CHES Q'S

• In general, at what grade level should materials be written to account for the health literacy of most adults?

8th grade

• 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:

Gantt chart

A health education specialist is asked to find school health resources for physical activity. The most appropriate bibliographic database to search is:

ERIC

In the strategic planning process, a health education specialist is charged with analyzing assets and areas of weakness in an organization's activities. Which of the following stages of strategic planning would allow for this analysis?

SWOT analysis

A health specialist is developing a new web site as part of an intervention for people with visual disabilities. Which law should the health education specialist review and consider when developing the web site?

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

Which of the following is a SMART training objective?

Training participants will be able to list 3 resources for patients who report sexual misconduct by the end of the training session.

• 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?

advisory board

A health education specialist has a request to develop a worksite training to be implemented with a company that focuses on technology security. Management within the company is trying to find a time to schedule a series of training sessions that may change dietary behaviors, but one common meeting time for all employees is not feasible. What is the health education specialist's best opinion, based upon the content and needs of the company?

create and interactive distance learning module that employees can complete as they have time.

A health education specialist is developing health literature about symptoms of stroke and what steps are necessary to take action for adults in the community. What is the most valid source of information to use?

american heart association

• Program planning begins with:

an assessment of existing health needs and problems

In order for partnerships to be effective, their composition needs to reflect members that are knowledgeable about the populations they serve, reflect multiple domains in consideration of relative risks and protective factors, and possess a diverse representation. A model that facilitates this selection process is:

an ecological model of health

When establishing the reliability and validity of an existing measurement tool, the evaluator should conduct:

an item analysis

If a health education specialist wishes to use online surveys because of the ease of the data collection, but the priority population struggles with technology. This is a breach of which ethical principle in managing technology?

beneficience

A benefit of asynchronous training is

busy adults can fit the training into their schedules

• When creating a marketing plan, the health education specialist must segment the audience. How does this occur?

by outlining specific portions of the priority population to focus on

When presenting data to stakeholders or superiors in an organization, which of the following would best represent how percentages relate to each other as a whole?

charts

Newsletters, community meetings, public service announcements, and social networking sites are examples of:

communication channels

When the results of a second survey instrument reinforce the findings of the first survey instrument, the second is said to have:

construct validity

A practicing health education specialist has entered into a helping process initiated by a client in order to establish an assistive relationship. This relationship is considered:

consultation

The health department notices a spike in drug use of high school students in the county and wishes to predict which students could be at high risk in order to target an intervention program. They would like to determine the relationship between drug-use and demographic, as well as health behavior variables, and then determine which of these variables or combination of these variables best predicts drug use risk. They would conduct which two types of studies?

correlational and then multiple regression

A weight management intervention was delivered as a face-to-face class and as an online module. To compare costs for all program materials, trainings and staff time between the two delivery methods, which type of analysis should be conducted?

cost identification

A health education specialist is having difficulty in segmenting the priority population when designing a marketing strategy for a health promotion intervention. Building the strategy on which of the following theories would help him/her segment the audience and assist with a marketing mix decision?

diffusion theory

Which of the following is true about successful partnerships:

effective communications should include feedback loops through which intentions, ideas, and information can be exchanged

A health education specialist is serving as a consultant to a local community-based organization. The client's needs have been identified. What should his next step be?

engagement

An afterschool program was developed to help overweight and obese adolescents lose weight. In developing the program, the health education specialist considered the adolescents' attitude, beliefs, and values regarding diet and physical activity. Knowing this information, the health education specialist helped to:

ensure the program was culturally appropriate and relevant

• 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?

environmental change

• The health education specialist would use a prioritization matrix in which phase of the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model?

epidemiological assessment

• When planning a cardiovascular disease prevention program following the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, data on high fatty acid intake would fall into which assessment phase?

epidemiological assessment

What is the best first step in developing a health education program budget?

establish program goals

While working with a tight timeline, a health education specialist chooses to modify an existing instrument to measure self-efficacy in high school students. However, the original instrument was used in a college population. In order to use the instrument, the health education specialist must:

establish validity and reliability for the modified instrument in the high school population

