Here's to Your Health - Credit by Examination - DANTES

Earn three college semester hours credit in "Here's to Your Health" by passing DANTES examination SF-508 with a recommended minimum score of 64% using this study guide:

1. Begin your study by downloading the official Fact Sheet for this exam. (If Thompson Prometric has moved these (again) try here.
   
   
2. Assess your current readiness for the exam by reviewing the Content section and answering the sample questions.
   
   
3. Obtain materials to improve your skills in areas where you need additional study from among the following:
   
   

   The Original Dallas Telecourses Series "Here's to Your Health" (Now Journey to Health) One or more of the texts from the Reference Publications section of the fact sheet, or other suitable textbook. You may wish to use the DANTES Series Here's to Your Health Guide. (See "rudman.html" first.) Our Bookstore features additional General Health titles, which may be cheaper and easier to use than the "official" texts. An Invitation to Health Telecourse Guide for Journey to Health Access to Health 8th ed. Living With Health

   
   
   
4. When you are ready, schedule an examination:
   
   
   • Active duty (U.S.) military personnel contact your command DANTES office.
   • National Guard and Reserve personnel may also be eligible for assistance.
   • Others contact the College or University administering the test.

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DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Educational Support) offers credit by examination via a group of standardized tests developed for the voluntary education programs of the U.S. Armed Forces which have now been made available for civilian use. The civilian tests are administered by the Chauncey Group International , a wholly owned subsidiary of the Educational Testing Service.

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The bibliography below is based on the suggested preparation readings for the DANTES tests. It has been updated from the original recommendations with respect to current editions and changes of publisher so far as is practicable.

• American Red Cross American Red Cross First Aid: Responding to Emergencies Newtown, PA: Staywell, 2001.
• American Red Cross The American Red Cross First Aid and Safety Handbook. New York: Little and Brown, 1992.
• Heymann, David L. (ed.). Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 18th ed. Washington, DC: The American Public Health Association, 2004.
• Bruess, Clint, and Glenn Richardson. Decisions for Health. 4th ed. Madison, WI: Brown and Benchmark, 1995.
• * Donatelle, Rebecca. Access To Health 8th ed. Pearson, 2004.
• Hahn, Dale B., and Wayne A. Payne. Understanding Your Health. 8th ed. Dubuque, IA: WCB/McGraw Hill, 2004.
• Hales, Dianne R. An Invitation to Health: The Power of Prevention. 11th ed. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 2005.
• Insel, Paul M., and Walton T. Roth. Core Concepts in Health. 9th ed. Mountain View, CA: McGraw-Hill., 2001.
• Levy, Marvin R., Mark Dignan, and Janet H. Shirreffs. Targeting Wellness: The Core. New York: McGraw-Hill Inc., 1992.
• Monroe, T. Morgan Environmental Health. Madison, WI: Brown & Benchmark, 1993.
• Payne, Wayne A., and Dale B. Hahn. Understanding Your Health. 5th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998.
• Pruitt, B. E., and Jane J. Stein. Health Styles: Decisions for Living Well. Needham Heights, MA: Allyn-Bacon Publishing Co., 1998.
• Ray, Oakley Stern, and Charles Ksir. Drugs, Society, and Human Behavior. 7th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1995.
• Reed, Rosiland, and Thomas A. Lang. Health Behaviors. 2d ed. St. Paul, MN: West Publishing Co., 1987.
• Robbins, Gwen, et. al. A Wellness Way of Life. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2004.

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