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Which of the following is an example of a correctly written learning objective?
"Individuals participating in the health education program will be able to identify three ways to protect their skin from the sun by the end of the program."
A health education specialist needs to find adaptive leadership training to learn how to more effectively communicate with diverse populations in the community in which the specialist serves. Which of the following training titles and modalities would be most appropriate to meet this complex professional development goal?
"Listening with cultural humility before communicating your messages" (hybrid: two 2-hour in-person workshops plus 2 coaching calls)
What percentage of the total program budget should be set aside for evaluation?
15%
Vision statements are used to describe where the program will be in in the next:
3 to 5 years
A health education specialist would like to use a planning tool in which the timeline for when specific tasks are to be accomplished before, during, and after a program. The health education specialist also would like to track actual accomplishment of these tasks using this same tool. Which of the following methods would e most useful?
Gantt chart
Health education specialists are ethically obligated to ensure confidentiality and to protect the privacy of all clients. The law that protects the privacy of patient information is the:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Researching information about a legislator's voting record before an initial meeting is important. Many places to gather research exist. Which would be the most helpful in understanding the voting record of a member of the United States Congress?
BALLOTPEDIA
When developing an assessment data analysis plan, which task should be considered first?
Identifies questions based on purpose of assessment
Which of the following is an example of a method used during a social assessment?
Delphi technique
If a health education specialist wants to emphasize program implementation, the most appropriate model would be:
MATCH
Which of the following is not an example of a timeline for the delivery of health education programs?
Management by objectives
If the health education specialist begins the program planning process by identifying desired outcomes, the most appropriate model would be:
PRECEDE-PROCEED
A health education specialist wants to ensure a fact sheet on colon cancer prevention is suitable for the chosen priority population. Which of the following assessments should be used?
SAM
A health education 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
Set of communication tools for education and persuasion using paid media is which of the following?
advertising
A health education specialist in a hospital plans to post information throughout the facility to increase awareness of the potential dangers, spread, and prevention of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Which format would best accomplish this effort?
an infographic (flyer) with data and short messages
A health education specialist who is designing a media advocacy initiative should incorporate which of the following as media strategies?
an internet blog, radio interviews, social networking group site, PSA
When starting to build relationships with multiple sectors outside of public health (e.g. housing, transportation, primary care, schools), what would be the most effective firststep?
ask partners about their priorities and needs
A health education specialist sends cancer prevention materials to women 40 and older about breast cancer screening. This process is an example of:
assessing a priority population
The tool used to identify advocacy campaign resources and gaps is which of the following?
asset inventory
A health education specialist is considering using multiple models (e.g., assessment, behavioral change, and planning) during planning of the needs assessment process. Which of the following is the most likely reason for using this strategy? It will:
assist in identifying types of data needed for the assessment and the factors that may impact development of the intervention
A health education specialist is working with a local community organization to segment the population for implementing a new health communication campaign to address rising rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the community. What characteristic will the project lead focus on to effectively segment the population?
behavioral, demographic, and cultural characteristics of the population
The route through which a message is disseminated to the priority population is referred to as the communication:
channel
Which social determinant should the health education specialist consider when analyzing knowledge acquisition among youth participating in a risk reduction intervention?
circumstance
An action-oriented, time-limited alliance for health issue advocacy is which of the following?
coalition
In the ecological model, behavior has many influences. Which level best describes the role of cultural values, norms, and built environment?
community
The health problems of a priority population are best identified through:
community assessment
The coalition is having a difficult time persuading a decision-maker to support an issue. The decision-maker, however, can be swayed by level of public support for the issue. The most important data collection method to use next, therefore, would be:
community leader surveys
When engaging priority populations in program planning, participantsare defined as:
community members who will receive the program intervention.
