HOSA Competitive Events Correlation by Task
In this course, the following tasks/competencies reinforce the standards listed beside them. Teachers may identify additional reinforcements in locally developed instructional materials.
| Task/Competency Number | Task/Competency Statement | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Identify the components of fitness. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 40 | Explain the metabolic energy systems. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 41 | Explain various methods to analyze body composition. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 42 | Perform body composition analysis using a variety of methods, including anthropometric measurements. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 43 | Assess vital signs. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 44 | Differentiate between acute and chronic adaptations to exercise. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 45 | Explain the body's response to exercise throughout the lifespan. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 46 | Explain lever systems associated with the human body. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 47 | Demonstrate movement in the planes of motion and related to the axes of human movement. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 48 | Explain how force, mass, and gravity relate to human body mechanics. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 52 | Describe the relationship between pre-existing conditions and injury prevention. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 53 | Explain the criteria used to determine readiness to participate in physical activities. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 54 | Perform a fitness assessment. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 55 | Demonstrate safe exercise progression for healthy individuals, explaining when progression is appropriate. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine Teamwork Events: Health Education |
| 56 | Explain safe training principles to include frequency, intensity, duration, and mode. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 57 | Apply the principles of strength training to various case study scenarios. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 58 | Explain safe techniques to enhance strength of major muscle groups. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine Teamwork Events: Health Education |
| 60 | Develop a safe strengthening program for healthy individuals. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine Teamwork Events: Health Education |
| 61 | Explain the basic principles and importance of flexibility training. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine Teamwork Events: Health Education |
| 62 | Explain safe techniques to enhance joint range of motion of major muscle groups. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 63 | Develop a safe flexibility program for healthy individuals. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine Teamwork Events: Health Education |
| 64 | Explain the basic principles and importance of proprioception. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology |
| 65 | Demonstrate safe techniques to enhance proprioception for self and others, explaining each technique. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine Teamwork Events: Health Education |
| 66 | Implement a safe proprioception program for healthy individuals, assessing for effectiveness over time. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine Teamwork Events: Health Education |
| 67 | Identify environmental factors related to injury prevention. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 68 | Identify procedures for reporting potential environmental hazards to appropriate personnel. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 69 | Identify factors related to equipment safety. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 70 | Identify procedures for reporting potential equipment safety hazards to appropriate personnel. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Sports Medicine |
| 71 | Explain the role of the secondary school student aide (SA) in recognizing an injury. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine |
| 72 | Explain the scope and limitations of the secondary school student aide (SA) when providing first aid. |
Emergency Preparedness Events:
CPR/First Aid |
| 73 | Explain the scope and limitations of the secondary school student aide (SA) when assessing injury/illness. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine |
| 74 | Explain the purpose of goal setting in the treatment of injuries. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine |
| 75 | Manage an injury within the scope of first aid. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine Emergency Preparedness Events: CPR/First Aid |
| 77 | Identify appropriate referral sources based on scope of practice of healthcare professionals. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine |
| 78 | Explain the theory and application of common therapeutic interventions to treat and manage injuries and conditions based on professional scope of practice. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine |
| 79 | Research various sports medicine-related professions. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine Leadership Events: Medical Photography Teamwork Events: Health Career Display |
| 80 | Draft a résumé reflecting the student's career objective. |
Leadership Events:
Interviewing Skills ♦ Job-Seeking Skills |
| 81 | Practice interviewing skills. |
Leadership Events:
Interviewing Skills ♦ Job-Seeking Skills |
| 82 | Explain the basic legalities related to employment hiring practices in the sports medicine field. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine Teamwork Events: Biomedical Debate |
| 83 | Explain the relationship between ethics and employment skills. |
Leadership Events:
Job-Seeking Skills Teamwork Events: Biomedical Debate |
| 84 | Complete an internship in a sports medicine-related field. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine |
| 85 | Describe educational opportunities for advancement in various sports medicine professions. |
Teamwork Events:
Health Career Display |
| 86 | Describe the impact of technology in various fields of sports medicine. |
Health Professions Events:
Sports Medicine |
| 88 | Describe the history and current state of the opioid crisis in the United States. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Teamwork Events: Creative Problem Solving ♦ HOSA Bowl ♦ Public Service Announcement |
| 89 | Describe the history and current state of the opioid crisis in Virginia. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Teamwork Events: Creative Problem Solving ♦ HOSA Bowl ♦ Public Service Announcement |
| 90 | Define the pharmacological components and common uses of opioids. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology ♦ Knowledge Test: Pharmacology Health Professions Events: Clinical Nursing |
| 93 | Identify addiction and its behavioral elements, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). |
Health Science Events:
Knowledge Test: Behavioral Health ♦ Knowledge Test: Medical Law and Ethics Health Professions Events: Clinical Nursing |
| 94 | Describe the treatment models of addiction therapy. |
Health Science Events:
Knowledge Test: Behavioral Health ♦ Knowledge Test: Medical Law and Ethics Health Professions Events: Clinical Nursing |
| 95 | Describe the medication management antidote used to prevent fatal opioid overdoses. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology ♦ Knowledge Test: Pharmacology |
| 96 | Explain the science of physiological and mental pain. |
Health Science Events:
Knowledge Test: Nutrition ♦ Knowledge Test: Transcultural Health Care Teamwork Events: Community Awareness ♦ Creative Problem Solving ♦ HOSA Bowl |
| 97 | Describe the diagnostic tools used in developing pain management plans. |
Health Science Events:
Knowledge Test: Nutrition ♦ Knowledge Test: Transcultural Health Care Teamwork Events: Community Awareness ♦ Creative Problem Solving ♦ HOSA Bowl |
| 98 | Describe pain treatment options available to various populations of patients. |
Health Science Events:
Knowledge Test: Nutrition ♦ Knowledge Test: Transcultural Health Care Teamwork Events: Community Awareness ♦ Creative Problem Solving ♦ HOSA Bowl |
| 99 | Describe the effects of opioid dependency on the human body systems. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Teamwork Events: HOSA Bowl |
| 100 | Explain the mechanism and physical effects of opioids on the human body. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Teamwork Events: HOSA Bowl |
| 101 | Explain the use of opioids in practice settings, the role of opioids in pain management, and risk factors associated with the use of the medication. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology ♦ Knowledge Test: Pharmacology Teamwork Events: Creative Problem Solving ♦ HOSA Bowl |
| 102 | Describe the withdrawal and tapering side effects of opioid use. |
Health Science Events:
Knowledge Test: Pharmacology Health Professions Events: Clinical Nursing |
| 103 | Describe storage and disposal options for opioids. |
Health Science Events:
Knowledge Test: Pharmacology Health Professions Events: Clinical Nursing |
| 104 | Explain community resources for education about opioid use. |
Health Science Events:
Knowledge Test: Pharmacology Health Professions Events: Clinical Nursing |
| 105 | Describe key communication topics involving opioids for patients. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Clinical Nursing |
| 106 | Describe communication topics for caregivers and family members. |
Health Science Events:
Medical Spelling ♦ Medical Terminology Health Professions Events: Clinical Nursing |