The health education specialist is organizing a summative evaluation. Which evaluation design offers the most control over confounding variables?

experimental

• 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?

expressed need

The health education specialist entered into a consulting relationship that required a contract between the consultant and client. This contract is considered:

external

A community coalition is seeking more information to understand the complexities of promoting the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine among teenagers to prevent cervical cancer. The health education specialist should refer them to which type of source for the most accurate information that is also relevant and useful to the coalition?

fact sheets from federal health agency

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Framework for Program Evaluation, being "realistic, prudent, diplomatic and frugal" is part of which standard for effective evaluation?

feasibility

During delivery of a health promotion, it becomes apparent the amount of time allotted to each lesson or activity is not sufficient. The person delivering the program decides to delete some content to make the lesson fit. This action could result in a lack of:

fidelity

A national health education organization has developed a broad, long-term economic strategy to ensure program sustainability and expansion. What term best describes this strategy?

financial plan

Which of the following is an important learning principle for andragogy?

focus on problem solving skills rather than learning content.

Performance appraisals and staff members and volunteers will normally:

focus on strengths and areas for improvment

The health education specialist signed a consulting contract to work with a 350-employee health care facility located in a large suburban location. Administrators requested an analysis of the high turnover among allied health professionals. Employee burnout may be related, and a program for employee stress management may be needed. The type of consultation the health education specialist has entered into would be defined as which of the following?

formal consultation

A health education specialist has collected some resources on drug use and prevention for various audiences. The CEO of a company would like to see information regarding prescription drug abuse. What is the best way to present this information to the CEO?

formal presentation

The social media campaign to change social norms related to teen pregnancy developed by a health education specialist is review by a group of adolescents from the priority population. Their feedback allows the health education specialist to make changes before implementing the campaign. What type of evaluation is this?

formative

• 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:

formative

• "The Moving Mommas Program will reduce risk of preeclampsia in Shelbyville" is an example of:

goal statement

The Cancer Control Coalition has decided that they have the capacity for and interest in planning for an advocacy campaign. Generally, the first step in advocacy planning is to address:

goals

Which section of a government grant proposal would most likely request the provision of a logic model?

goals/objectives

The health education specialist is meeting with a school health advisory council (SHAC) which is trying to encourage the district to adopt an evidence-based sexuality education curriculum. In preparing his/her presentation to the SHAC, the statistical health data related to STIs and teen birth rates is most likely to be effective if presented:

graphically

According to which theory or model do people assess the threat of an emerging disease by assessing their perceived susceptibility against the severity of the disease?

health belief model

• Providing access to fruit and milk in a school vending machine is an example of which of the following strategies?

health engineering

• Smoking bans in restaurants are which type of strategy in a community-based smoking prevention pogram?

health policy

A health education specialist wants to collect ratio data on smoking rates. Which of the following questions would achieve this level measurement?

how many cigarettes do you smoke a day?

When choosing a policy or issue to advocate on with a legislator, which criteria should be considered first?

how receptive the community or target population is to the proposed policy or advocacy effort

A health education specialist is creating a program and is concerned about the sustainability of the program. Which of the following actions creates the greatest likelihood for sustainability?

identify partners and stakeholders who can help with sustainability during the planning process

To determine the immediate effects of a health education program, the health education specialist should use which type of evaluation?

impact evaluation

Reach, recall, and media impressions are common metrics used to evaluate:

impact of messages

In the study of acute diseases, which morbidity rate is important to calculate?

incidence rate

A researcher is studying the effects of a health education intervention on reducing obesity rates of employees at Company X. The researcher requires employees have a BMI of 30 or higher to participate in the study. The researcher is applying which type of criteria to restrict enrollment?

inclusion

• 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?

increasing fresh fruits, and vegetable options at convenience stores.