The health education specialist is working with community groups to conduct legislative advocacy for change in the community. Which theory will best assist with this strategy?
community organizing model
Conducting a capacity assessment is focused on identifying:
community resources
What is an effective way to identify stakeholders?
contact people in the target community to gather names
The intervention program is doing so well that it needs to be expanded; however, the sponsoring agency has limited funding for expansion. The health education specialist found another agency willing to provide the sponsor with a larger venue in exchange for access to the sponsor's education library. This method of financing the program is called:
cooperative agreements
A health education specialist is assessing which valid resourceto use to obtain chronic disease-related morbidity and mortality trends in a specific localcommunity. What would be the best resource to use to access that information?
county and state health-related agencies data
Which would be the best technique to determine whether patients have the skills necessary to prepare a healthy, low calorie, low fat meal? Have the patients:
create a meal through a stimulation activity
The health education specialist is planning a training workshop for research data collectors. Of the following, which training piece is most important to decrease time and effort spent to clean or correct data after collection?
data collection pilot test
Due to financial constraints, a research team is only recruiting participants from three hospitals in the local metropolitan area. In doing so, the researchers have established:
delimitations
The best objective for a training workshop to build the skills of smoking cessation facilitators would be "Upon completion of the training program, the participants will be able to""
demonstrate with 100% accuracy the deep breathing technique taught in the workshop.
In a priority population, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate for mothers with less than a high school education is almost twice as high as mothers with 13 or more years of education. These rates are an example of health:
disparities
As people learn, which of the following yields the highest level of retention? What is:
done and said
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?
enabling
The community recreation center placed speed bumps on the roadway that borders the playgrounds. This action is an example of which type of intervention strategy?
environmental change
When planning a diabetes prevention program following the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, data on high sugar intake would fall into which assessment phase?
epidemiological assessment
To determine the validity of existing data, the health education specialist:
examines the references for commonly cited sources in multiple publications
A health education specialist finds that there are more people requesting a smoking cessation program than can be accommodated. This is an example of which type of need?
expressed
Which of the following survey tools would be best to use if the health education specialist has unlimited funds, want to generate a high response rate, and wishes to keep selection bias low?
face-to-face interview
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?
federal, state, city, and county open data portals
In the informational training related to an adolescent health literacy pilot program, the attendees, all of whom are classroom teachers, state that instead of having a single facilitator come into their classroom to deliver the curriculum, they prefer to deliver it themselves. They make their case to the trainer, stating they are classroom teachers and, as suh, know how to deliver curriculum. Which of the following concepts does the trainer use to explain why this health education curriculum is being implemented with a single facilitator?
fidelity
Which of the following is typically measured in a process evaluation?
fidelity, completeness, and exposure
A Bullying Prevention community-wide intervention is being planned, with parents, of the priority population, targeted. The planning team is seeking specific information from local parents with children in grades K-12 to understand their opinions on approaches to strengthen school climate through parent teacher associations, volunteering opportunities, and school improvement events. The health education specialist should use what type of data collection method?
focus group
Which of the following is not one of the 3 important criteria, or the three Fs, of program planning?
funding
When monitoring intervention financial resources, which of the following specifically provides for fiscal accountability measurement?
funding stability ratio
To increase the rate of prostate screening among men ages 50 and older is an example of what type of statement?
goal
A health department conducted a social media campaign for its new childhood immunization clinic to drive community members to the department's website for appropriate scheduling. The best data to track using the website's analytics would be which of the following?
goal behavior
Advocacy initiatives are created to influence policy and law, and they include many strategy areas. In which of these areas would holding a town hall meeting fall?
grassroots lobbying
The health education specialist is creating a new program to increase cancer screening. The specialist is looking for evidence-based strategies to promote mammograms. Which is the best source of information for that data?
guide to community preventive services
A seminar on high blood pressure for those who already are affected with high blood pressure is being provided as a part of a worksite wellness program. Which scenario facilitates active learning of workshop participants?
have attendees practice taking blood pressure on one another
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
A smoking ban in casinos is which type of strategy in a state-wide smoking prevention program?
health policy
How health education specialists are asked to verify the credibility of media sources for health information, they should consider the element of currency. To what does this refer?
how current or out-of-date the health information is for their health topic
A health education specialist is planning to conduct a literature review specific to the resiliency of small rural communities affected by a natural disaster to cope and rebuild. Two important search strategies should include _________ and __________ for searches.
identification of key words; selected source/database(s)
To determine the immediate effects of a health education program, the health education specialist should use which type of evaluation?
impact
Behavioral and learning objectives also may be referred to as:
impact objectives
In conducting a smoking cessation program, which types of health education strategies most likely will encourage participants to start thinking about quitting?
