Praxis II Health Education Exam
This exam is designed for individuals who would like to teach health education in grades K-12. You will be given two hours to complete this 120 multiple-choice exam. There will be 12 questions on health education pedagogy, 18 questions on disease prevention, 24 questions on healthy relationships, 12 questions on community health advocacy, 36 questions on promoting healthy lifestyles, and 18 questions on health education as a discipline.
Health Education Pedagogy
This section of the test will assess your knowledge of teacher effectiveness, evaluation of student learning; instructional methods, strategies and techniques; performance-based objectives, curriculum, programs, and assessing student and community needs.
Disease Prevention
This section of the test will cover personal hygiene, counseling, classification and treatment of mental illness, eating disorders, the behavior of an addict, depression, and suicide. Communicable and non-communicable diseases, chronic and acute conditions, genetic and congenital diseases and, infectious and non-infectious diseases are also covered in this section of the exam.
Healthy Relationships
This section of the exam will assess your knowledge of population diversity, violence, sexuality, dating, communication, and growth and development. The population diversity section will cover varied cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds and the need for health education for all population groups. Harassment, bullying, emotional, verbal, and physical abuse will be covered on this exam. Your knowledge of pregnancy, infertility, sexual expression, sexual difficulties and reproductive choices will be also be assessed. Dating, marriage, parenting, active listening, assertiveness, conflict resolution and interpersonal communication will also be covered. Family and peer relationships, self-concept, dying, death, and the stages of human growth and development will also be included in this section of the exam.
Community Health Advocacy
This section of the exam will assess your knowledge of public and private health agencies, leadership, community service, health care career choices, access to health care, consumer health concerns, environmental health, and health and safety laws.
Promoting Healthy Lifestyles
This section of the exam will assess your knowledge of anatomy and physiology, prevention and reduction of health risk factors, first aid, personal safety, tobacco usage, unplanned pregnancy, alcohol usage, drug abuse, over the counter and prescription medications, nutrition, stress management, exercise programs, muscular strength, physical fitness and, individual responsibility for a healthy lifestyle.
Health Education as a Discipline
This section of the exam will assess your knowledge of school health services including community and family involvement, counseling and social services, physical education, nutrition, and health education. The Center for Disease Control, adolescent risk behaviors, HIV, sexually transmitted diseases, morbidity, mortality, national health education standards, and health literacy will also be included in this section of the exam. In the health literacy section your knowledge of citizenship, communication, critical thinking and problem solving skills will be assessed.
