CHES 2

Health risk appraisals are which type of intervention strategy? a. health related community service strategy b. health policy and enforcement strategy c. health communication strategy d. health engineering strategy

a. health related community service strategy

"The Moving Mommas Program will reduce risk of preeclampsia in Shelbyville" is an example of: a. a vision statement b. a mission statement c. a goal statement d. an objective statement

c. a goal statement

Program planning begins with: a. a measurement of social marketing process b. an identification of the specific focus of an intervention c. an assessment of existing health needs and problems d. the creation of program and learning objectives

c. an assessment of existing health needs and problems

When planning a cardiovascular disease prevention program following the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, data on high fatty acid intake would fall into which assessment phase? a. educational and ecological assessment b. social assessment and situational analysis c. epidemiological assessment d. intervention alignment and administrative and policy assessment

c. epidemiological assessment

In health education presentations, which of the following is an appropriate guideline to promote learning? a. do not repeat information in any planned learning activity b. use passive learning methods, such as lectures c. establish the relevance of the information of learners d. present information unique to one setting or situation

c. establish the relevance of the information of learners

The videos and accompanying workbook activities chosen for an intervention are pretested then revised and improved right before the start of the intervention. This type of evaluation is called: Select one: a. impact b. summative c. formative d. process

c. formative

Providing access to fruit and milk in a school vending machine is an example of which of the following strategies? a. health communication b. community mobilization c. health engineering d. health policy and enforcement

c. health engineering

Smoking bans in restaurants are which type of strategy in a community-based smoking prevention program? a. health communication b. health engineering c. health policy d. health mobilization

c. health policy

The community heart health coalition was formed about one year ago, and it is now in the process of collecting needs assessment data and creating a strategic plan. This coalition is cycling through which stage of coalition development? a. outcome b. maintenance c. implementation d. formation

c. implementation

In general, at what grade level should materials be written to account for the health literacy of most adults? a. 6th grade b. 12th grade c. 9th grade d. 8th grade

d. 8th grade

In planning a health education/promotion program, a health education specialist needs to develop a timeline for delivery of the intervention. Which of the following accomplishes this task? a. SMOG assessment b. Logic Model c. SWOT analysis d. Gantt chart

d. Gantt chart

The intervention program has been adopted, and the priority population is ready to participate. The implementation team needs to know their tasks and associated due dates, and the health education specialist needs a relatively simple way to track the team's projected and actual task completion progress. To meet both needs, as well as to identify and prioritize all of tasks needed for full implementation, the health education specialist creates a: a. CPM chart b. logic chart c. TDTL chart d. Gantt chart

d. Gantt chart

Healthy Children in Healthy Communities is an example of: a. a goal b. an objective c. a mission statement d. a vision statement

d. a vision statement

A group of health education specialists run into a situation where they need to elicit specialized guidance and expert opinion on a specific health topic in order to aid in decision-making. Of the following, which type of group should be consulted? a. committee-of-the-whole b. task force c. standing committee d. advisory board

d. advisory board

A health education specialist schedules a panel to discuss issues with program staff related to an emerging disease. This is an example of what kind of strategy? a. policy b. health engineering c. communication d. educational

d. educational

Following the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, assessing if community members have adequate access to oral health care services is which type of factor in the educational and ecological assessment? a. motivating b. predisposing c. reinforcing d. enabling

d. enabling

When identifying root causes of health issues, it is important to consider multiple factors. If a community would rather ignore a drug problem than address it, this is an example of which type of factor? a. medical care b. societal c. individual d. environmental

d. environmental

The healthy hearts coalition emails all PTA/PTO members and asks them to contact their district school board members to vote for the healthy snacks in school policy. This appeal is considered: a. media advocacy b. direct lobbying c. legislative advocacy d. grassroots lobbying

d. grassroots lobbying

Of the following educational techniques, which is more likely to enhance the retention of people participating in a program? a. meet in a classroom setting to help participants contextualize the learning process b. use powerpoint to create visuals for a lecture c. cover a different issue/idea in each session to reduce overlap between issues/ideas d. involve them in an activity during a session

d. involve them in an activity during a session

In a community-based heart disease intervention, mass hypertension screenings at the shopping mall were used as the "kick-off" activity. Which level of prevention are the screenings? a. diagnostic b. primary c. tertiary d. secondary

d. secondary

When implementing well designed health education class lessons for adult learners, the health education specialist should incorporate which of the following adult learning principles? a. progressing from unknown to known material through the lesson b. moving from complex to simple concepts throughout the lesson c. moving as quickly as possible through the lesson d. stating the purpose of the lesson

