maryland state department of education 2004 school health profiles report teacher results 1. health...

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Yes

Percent

Overall

Maryland State Department of Education2004 School Health Profiles Report

Teacher Results

1. Health education course is required for students in any of grades 6 through 12 .

67

84

98

69

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The National HealthEducation Standards

Your state's curriculum, set ofguidelines, or framework

Your district's curriculum, setof guidelines, or framework

Your school's curriculum, setof guidelines, or framework

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

2. Teachers are required to use each of the following materials in a required health education course for students in any of grades 6 through 12.*

*Among those schools that required a health education course for students in any of grades 6 through 12.

37

63

53

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Any materials from health organizations, such as theAmerican Red Cross or the American Cancer Society

A commercially-developed student textbook

A commercially-developed teacher's guide

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

2. Teachers are required to use each of the following materials in a required health education course for students in any of grades 6 through 12.*


93

100

84

54

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Accident or injury prevention

Alcohol or other drug useprevention

Consumer health

CPR (cardiopulmonaryresuscitation)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

3. Teachers tried to increase student knowledge on each of the following topics in a required health education course in any of grades 6 through 12.*


55

46

96

63

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Death and dying

Dental and oral health

Emotional and mental health

Environmental health

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



73

93

99

93

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

First Aid

Growth and development

HIV (humanimmunodeficiency virus)

prevention

Human sexuality

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



69

99

80

99

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Immunization andvaccinations

Nutrition and dietarybehavior

Personal hygiene

Physical activity and fitness

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



91

96

87

74

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Pregnancy prevention

STD (sexually transmitteddisease) prevention

Suicide prevention

Sun safety or skin cancerprevention

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



99

93

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Tobacco use prevention

Violence prevention (such asbullying, fighting, or

homicide)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



89

91

95

97

99

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Accessing valid healthinformation, products, and

services

Advocating for personal,family, and community health

Analysis of media messages

Communication

Decision making

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

4. Teachers tried to improve each of the following student skills in a required health education course in any of grades 6 through 12.*


97

93

99

93

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Goal setting

Conflict resolution

Resisting peer pressure forunhealthy behaviors (i.e.,

refusal skills)

Stress management

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

4. Teachers tried to improve each of the following student skills in a required health education course in any of grades 6 through 12.*


99

99

94

71

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Group discussions

Cooperative group activities

Role play, simulations, orpractice

Language, performing, orvisual arts

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

5. Teachers used each of the following teaching methods in a required health education course in any of grades 6 through 12.*


54

64

91

68

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Pledges or contracts forbehavior change

Peer educators

The Internet

Computer-assistedinstruction

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

5. Teachers used each of the following teaching methods in a required health education course in any of grades 6 through 12.*


77

27

79

81

94

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Use textbooks or curricular materials reflective of variouscultures

Use textbooks or curricular materials designed for studentswith limited English proficiency

Ask students to share their own cultural experiences relatedto health topics

Teach about cultural differences and similarities

Modify teaching methods to match students' learning styles,health beliefs, or cultural values

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

6. Teachers used each of the following teaching methods to highlight diversity or the values of various cultures in a required health education course in any of grades 6 through 12.*


14

21

69

28

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Perform volunteer work at a hospital, a local healthdepartment, or any other community organization that

addresses health issues

Participate in or attend a school or community health fair

Gather information about health services that are availablein the community

Visit a store to compare prices of health products

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

7. Teachers asked students to participate in each of the following activities as part of a required health education course in any of grades 6 through 12.*


65

79

61

89

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Identify potential injury sites at school, home, or in thecommunity

Identify and analyze advertising in the community designedto influence health behaviors or health risk behaviors

Advocate for a health-related issue

Complete homework assignments with family members

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

7. Teachers asked students to participate in each of the following activities as part of a required health education course in any of grades 6 through 12.*


99

99

91

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Short- and long-term health consequences of cigarettesmoking (such as stained teeth, bad breath, heart disease,

and cancer)

Benefits of not smoking cigarettes (including long- andshort-term health benefits, social benefits, environmental

benefits, and financial benefits)

Risks of cigar or pipe smoking

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

8. Teachers taught each of the following tobacco use prevention topics in a required health education course for students in any of grades 6 through 12.*


99

98

99

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Short- and long-term healthconsequences of using

smokeless tobacco

Benefits of not usingsmokeless tobacco

Addictive effects of nicotinein tobacco products

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



95

98

94

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

How many young people usetobacco

The number of illnesses anddeaths related to tobacco

use

Influence of families ontobacco use

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



96

92

74

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Influence of the media ontobacco use

Social or cultural influenceson tobacco use

How to find valid informationor services related to

tobacco use cessation

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



84

93

91

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Making a personalcommitment not to use

tobacco

How students can influenceor support others to prevent

tobacco use

How students can influenceor support others in efforts to

quit using tobacco

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



99

99

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

How to say no to tobacco use

The health effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS)or second-hand smoke

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



98

98

97

46

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Abstinence as the mosteffective method to avoid HIV

infection

How HIV is transmitted

How HIV affects the humanbody

How to correctly use acondom

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

9. Teachers taught each of the following HIV prevention topics in a required health education course for students in any of grades 6 through 12.*


81

95

84

92

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Condom efficacy, that is, howwell condoms work and do

not work

Influence of alcohol and otherdrugs on HIV-related risk

behaviors

Social or cultural influenceson HIV-related risk behaviors

The number of young peoplewho get HIV

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



85

90

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

How to find valid informationor services related to HIV or

HIV testing

Compassion for personsliving with HIV or AIDS

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



98

94

90

92

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

The benefits of healthy eating

Identifying Food GuidePyramid food groups andserving recommendations

Using food labels

Aiming for a healthy weight(balancing food intake and

physical activity)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

10. Teachers taught each of the following nutrition and dietary topics in a required health education course for students in any of grades 6 through 12.*


