Pre-Assessment#1

What Do You Already Know? 

Before you begin to study the different topics related to championing health management in school, it will
be beneficial for you to find out how much you already know about the content that will be discussed in
this module. Read the following questions and write your answers on the lines provided.

1. Why is it important to keep students healthy?

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2. What are the social factors or determinants that affect health?

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3. How do these determinants affect the health of students in your school?

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4. What are health-promoting schools? List the essential elements or qualities of health-promoting
schools?

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5. What are the four core components of the FRESH (Focusing Resources on Effective School Health)
approach? Briefly describe each component.
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6. Why is it important for a school head to champion health program in his or her school?
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7. What roles should a school head play in school health programs?

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