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Health Education (5551)

Provider
ETS
Format
Computer-delivered selected-response examination, available at a test center or online at home with a human proctor; home equipment, room and identity checks apply.
Exam questions
Total questions: 120.
Time limit
2 hours
Passing score
Set by the state or licensing agency adopting the examination.
Exam fee
USD 130 listed examination price; optional preparation and protection products are separate.
Examination outline
  • Health Education as a Discipline (16%)
    • Major health behavior theories
    • Health-related data using appropriate research methods
    • Valid and reliable data sources and databases
    • Tools for assessing school health needs
    • Curricular and extracurricular programs for student health needs
    • Appropriate educational materials for diverse audiences
    • Resources for a coordinated approach to school health
    • Effective communication with school staff, students, parents, and community
    • Professional, legal, and ethical practices regarding sensitive issues
    • Models for responsible decision making
    • Concepts of character education
    • Physical growth and development
    • Continuing education and professional development as a health educator
  • Health Promotion and Prevention of Injury and Disease (30%)
    • Disease etiology, prevention practices, treatment, and management
    • Communicable and noncommunicable diseases
    • Research on practices preventing chronic and communicable diseases
    • Goal setting and decision making for healthy lifestyles
    • Concepts of physical fitness and health-related fitness
    • Nutrition
    • Stress management and coping skills
    • Reduce and prevent health risks
    • Anatomy, physiology, and body system interrelationships
    • Personal hygiene
    • Behaviors that can compromise health or safety
    • Relationship between lifestyle choices and health outcomes
    • Effects of substance use and abuse
    • Care for injuries and sudden illnesses
  • Healthy Relationships and Mental and Emotional Health (30%)
    • Factors affecting healthy and unhealthy relationships
    • How decision-making skills affect relationships
    • Psychosocial development throughout life stages
    • Interpersonal communication
    • Skills that promote healthy interactions
    • Concepts and issues related to human sexuality
    • Causes, consequences, and prevention of different types of abuse and violence
    • Causes and consequences of mental and emotional health issues and prevention strategies
  • Community Health and Advocacy (12%)
    • Individual responsibility to society and the environment
    • Laws and regulations governing health and safety
    • Environmental health issues
    • Consumer health issues
    • Valid sources of health information, products, and services
    • Available health careers
    • Community health agencies for assistance and referral
    • Factors influencing decision making in health policies
    • Factors influencing school health education content
    • Methods for delivering appropriate health-promoting messages
    • Opportunities for health education advocacy
    • Health educator as liaison among school staff, students, parents, and community
  • Health Education Pedagogy (12%)
    • Assessing learning needs for individuals and diverse groups
    • Sequential instruction planning using performance-based objectives
    • Curriculum alignment with national, state, and district standards
    • Effective methods, strategies, and techniques to implement instruction
    • Reflective process of teaching
    • Assessment of student learning
    • Classroom-management strategies
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