86

91

91

91

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Choosing a variety of grainsdaily, especially whole grains

Choosing a variety of fruitsand vegetables daily

Choosing a diet low insaturated fat and cholesterol

and moderate in total fat

Moderating intake of sugars

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



79

80

77

87

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Choosing and preparingfoods with less salt

Choosing more calcium-richfoods

Keeping food safe to eat

Preparing healthy meals andsnacks

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



96

92

94

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Risks of unhealthy weightcontrol practices

Accepting body sizedifferences

Eating disorders

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



95

82

74

77

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The physical, psychological, or social benefits of physicalactivity

Health-related fitness (i.e. cardiovascular endurance,muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and body

composition)

Phases of a workout (i.e., warm-up, workout, and cooldown)

How much physical activity is enough (i.e., determiningfrequency, intensity, time, and type of physical activity)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

11. Teachers taught each of the following physical activity topics in a required health education course for students in any of grades 6 through 12.*


63

57

72

88

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Developing an individualized physical activity plan

Monitoring progress toward reaching goals in anindividualized physical activity plan

Overcoming barriers to physical activity

Decreasing sedentary activities such as television watching

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



73

76

77

88

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Opportunities for physical activity in the community

Preventing injury during physical activity

Weather-related safety (e.g., avoiding heat stroke,hypothermia, and sunburn while physically active)

Dangers of using performance-enhancing drugs, such assteroids

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results



89

75

67

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Sixth grade

Seventh grade

Eighth grade

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

12. Information on tobacco use prevention was provided in the following grades.

83

69

60

58

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Ninth grade

Tenth grade

Eleventh grade

Twelfth grade

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

12. Information on tobacco use prevention was provided in the following grades.

29

21

28

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Science

Home economics or familyand consumer education

Physical education

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

13. Required tobacco use prevention units or lessons are taught in each of the following courses.

33

25

5

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Family life education or lifeskills

Special education

Social studies

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

13. Required tobacco use prevention units or lessons are taught in each of the following courses.

36

18

16

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Science

Home economics or familyand consumer education

Physical education

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

14. Required HIV prevention units or lessons are taught in each of the following courses.

43

19

4

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Family life education or lifeskills

Special education

Social studies

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

14. Required HIV prevention units or lessons are taught in each of the following courses.

79

69

54

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Physical education staff

School health services staff (e.g., nurses)

School mental health or social services staff (e.g.,psychologists, counselors, and social workers)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

15. Health education staff worked with each of the following groups on health education activities.

13

59

64

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Food service staff

Community members

Teachers in other subjectareas

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

15. Health education staff worked with each of the following groups on health education activities.

91

29

66

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Provided families with information on the health educationprogram

Met with a parents' organization such as the PTA or PTO todiscuss the health education program

Invited family members to attend a health education class

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

16. The school did each of the following activities.

37

66

19

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Consumer health


Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

17. During the past 2 years, teachers received staff development (such as workshops, conferences, continuing education, or any other kind of in-service) on each of the following health education topics.

9

6

34

15

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Death and dying




Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


46

34

67

58

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

First aid



prevention

Human sexuality

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


20

50

10

43

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Personal hygiene


Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


48

63

32

21

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Suicide prevention


Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


66

56

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homicide)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


47

77

55

62

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Consumer health


Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

18. Teachers wanted to receive staff development on each of the following health education topics.

60

38

71

52

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Death and dying




Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


63

56

71

68

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

First aid



prevention

Human sexuality

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


52

68

36

55

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100



Personal hygiene


Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


67

73

76

52

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100



Suicide prevention


Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


63

79

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100



homicide)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


61

51

27

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Teaching students withphysical or cognitive

disabilities

Teaching students of variouscultural backgrounds

Teaching students withlimited English proficiency

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

19. During the past two years, teachers received staff development (such as workshops, conferences, continuing education, or any other kind of in-service) on each of the following teaching methods.

72

41

66

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Using interactive teaching methods such as role plays orcooperative group activities

Encouraging family or community involvement

Teaching skills for behavior change (e.g. communication,decision making, etc.)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

19. During the past two years, teachers received staff development (such as workshops, conferences, continuing education, or any other kind of in-service) on each of the following teaching methods.

73

64

58

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Teaching students withphysical or cognitive

disabilities

Teaching students of variouscultural backgrounds

Teaching students withlimited English proficiency

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

20. Teachers wanted to receive staff development on each of the following teaching methods.

62

71

71

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Using interactive teaching methods such as role plays orcooperative group activities

Encouraging family or community involvement

Teaching skills for behavior change (e.g., communication,decision making, etc.)

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

20. Teachers wanted to receive staff development on each of the following teaching methods.

42

27

14

1

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Health and physicaleducation combined

Health education

Physical education

Other education degree

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

21. The major emphasis of professional preparation was on the following.

1

0

4

6

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Kinesiology

Exercise science or exercisephysiology

Home economics or familyand consumer science

Science

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


3

0

1

1

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

Nursing

Counseling

Public health

Other

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results


80

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Yes

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

22. Teachers hold a current teaching license, certificate, or endorsement in health education recognized by the state department of education.

9

29

18

15

29

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

1 year

2 to 5 years

6 to 9 years

10 to 14 years

15 years or more

Percent

Overall


Teacher Results

23. The number of years teachers have taught health education.

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