Exam 12: Promoting Childrens Health Beyond the School Day

Benefits of health-promoting homework include the integration of physical activity and healthy eating into a healthy lifestyle and the opportunity for children to develop intrinsic motivation for adopting healthy behaviors.

The following directions meet the guidelines for assigning health-promoting homework: "Complete the dance routine provided."

The following directions meet the guidelines for assigning health-promoting homework: "By this Friday,take a walk with a parent for 15 minutes and record your step counts on the sheet provided.Failure to complete the assignment will result in a score of zero."

All of the following are benefits of assigning health-promoting homework EXCEPT

Research indicates that elementary school children gather the majority of their daily steps during the school day.

Which of the following is a community-based effort to promote children's health?

It is important to involve the entire community to promote children's health because healthy practices at school should be translated to the home and community.

According to the U.S.Census Bureau,more than ________ million children have both parents working outside the home.

After-school programs can contribute to children's overall health by offering nutritious snacks and physical activity opportunities.

After-school programs provide opportunities for children to work on homework.

When assigning health-promoting homework,the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advocates that

After-school programs that provide homework tutoring for students illustrate which of the following benefits?

To promote children's health,which of the following community-based efforts involves cooperation among recreation centers,community centers,and local businesses?

After-school programs provide a safe place for children during a time when violent crimes committed by and against youth peak.

All of the following are important issues to consider when selecting an after-school program to increase students' physical activity EXCEPT

After-school programs that struggle with paying for staff and supplies illustrate which of the following challenges?

One way to help families increase their physical activities levels is to include family walks in the weekly schedule of events.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention advocates that at least some of the child's health-promoting homework assignments require parental involvement.

Elementary school children accumulate ________ of their daily steps outside of school.

When fundraising for after-school programs,which of the following is NOT an appropriate source of funding?