The health education specialist, employed at a university, is preparing a grant proposal. Generally, in which category would one find costs associated with facilities and administration?

indirect

Informing participants in a training program of both the benefits and risks associated with training typically occurs within which procedure?

informed consent

Data storage is an example of which type of technology need?

infrastructure

a health education specialist is identifying the types of activities included in a health education/promotion program. In a logic model, these activities would be included in

inputs

Using a socio-ecological model in a school setting, the school would be considered as which level? Select one:

institutional

When designing audience-centered, culturally appropriate health education materials, it is essential to:

involve intended audience in development of materials

• Of the following educational techniques, which is more likely to enhance the retention of people participating in a program?

involve them in an activity during a session

Which of the following statements about informed consent is correct?

it explains the benefits, risks, and participation is voluntary and may be terminated at any time.

• 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:

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?

it is neither specific nor measurable

A health educator has just begun his career after graduation. He is trying to make contacts with other professionals so that he can network and share ideas. Which of the following ways is the best way to achieve this?

join a professional health education organization

• Which of following is an example of a behavioral factor that must be considered to assess the root causes of racial and ethnic disparities?

lack of seatbelt use

Which of the following is an example of a targeted law?

laws regarding child safety seats, specifically rear-facing infant seats

The agency administrator wants the big picture or summary of an intervention's resources, activities, and results. The health education specialist creates which of the following to put in his/her report to the administrator?

logic model

Which of the following is a common way to illustrate alignment of programs with an organization's mission and goals?

logic model

From a fiscal perspective, which funds represent the portion of a project the applicant's agency or organization is providing?

matching funds

A health education specialist is interested in attempting to change norms which encourage teenage pregnancy. What strategy should the health education specialty employ?

media advocacy

A nonprofit agency can perform lobbying as long as that lobbying:

meets federal guidelines and does not exceed a certain percentage of nonprofit's activities.

One of the first considerations when determining the potential appropriateness of an external organization for collaboration is an alignment of:

mission, vision and values

When a researcher is conducting a study, it is important to remain ____________ to reduce ____________.

neutral; error

• During a needs assessment, the priority population identifies the desire for safe places to exercise in the community. They have identified:

perceived need

A health education specialist creates a draft fact sheet about asthma. She recruits a group of 6 parents to read the fact sheet and answer a series of questions. This is an example of:

pilot testing

Because a budget is aligned to resources and elements of the strategic plan, the health education specialist must develop the budget during the:

planning process

Effect sizes describe the magnitude of difference between two groups and allow researchers to determine the __________of the research findings.

practical significance

A health education specialist is planning a comprehensive community-based strategy to promote physical activity. In the planning process, the health education specialist would like to use the Social Marketing Model. If he/she takes into account the physiological impact of exercise for a sedentary person (such as muscle soreness), which of the 4 Ps is the health education specialist addressing?

price

Before implementing a program, a health education specialist should develop "how-to" materials for implementing the program. This is called a:

procedural manual

Advocacy evaluation is typically an ongoing activity, given social and political environments are constantly changing. What type of health program evaluation is this similar to?

process

A health education specialist wants to raise awareness among a general audience of the dangers of second-hand smoke. Which delivery method would reach a broader audience?

producing public service announcement for local radio

Health education specialists in a local health department are trying to understand mental health conditions common in those with chronic illness such as diabetes and cancer. Which of the following resources would be the best database to find mental health research articles?

psychinfo

With so many changes in health education and health-related policy on a daily basis, it is essential that health education specialists advocate for professional development for the field. Which of the following is a way to advocate for professional development in the field of health education?

publish articles in peer-reviewed journals on the importance of professional development

• 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?

rates of prescription drug use in community

According to a 4-level training evaluation, during which level does the evaluator measure participant satisfaction with the training?

reaction

A person's environment can help or hinder their physical activity behavior, even when a person is highly motivated to be active. This illustrates the concept of:

reciprocal determinism

A current problem faced by organizations relying on volunteers is retention rate. In order to increase retention of volunteers, an organization might focus on which of the following?

recognition

A health education specialist visits elected officials to advocate for an evidence-based nutrition program. The health education specialist prepares a packet that summarizes the position statement that will be given during the visit. This is an example of influencing public policy in what way?

reinforce the message

The health education specialist is directing a local youth health advisory group and a statewide youth coalition. In this role, the health education specialist is acting as a:

resource person

When evaluating training, a health education specialist is investigating the impact of reduced turnover in a company. Which level of training evaluation is this?

results

Which section of an original research paper presents evidence tested against the stated hypotheses or research questions and presents the statistical findings?

results

An organization is undergoing restructuring because of budgetary cuts, which in turn impacts health promotion efforts. Which approach to organizational change is occurring?

revolutionary

A health education specialist has a limited budget and is looking for baseline data. Which of the following may be a secondary data option to consider?

searching federal, state, city, and county open data portals.

