MTEL Health Education Test Breakdown

Personal Health has seven subareas with a total of 20 to 22 questions.

Nature and Benefits: concepts, factors and behavior that affect health, short and long term benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and factors that positively and negatively influence those choices.
Human Growth and Development: body systems, how they work separately and in tandem and their relationship to health, impact of exercise and disease, and the stages of aging.
Nutrition: nature, impact and sources of nutrients, the food pyramid, diet and disease, ideal weight, composition and body mass index, and nutritional requirements at different times of life.
Physical Fitness: what is wellness, various ways to attain fitness, the benefits of regular, life-long exercise, and the nature and importance of rest and sleep to good health.
Disease: types, causes, characteristics and detection and prevention, relationship between the person, the environment and disease, primary and secondary prevention, the body’s natural defenses and how they work, and the influence of genetic factors on health and illness.
Drug Use, Misuse and Abuse: classifications, uses, benefits and the body’s reactions, factors that influence misuse and abuse, health risks and social cost of self-medication and substance abuse, and the nature and prevention of and intervention and treatment for chemical dependency.
Mental Health: nature and development; the influence of self-worth and other issues; sources, signs, symptoms and ways to manage stress, depression and suicide; and intervention strategies.

Healthy Interpersonal Relationships has five subareas and 14 to 16 total questions.

Relationships within Families: diversity of family structures, and the nature of and strategies to encourage healthy relationships.
Peer Relationships: social development, characteristics, benefits and techniques of developing and maintaining friendships, group dynamics, peer pressure, social support systems, and cooperative support systems.
Sexuality: sexual development and behavior, human reproduction, factors that influence behavior and choices, preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, and family planning.
Conflict: common sources and methods of resolution, self-control, nature and impact of violence and strategies to avoid it, hurtful interpersonal behavior and methods to avoid and/or address these actions in a proactive way, dealing with people showing dangerous behavior, and skills to protect oneself from crime and assault.
Diversity: promoting respect and tolerance for other cultures and lifestyles and learning to value their unique contributions, stereotypes and their effects, and characteristics and effects of and methods to avoid and/or respond to discrimination.

Community Health has four subareas with a total of 10 to 12 questions.

Environmental Factors: basic environmental science, sources and effects of air, water, noise, hazardous waste, radiation and biological agents, and strategies to cope with and/or minimize health effects.
Current Health Issues: access to and availability of health care, policies, laws and confidentiality, population density, factors that influence the promotion of community health issues, and methods to analyze and communicate these issues.
Safety and Accident Prevention: causes, effects and methods of preventing various types of accidents, behavior that causes unintentional injuries, identifying and avoiding dangerous situations, and strategies to promote safety.
Care in a Medical Emergency: identifying, steps to take, basic first aid in different situations, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and basic safety precautions for caregivers.

Health-Related Information has five subareas with a total of 14 to 16 questions.

Reliable Sources of Information: identifying scientific sources and methods to determine their reliability, role of various health agencies, and ways to keep abreast of advances.
Media Messages: using critical thinking skills to analyze the meaning in the message, advertising techniques, the effects of movies, music, videos and advertising on attitudes, difference in the goals of the popular media and health advocates, and using media effectively.
Consumer Practices: food labels, choices based on need, analyzing food-related claims, distinguishing products and practices based on sound scientific findings and those that are not, and factors that impact choices and purchases.
Selecting, Assessing and Managing Health Care: alternative health care, roles of different heath care professionals, and developing and maintaining a partnership with them and use of various resources to meet specific needs.
Ethical Issues: using medical advances and new technologies, and the implications of these applications on both individuals and society.

Health-Related Skills and Processes has six subareas with a total of 17 to 19 questions.

Health Behavior Change: health belief model, social learning theory, and behaviorism.
Problem-Solving, Decision-Making and Critical Thinking Skills: development and use, activities and applications, and the relationship between personal decisions and community health.
Self-Directed Learning: development and use of quality and skills, personal responsibility and health literacy, and using these skills in different health situations.
Health Advocacy and Communication Skills: development and use of oral, written, graphic and technological media to communicate and promote health-related issues, role of communication and the impact of interpersonal interactions, civil expressions, and listening skills.
Risk-Assessment Skills: development and use of strategies and activities for self-assessment of behavioral risks, reducing personal risk factors, and making decisions based on the risks and benefits of various choices.
Health Education Programs: local standards, legislative and health needs that affect the curriculum, desired results, recognizing and meeting the requirements of each student, practices that encourage healthy choices and lifestyles, identifying and using instructional resources, and discussing career options in health-related areas.