NYSTCE Health Education study guide
NYSTCE Health Education · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Health Education Content Specialty Test (CST), test code 073, is one of the New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) content specialty tests listed in the NYSTCE test catalog. Candidates take it to demonstrate subject-matter knowledge in health education as part of New York State educator certification requirements. The NYSTCE Health Education study guide has 4 sections and about 1,513 words.
01Health Content Foundations: Behavior-Change Theory and the National Health Education Standards
This section samples the foundational content and the theory base that justifies health instruction. Items rarely ask you to recite a definition; they describe a student, a classroom, or a program and ask you to name the construct or the standard being addressed.
383 words, about 2 min02Nutrition, Physical Activity, Growth and Development, and Mental and Emotional Health
This section tests the content most likely to appear in a comprehensive school health curriculum: energy balance, fitness prescription, developmental stage theory, and mental health literacy. Expect calculation items, standard-matching items, and scenario items about recognizing risk.
361 words, about 2 min03Disease Prevention, Substance Use, Sexual Health, and Safety and Violence Prevention
This section covers prevention content: how disease spreads and how it is interrupted, how substance use and sexual risk are addressed in a skills-based classroom, and how schools respond to injury and violence. Items often present an outbreak, a disclosure, or a school policy and ask for the correct public health or legal action.
383 words, about 2 min04Program Planning, Instruction, Assessment, and Professional Practice
This section tests the educator's craft: how a health program is assessed, planned, taught, and evaluated, and how the health educator behaves as a professional. Items typically ask you to improve a flawed objective, select an appropriate assessment method, or identify the correct professional or ethical response.
386 words, about 2 min