HOSA BIOMEDICAL DEBATE 2026
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the potential impact of health misinformation on social media? - ✔✔It can
lead to harmful health decisions and a deterioration in overall health literacy.
✔✔What is the significance of the study's focus on health communication research? -
✔✔It highlights the need to broaden research to include the effects of overgeneralized
health messaging.
✔✔What are the implications of the study for health communication strategies? -
✔✔Effective strategies must address the nuances of health misinformation and
overgeneralized messaging.
✔✔What does the functional domain of health literacy refer to? - ✔✔Basic skills in
reading and writing health information necessary for effective functioning in everyday
life.
✔✔What skills are represented in the interactive domain of health literacy? -
✔✔Advanced skills that allow individuals to extract health information and derive
meaning from various forms of communication.
✔✔What does the critical domain of health literacy involve? - ✔✔Advanced skills used
to critically evaluate health information and take control of health determinants.
✔✔What percentage of European adolescents were found to have low levels of health
literacy according to Paakkari et al.? - ✔✔13.3% of adolescents.
, ✔✔What is the mean health literacy test score for pupils in general secondary
education? - ✔✔76.4%.
✔✔What is food literacy defined as? - ✔✔A collection of inter-related knowledge, skills,
and behaviors required to plan, manage, select, prepare, and eat foods to meet needs
and determine food intake.
✔✔What was the mean score of food literacy found in a study among 350 respondents
aged 16 to 65? - ✔✔71%.
✔✔What is the mean food literacy score found in the Polish context according to
Zwierczyk et al.? - ✔✔64%.
✔✔What role do social media influencers play in adolescents' health and food literacy? -
✔✔They significantly influence decision-making processes regarding health and food
literacy.
✔✔What percentage of teens reportedly use social media for up to 5 hours a day? -
✔✔41%.
✔✔What are some negative impacts of social media influencers on health literacy? -
✔✔They may promote unrealistic body images, unhealthy food choices, and provide
inaccurate health information.
✔✔How can exposure to healthy food content on social media affect adolescents? -
✔✔It can improve food literacy and encourage healthier eating habits.
✔✔What is the significance of the mixed-methods study mentioned in the text? - ✔✔It
investigates the correlation between adolescents' health literacy, food literacy, and their
use of social media influencers.
✔✔What is the average food literacy score found in a study conducted in Italy? -
✔✔71%.
✔✔What percentage of respondents in Palumbo et al.'s study showed problematic food
literacy? - ✔✔50%.
✔✔What is the relationship between media health literacy and discerning credible
health information? - ✔✔Individuals with higher media health literacy are better at
discerning credible health information from misinformation.
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is the potential impact of health misinformation on social media? - ✔✔It can
lead to harmful health decisions and a deterioration in overall health literacy.
✔✔What is the significance of the study's focus on health communication research? -
✔✔It highlights the need to broaden research to include the effects of overgeneralized
health messaging.
✔✔What are the implications of the study for health communication strategies? -
✔✔Effective strategies must address the nuances of health misinformation and
overgeneralized messaging.
✔✔What does the functional domain of health literacy refer to? - ✔✔Basic skills in
reading and writing health information necessary for effective functioning in everyday
life.
✔✔What skills are represented in the interactive domain of health literacy? -
✔✔Advanced skills that allow individuals to extract health information and derive
meaning from various forms of communication.
✔✔What does the critical domain of health literacy involve? - ✔✔Advanced skills used
to critically evaluate health information and take control of health determinants.
✔✔What percentage of European adolescents were found to have low levels of health
literacy according to Paakkari et al.? - ✔✔13.3% of adolescents.
, ✔✔What is the mean health literacy test score for pupils in general secondary
education? - ✔✔76.4%.
✔✔What is food literacy defined as? - ✔✔A collection of inter-related knowledge, skills,
and behaviors required to plan, manage, select, prepare, and eat foods to meet needs
and determine food intake.
✔✔What was the mean score of food literacy found in a study among 350 respondents
aged 16 to 65? - ✔✔71%.
✔✔What is the mean food literacy score found in the Polish context according to
Zwierczyk et al.? - ✔✔64%.
✔✔What role do social media influencers play in adolescents' health and food literacy? -
✔✔They significantly influence decision-making processes regarding health and food
literacy.
✔✔What percentage of teens reportedly use social media for up to 5 hours a day? -
✔✔41%.
✔✔What are some negative impacts of social media influencers on health literacy? -
✔✔They may promote unrealistic body images, unhealthy food choices, and provide
inaccurate health information.
✔✔How can exposure to healthy food content on social media affect adolescents? -
✔✔It can improve food literacy and encourage healthier eating habits.
✔✔What is the significance of the mixed-methods study mentioned in the text? - ✔✔It
investigates the correlation between adolescents' health literacy, food literacy, and their
use of social media influencers.
✔✔What is the average food literacy score found in a study conducted in Italy? -
✔✔71%.
✔✔What percentage of respondents in Palumbo et al.'s study showed problematic food
literacy? - ✔✔50%.
✔✔What is the relationship between media health literacy and discerning credible
health information? - ✔✔Individuals with higher media health literacy are better at
discerning credible health information from misinformation.
