Comprehensive School Health Education: Totally Awesome Strategies for Teaching H

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Comprehensive School Health Education: Totally Awesome Strategies for Teaching Health (7th Ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.

Chapter 9

1. Explain the importance and elements of regular physical examinations.

2. Describe the benefits of obtaining adequate rest and sleep, and list strategies for obtaining rest and relaxation.

3. Explain the benefits of regular physical activity, and describe the physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents.

4. List the five components of health-related fitness, and describe how to maintain fitness in each area.

5. Describe the elements of responsible sport spectatorship and participation.

Explanation / Answer

1. Importance and elements of regular physical examination:

1. Routine physical examination: Usually performed on individuals even if they are asymptomatic and is used for purpose of medical screening and overall health assessments.

2. Comprehensive physical examination: Includes routine tests, as per age, age-group, sexuality, medical and family history, etc.

3. Pre-employment examination: conducted to test, whether an individual is capable of working.

4. Insurance physical examination: done prior to claim insurance money for clinical consequences.

1. General communication to detect common problems: A protocol may be followed to access general discomforts or probable diseases, like pains, discharges, racing heart, dizziness, sleep durations. This require empathic and patient listening and proper interviewing.

2. Medical history: any diseases or health issues that have occurred in the past, like heart attacks or problems, any operations, accidents, etc. Ongoing medical issues, like diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism, etc. History of alcohol, drug abuse, smoking.

3. Drug history: Any previous drug regime or administration, drug allergies, or hypersensivity, side effects. Ongoing medications, OTC (over the counter) drugs taken, complications or side effects due starting or continuation of any medications.

4. Family history: diseases running in family or close relatives, like diabetes, hypertension, cancers, genetic disorders, etc.

5. Social history: The social condition of the individual, like hygiene, diet, stress, etc.

6. Tests and diagnosis: General tests like palpation, observation for rashes, wounds, swelling. Auscultation, blood pressure monitoring, weight and height measurement.

Analysis, for any possible health conditions, with reasoning and observing signs or symptoms. General diagnosis, planning for specific diagnosis, with other tests when required.

2. Benefits of obtaining adequate rest and sleep:

Normal sleep includes:3-5 patterns of REM (rapid eye movement) and non-REM sleep and 8 hours of night time sleep.

Benefits include:

Strategies for obtaining rest and relaxation:

3. Benefits of regular physical activity:

Physical activity guidelines for children and adolescents:

1. Aerobic activities: includes moderate to vigorous aerobic activities like running, dancing, swimming, cycling.

2. Muscle strengthening: includes, climbing on height constructed structures, rope climbing, rock climbing, tree climbing, lifting appropriate weight.

3. Bone strengthening: includes rope jumping, running.

4. Five components of health-related fitness:

Should train body with heavy weights (specified by trainer), with repetitions of 4-6 or 12-15 ranges (as per weight used).

Training using light weights, with 20-25 repetitions. The duration should be extended sequentially over period.

Stretching exercises, touching toe while standing/ sitting, yoga.

This should be maintained by diet and overall body activities and rest.

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