d. stating the purpose of the lesson

When planning a smoking prevention program following the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, data regarding self-efficacy to avoid smoking in an adolescent population would fall into which assessment phase? a. educational and ecological assessment b. social assessment and situational analysis c. epidemiological assessment d. intervention alignment and administrative and policy assessment

a. educational and ecological assessment

During a needs assessment, the priority population identifies the desire for safe places to exercise in the community. They have identified: a. a perceived need b. a normative need c. an expressed need d. a relative need

a. a perceived need

Among program participants, smoking rates will decrease by 35 percent in 12 months is an example of a/an: a. behavioral objective b. learning objective c. administrative objective d. environmental objective

a. behavioral objective

When creating a marketing plan, the health education specialist must segment the audience. How does this occur? a. by outlining specific portions of the priority population to focus on b. by identifying benefits of the health program for the audience c. by developing a communication strategy for the entire priority population d. by outlining all components for a solution to the health issue or problem

a. by outlining specific portions of the priority population to focus on

When pilot testing materials for an intervention, which of the following should be assessed before implementation of the program? a. comprehension and acceptability of the intervention and materials b. potential impact of the intervention on a health behavior c. increases in knowledge of the priority population after the program d. potential costs for development and delivery of the intervention

a. comprehension and acceptability of the intervention and materials

The health education specialist would use a prioritization matrix in which phase of the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model? a. epidemiological assessment b. social assessment and situational analysis c. intervention alignment and administrative and policy assessment d. implementation of the program

a. epidemiological assessment

In an urban area with high childhood obesity rates, first and second grade children were not able to identify more than five of ten fruits and vegetables. Many were from lower income families, where one or more adults in the household worked multiple jobs. There are no grocery stores in the area, and most families shopped for food at convenience stores. Though no one strategy is going to decrease obesity rates by itself, which would likely be most efficacious in decreasing rates of childhood obesity? a. increasing fresh fruits and vegetable options at the convenience stores b. educating children on the importance of eating fruits and vegetables c. teaching parents how to prepare fresh fruits and vegetables d. teaching children how to prepare fresh fruits and vegetables

a. increasing fresh fruits and vegetable options at the convenience stores

During program planning for a behavior-change intervention, awareness, knowledge, attitude, and skill objectives are written. This hierarchy of objectives is categorized under: a. learning objectives b. behavioral objectives c. environmental objectives d. process objectives

a. learning objectives

The Multi-level Approach to Community Health, or MATCH, refers to a: a. model to help guide the delivery of a health education/health promotion program b. sustainability framework to determine if programs can be maintained over time c. timeline tool to help all parties involved to keep track of program implementation d. strategy to determine if a program incorporates principles of cultural competency

a. model to help guide the delivery of a health education/health promotion program

Health illiteracy, economics, and poverty are considered which type of factors that cause racial and ethnic health disparities? a. societal b. environmental c. individual d. medical care

a. societal

A health education specialist is meeting with a college campus community to try to make the campus smoke free. In order to gain support from key stakeholders in the first meeting, which of the following should be the focus of the health education specialist's message? a. the necessity for the change in policy b. the specific enforcement plan c. the health communication strategy used d. the incentive program could be used

a. the necessity for the change in policy

A health education specialist developed materials for the behavioral strategies in a multilevel intervention. He/she pilot-tested the strategies with adolescents in the priority population. After the pilot test, it was found that two of the lessons were difficult for adolescents to understand. What is the best way for the health education specialist to proceed? a. use feedback to modify the lessons so adolescents will better understand them b. change a few difficult words in the lessons, but keep the majority of the lessons the same c. revisit the entire behavioral intervention to modify all lessons d. do not make any changes, because adaptation would impact implementation fidelity

a. use feedback to modify the lessons so adolescents will better understand them

Which of the following is an example of a correctly written learning objective? a. "Individuals in the program will increase their level of physical activity by 25% by the 6th week of the program." b. "Individuals participating in the health education program will be able to identify 3 ways to protect their skin from the sun by the end of the program." c. "Seventy-five percent of individuals participating in the program will increase their knowledge of the dangers of smoking over the following 3 months." d. "There will be a 20% decrease in heart disease death rates among individual living in Brockport by the end of the 1st year of the program."

b. "Individuals participating in the health education program will be able to identify 3 ways to protect their skin from the sun by the end of the program."

