and
contraceptives
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| Psychosocial development: family structure relationships, peer relationships, values and
decision-making, self-concept, understanding of bodily changes, and personal growth and
development
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| Dating and marriage: readiness, responsibility, communication, and assertiveness
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| Parenting: responsibilities, child-rearing practices, and communication
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| Family and societal problems: conflict resolution, physical and psychological abuse of
child or spouse, rape, incest, teen pregnancy, and divorce
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| Gerontology: relation of life-style to health maintenance, services for older citizens,
dealing with pain and infirmity, use of medications, and health care services
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| Death and dying: acceptance, dealing with grief, services and facilities for the ill, and
planning for death |
Diseases and Disorders
| Communicable diseases: infectious diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
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| Chronic diseases: cardiovascular diseases and cancer
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| Genetic and neurological disorders: Tay-Sachs, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, Down
syndrome, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy
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| Mental and emotional illness: depression, suicide, and classifications of mental illness
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| Causes, prevention, control, treatment, and counseling for communicable diseases; chronic
diseases; genetic and neurological disorders; and mental illness, particularly related to
teenage depression and suicide
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| Myths and misconceptions related to communicable diseases, chronic diseases, genetic and
neurological disorders, and mental illness |
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