• 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?

secondary

An outbreak of dysentery occurred in a community over the course of a week. The number of cases and time of onset of symptoms was determined. All who displayed symptoms ate sprouts at the same restaurant. For this outbreak, which type of epidemic curve can be prepared for the descriptive study?

secular

A researcher did not select a random sample of high school students across 3 high schools in a district, but instead selected only intact classrooms in one high school. The researcher is concerned that the results of the anti-drug intervention the research will be used for cannot be generalized to other high schools in the district. The researcher is concerned about which threat to external validity?

selection treatment interaction

During a physical activity intervention session, a health education specialist asks participants to brainstorm ways to overcome barriers to physical activity. This session is focusing on which construct from Social Cognitive Theory?

self-efficacy

During a teen pregnancy program, the health education specialist discusses confidence so participants can talk to their partners about using a condom. The construct he/she is focusing on is

self-efficacy

In a worksite health promotion program for weight management, better results for behavior change were found when the program was more client-centered. To balance client autonomy and health education specialist direction, which specific behavior modification technique should be applied?

self-monitoring

A health education specialist is collaborating with the state health department on a training effort to implement effective physical activity programs. The training team has completed the first step, which was to determine training needs. What is the next step to advance the training?

set objectives

The health education specialist's advocacy efforts are starting to be successful. The city council has voted 4-1 to hold a town hall meeting to discuss a clean indoor air ordinance. Which type of advocacy benchmark is this?

shift in critical mass

Health illiteracy, economics, and poverty are considered which type of factors that cause racial and ethnic health disparities?

societal

The questions, "What steps are necessary to move the organization towards the desired future? What progress is being made?" are used during what process?

strategic planning

An informal channel for communicating information about smoking policies at the work site could include:

support groups for smokers in cessation program

A health education specialist is trying to decide how to collect data for program evaluation in a program to improve nutrition in a low-income community sample. The health educator is looking to randomly select a small number of participants and assess their individual attitudes toward dietary behavior change and their dietary behavior. Which of the following data collection methods would be best to get the largest response rate in this sample?

surveys administered in person

The Healthy Families Network holds an annual conference. In order to evaluate the conference and gather information from the participants, what is the best way for the health education specialist and collect this information?

surveys or feedback forms

The researcher needs to select a probability sample of smokers and nonsmokers and wishes to randomize participant selection. He/she divides the population by those two characteristics and then randomly selects subjects from the two groups. This type of sampling procedure is called:

systematic

Which type of literature review typically identifies current gaps in the literature after comprehensively reviewing the literature on a topic?

systematic review

In a health education program, participants are asked about their readiness for change so that content in a message can be personalized. This is an example o

tailoring a message

A health education specialist working in the medical clinic has just demonstrated how to correctly use a peak flow meter to staff. Which technique should be used to ensure the client understands the demonstration?

teach back

Which of the following provides direct support which builds capacity to complete prevention tasks?

technical assistance

• 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:

tertiary prevention

Which type of reliability is important for ensuring any changes detected at the end of an intervention are due to the intervention itself, and not random fluctuation?

test-retest reliability

A local group was interested in identifying evidence-based interventions to guide the development of a community wide effort to increase physical activities. Participants would be included in decision-making. Which of the following tools might be most useful?

the community guide to community preventative services

When reporting a program's evaluation results to community members, the most important aspect to highlight is:

the participants' perceived benefits of the program

Which one of the following is typically considered a good reason for a public health agency to seek outside help from someone other than a staff member?

to seek someone with specialized skills not available internally

• Which of the following contains the correct steps in the generalized model of program planning and evaluation?

understand and engage the population, create needs assessment, write goals&objs., create intervention, implement the program, and evaluate intervention

One of the ways to comprehensively engage the priority population in the program planning, implementation, and evaluation process is to:

use community-based participatory research

• 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?