When forming coalitions, which of the following should occur first? a. create awareness of the issue in the community b. analyze the issue or problem that will be the focus of the coalition c. conduct initial coalition planning and recruitment d. develop resources and funding for the coalition

b. analyze the issue or problem that will be the focus of the coalition

In the process of selecting the most appropriate educational method to use in a health education program, which of the following guidelines should be used? a. use favorite methods of the person delivering the program b. consider the nature of the audience and the purpose of the program c. find a program delivered to a different audience and deliver it to your audience d. in order to be useful, a program must include all of the intervention strategies

b. consider the nature of the audience and the purpose of the program

Stakeholders are typically involved in the program planning process in many ways, except: a. monitoring program operations b. deciding on salary of key personnel c. serving as primary users of the program d. ensuring implementation proceeds smoothly

b. deciding on salary of key personnel

The school wellness committee placed speed bumps on all school parking lots bordering school playgrounds. This is an example of which type of intervention strategy? a. health education change b. environmental change c. communication change d. health policy change

b. environmental change

The health education specialist would use a prioritization matrix in which phase of the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model? a. social assessment and situational analysis b. epidemiological assessment c. intervention alignment and administrative and policy assessment d. implementation

b. epidemiological assessment

A health education specialist finds there are more people requesting a smoking cessation program that can be accommodated. This is an example of which type of need? a. normative need b. expressed need c. perceived need d. relative need

b. expressed need

An objective that is concerned with increasing social support is what type of objective? a. behavioral b. learning c. outcome d. process

b. learning

When writing objectives for the worksite exercise promotion intervention, the health education specialist wishes to measure any morbidity, mortality, and health status change occurred as a result of the intervention. He/she would write which type of objective? a. process b. outcome c. impact d. environmental

b. outcome

By 2018, volunteers will distribute informational fliers to at least 50% of program participants. This is an example of which type of objective? a. impact b. process c. outcome d. summative

b. process

A health education specialist serves as a patient educator at a hospital. Part of his/her job is to work with patients who have recently suffered a heart attack. This is an example of: a. primary prevention b. tertiary prevention c. secondary prevention d. intermediary prevention

b. tertiary prevention

Which of the following contains the correct steps in the generalized model of program planning and evaluation? a. write goals and objectives, understand and engage the population, create a needs assessment, create intervention, implement the program, and evaluate intervention b. understand and engage the population, create a needs assessment, write goals and objectives, create intervention, implement the program, and evaluate intervention c. create a needs assessment, understand and engage the population, write goals and objectives, create intervention, implement the program, and evaluate intervention d. create a needs assessment, write goals and objectives, understand and engage the population, create intervention, implement the program, and evaluate intervention

b. understand and engage the population, create a needs assessment, write goals and objectives, create intervention, implement the program, and evaluate intervention

The local health promotion coalition elected to implement a single strategy intervention for a complex health problem because of its ease of implementation and lower cost. The health education specialist advises the use of a multi-strategy intervention in hopes that at least one or a combination of the strategies makes a difference; however, he/she understands that the greatest drawback to the multi-strategy intervention is: a. priority population segmentation is complex b. multiple levels of influence send mixed messages c. it is difficult to separate the effects of each strategy in evaluation d. the settings approach is not addressed

c. it is difficult to separate the effects of each strategy in evaluation

For this objective, "women in the program will increase their physical activity rates by the 4th week of the program," what is missing? a. it is neither realistic nor time sensitive b. it is neither attainable nor realistic c. it is neither specific nor measurable d. it is neither specific nor time-sensitive

c. it is neither specific nor measurable

Which of following is an example of a behavioral factor that must be considered to assess the root causes of racial and ethnic disparities? a. exposure to toxins b. limited access to quality health care c. lack of seat belt use d. poverty

c. lack of seat belt use

After conducting a needs assessment, a health education specialist finds the community lacks the infrastructure to support physically active lifestyles. However, community members are more concerned about drug use in the community. In this example, drug use is a: a. normative need b. actual need c. perceived need d. political need

c. perceived need

In a needs assessment for a drug prevention program in a community with high rates of prescription drug abuse, the following data was gathered: state data regarding prescription drug abuse, rates of prescription drug use in the community, trends in prescription drug abuse nationally, and costs of drug abuse. Which of these is a form of primary data? a. trends in prescription drug abuse nationally b. state data regarding prescription drug abuse c. rates of prescription drug use in the community d. costs of drug abuse

c. rates of prescription drug use in the community

The health education specialist has core substance abuse prevention coalition members in place and is currently broadening group representation. Some new members only contribute money to the coalition and are categorized as: a. occasional participants b. executive participants c. supporting participants d. active participants

c. supporting participants