CCSSO-SCASS Health Education Assessment
Skills Cues

Health Literacy Skills Dimensions:

• Accessing Information
• Analyzing influence of Internal and External Factors
• Interpersonal Communication
• Decision-making and Goal-setting
• Advocacy
• Other Skills

ACCESSING INFORMATION The ability to access valid health information and health-promoting products

• AI: Accessing Information
  • Specific source(s) identified
  • Validity of source is evaluated
  • Rationale for source provided
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• AIF: Analyzing Internal and External Influences
  • Variety of influences
    • media
    • peers
    • parents
    • internal curiosity, interests, desires
    • geographic
    • ethnic
  • Interrelationships and complexity of influences
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• IC: Interpersonal Communication
  • Message tactics and strategies
    • clear
    • organized ideas or beliefs
    • use of "I" message
    • eye contact
    • body language
    • tone respectful vs. agressive and confrontational
  • Refusals
    • clear NO
    • broken record
    • walk away
    • provide a reason
  • Delay tactics
    • change the subject
    • provide an excuse
    • put it off
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• DM: Decision-making and Goal-setting
  • Personalized
  • Clear decision statement
    • options considered
    • actions or decisions made
    • evaluation or reflection of action
  • Clear goal statement
    • realistic goal identified
    • plan for reaching goal
    • reward for reaching goal
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• AV: Advocacy
  • Clear stand or position
  • Directed to others (vs. personalized)
  • Passion/conviction demonstrated
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• OS: Other Skills
  • Stress management
    • identification of stressors
    • positive vs. negative coping strategies
      • talking
      • exercise
      • deep breaths
      • listening to music
      • relaxation techniques
  • Building support systems
  • Personal introspection
  • Clarifying personal expectations
    • self expectations
    • expectations of others
  • Taking personal responsibility to make health-enhancing choices
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