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

Which of the following statements contains accurate principles to address low health literacy?

use graphs, or charts rather than tables or numbers, to show rates of illness or injury

If a health education specialist is trying to gain support for a program within an organization, which is one way to illustrate a rationale for the program to key stakeholders?

use logic model to show how program aligns with organizations mission

When developing and preparing to implement an intervention, which of the following practices is most pedagogically sound?

use of mix of strategies to involve the learner.

During flu season, health education specialists often try to promote the flu vaccine to the general public. According to the Elaboration Likelihood Model, a person who does not feel susceptible to the flu might not pay close attention to messages promoting the vaccine. How might a health education specialist craft a message in order to target this person?

use peripheral stimuli, such as pictures or video to increase attention

A health education specialist is working with populations with low health literacy levels. In creating materials for this population, which of the following is essential in resource development?

use simple terms

An instrument measuring what it purports to measure is said to be ______________, while an instrument repeatedly producing the same results is said to be _____________.

valid; reliable

Understanding why participants drop out a program is important for establishing:

validity

Which question would be the most appropriate for the health education specialist to ask in the formative evaluation level of a consulting relationship?

what progress has been made to-date?

Which question below would help a health education specialist with policy development?

what were the sources of the policy content?

The organization that accredits undergraduate teacher preparation programs is:

CAEP

Which of the following is a major health policy question faced at the national government (U.S. Federal) level?

What population groups should receive subsidized coverage from tax revenue?

health education specialist needs to conduct training for individuals who will be delivering the intervention. Which of the following is a critical consideration when conducting trainings?

a. personal characteristics of the instructor

A nonprofit health association would like to hire the health education specialist in a formal consulting arrangement to implement and deliver direct services. The next step in the consulting project that the health education specialist needs to perform is:

action

A health education specialist was asked to provide a school district with accurate Web-based resources for their sexuality education program. What key items would a health education specialist assess?

author's credentials, web site's purpose, and references

Which level of training evaluation is the extent to which participants are employing the skills on the job?

behavior

When using the NREPP to inform program decision making, the health education specialist must recognize that although the quality of the research supporting intervention outcomes and the quality and availability of training and implementation materials has been rated, users should:

carefully read and understand research for each outcome

When the health education specialist needs to measure the severity of a disease related to the degree of pathogenicity of the disease organism, he/she calculates the:

case fatality rate

When creating the budget for a grant application, contributed income can be classified into which two categories?

cash & in-kind

Which of the following are considered "safe" changes to materials or program activities when using a packaged health education program

changing text size or statistics

A health education specialist receives four requests for training. Company One is a large company where employee health is relatively good. Company Two is a smaller company that has high health care costs and high absenteeism among employees. Company Three wants a training seminar on any health topic in order to fulfill policy requirements for employee training. Company Four wants to train three employees to do breast cancer screenings. Based on the urgency of the need for education and the potential impact on the organization, which company should be top priority for training from the health education specialist?

company 2

The sequence for pretesting health education messages focused on knowledge is:

concept development, partially completed materials testing, alternative materials testing, and final product.

Prior to meeting with a legislator or policy maker, what would be the likely first step?

conduct research on legislator

A health education specialist is managing a mobile health intervention collecting demographic and behavioral information about its participants. After discovering a breach in the program's data storage system, what is the manager's most pressing ethical issue?

confidentiality

When creating a partnership, which of the following tasks should be completed first?

create partnership mission, goals, and outcomes

A process that is used in organizations, similar to a needs assessment, assesses assumptions and values related to health education/promotion. This is a:

cultural audit

In working with a community that has a large Spanish-speaking population, a health educator engages a lay-health worker early in the planning process to be sure that the program is planned, implemented, and evaluated appropriately. An advisory group is formed to assess the relevance of the program activities. These important steps are a way to help improve:

cultural competency