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Health – Comprehensive High School Study Guide | Disease Prevention, Sexual Health, Nutrition & Mental Wellness

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This extensive health education document covers critical topics relevant to high school curricula including communicable diseases (viral, bacterial, parasitic), nutrition and food safety, contraception, sexual health, abstinence, pregnancy, mental health, empathy, healthy relationships, family dynamics, and the reproductive system. Presented in a structured Q&A format, it helps students prepare for assessments, understand personal health, and make informed life choices. Ideal for exam prep, coursework support, or review across multiple health education units.

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Influenza
Measeles, Mumps, Rubella
Chicken Pox and Shingles
Polio
Hepatitis

are all which types of diseases ✔✔virial

What is another way to describe the process of food handling? Select three options.
unpacking
purchasing
packaging
preparing
transporting ✔✔unpacking
packaging
transporting

Which are part of the four-step process used when making smart food choices? Select three
options.
Identify the decision to make.
Gather background information.
Identify alternative food choices.
Communicate results with others.
Consult a nutritionist for guidance. ✔✔Identify the decision to make.
Gather background information.
Identify alternative food choices.

Which are characteristics of eating disorders? Select three options.
They are associated with serious emotional and physical issues that can be life-threatening.
They are associated with elevated suicide risks.
They are associated with high self-confidence.
They are curable by home remedies.
They are not choices or lifestyles. ✔✔They are associated with serious emotional and physical
issues that can be life-threatening.
They are associated with elevated suicide risks.
They are not choices or lifestyles.

,A doctor confirms that a patient is overweight after performing multiple tests and calculating the
patient's body mass index (BMI).
Which strategy will the doctor most likely recommend to help the patient reduce his weight in a
healthy way?
Follow a workout plan if there is extra time in the day.
Eat one serving of fruit each week.
Follow a diet that increases food consumption.
Join a weight-loss support group. ✔✔Join a weight-loss support group.

What is the next step after gathering information when making smart food choices?
Decide if help is needed.
Take personal responsibility.
Review the decision made.
Identify alternative food choices. ✔✔Identify alternative food choices.

Which of these is a fact about performing-enhancing drugs?
Steroids lack addictive properties.
Steroid use can cause dangerous side effects.
It is safe to use steroids when working out.
A person can never get into legal trouble for using steroids. ✔✔Steroid use can cause dangerous
side effects.

Which behavior would most likely have a positive influence on body image?
checking body weight daily
following current dietary fads on social media
defining body image through magazines and television
using consistent routines for health and beauty ✔✔using consistent routines for health and
beauty

To keep foods safe, which methods should be used to store food for future use? Select three
options.
drying
refrigerating
disinfecting
chopping
preserving ✔✔drying
refrigerating
preserving

Lea wants to maintain strong bones as she ages. Which bone-strengthening activity should she
incorporate into her current plan?

, running
biking
horse back riding
yoga ✔✔running, aerobics are bone strengthening

Which change occurs only in males during puberty?
a deepening of the voice
a change in body odor
the appearance of pubic hair
the beginning of menstruation ✔✔a deepening of the voice

Which best describes abstinence?
refusing to date romantically
avoiding certain kinds of sexual activity
dating people who are able to consent to sex
refusing to engage in all forms of sexual activity ✔✔refusing to engage in all forms of sexual
activity

Kris's boyfriend regularly pressures her to have sex. She wants to remain abstinent. Which is the
best way for Kris to address this issue?
Break up with her boyfriend.
Stop going on group dates.
Avoid conversations about sex.
Agree to have sex after dating for a while longer. ✔✔Break up with her boyfriend.

Which is an endocrine gland that primarily regulates puberty?
pituitary
pancreas
thyroid
thymus ✔✔pituitary

Which strategy can best help a person remain abstinent?
dating older people
planning ahead in case things get out of hand
avoiding the topic with one's partner
dating one-on-one as often as possible ✔✔planning ahead in case things get out of hand

Which contraceptive methods will prevent the spread of HIV and other STDs? Check all that
apply.
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