increasing awareness of harmful effects of smoking
Communication between a prospective human subject and an investigator from beginning of a research study to the end refers to the:
informed consent
When participants in a training program are told both the benefits and risks associated with the program, which one of the following typically occurs with the procedure?
informed consent
Valid research designs allow valid conclusions to be drawn. Which type of validity is used to estimate the degree of cause and effect?
internal
The health education specialist can examine health determinants through a socio-ecological lens. Which socio-ecological and social determinant factor includes healthcare providers' recommendations?
interpersonal
The health education specialist is reviewing the evidence-informed findings of the Guide to Community Preventive Services. The health education specialist is most likely assessing resources related to:
intervention approaches
A health education specialist choses a six-step framework in which participatory planning, multiple theories, and a systems approach are used to address intervention development for adoption and sustainability. This arrangement (or plan) refers to which of the following?
intervention mapping
In developing a solid work plan to be specifically aligned to a logic model, which of the following should be included in the selected planning model?
intervention mapping
When designing audience-centered, culturally appropriate health education materials, it is essential to:
involve the target audience in developing materials
What is an important characteristic that defines "plain language?" Language:
is presented in a way that the audience can understand it quickly
An advantage of adopting an instrument for data collection is that:
its reliability and validity can be used
The health education specialist is reading a meta-analysis of balance interventions involving frail elderly. Although this analysis can assist in guiding their senior exercise programming decisions, the health education specialist also must be aware of its limitations, including:
lack of uniformity of methodology
According to the Diffusion of Innovations theory, some groups in the population are resistant to change. These groups of people are referred to as the:
laggards
Which type of objective is addressed in the following statement? "After completing the program, participants will be able to discuss three strategies to reduce the risk of falling."
learning
In the strategic planning process after an organization defines or refines its mission statement, the next step is to:
list internal and external strengths and opportunities
The health education specialist asks an elected official to vote to increase funding for teen pregnancy prevention in the state. The specialist is engage in:
lobbying
The agency administrator wants the big picture or summary of an intervention's resources, activities, and results. Therefore, the health education specialist creates which of the following to put in the report to the administrator?
logic model
During program monitoring, the health education specialist determines that an educational curriculum needs modification. With modification, however, primary attention needs to be on:
maintaining program fidelity
Which of the following is not an element of an effective advocacy plan?
market the coalition
A health education specialist is interested in gaining the support of a large number of people from a metropolitan area in which the project is being implemented. Which one of the following communication channels would be best to use?
mass media
Services required for program implementation have been identified. A long-term program partner could provide those services at a discounted price. Which of the following is most appropriate to use procurement?
memorandum of understanding
To provide patient-centered healthcare with excellence in quality, service, and access is an example of a/an:
mission statement
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 researchers and evaluators use a combination of different methods and strategies to examine evaluation or research questions from multiple different perspectives and vantage points it is called:
mixed methods methodology
A formal social media policy should include the use of ______ to maintain pages, post scheduled messages, and respond to follower posts.
moderators
Which of the following is not one of Frieden's Six Components for Effective Public Health Program Implementation? Use:
multiple, high-priority interventions
Forgetting to inform participants about the risks associated with physical activity before having the participants begin a program is an example of:
negligence
A health education specialist collects data in which the answers were either "yes" or "no." These data are what type?
nominal
A health education specialist needs to determine specific alcohol, tobacco, and drug use prevention needs and immediately prioritize those needs with a few experts from the priority population. Which primary data collection technique would be the best to use in this scenario?
nominal group process
A health education specialist is asked to measure actual use of a biking trail in a local community. Which of the following methods is best for measuring the actual use of the trail over a period of a week?
observation
Which of the following represents primary sources that a health education specialist could use for a community needs assessment?
observations, surveys, and interviews
The health education specialist can influence policymaking at the implementation stage by:
offering comment on draft rules
A social media campaign leading with Facebook for its new drive-through immunization clinic was conducted in a health department. The health department specialist used the platform's analytics to determine the number of unique people who viewed the initial clinic kick-off post. The health education specialist is evaluating which type of social media reach?
organic
When writing objectives for a worksite wellness program, the health education specialist wishes to measure any morbidity, mortality, and health status change that occurred as a result of the interventions. Which type of objective should be written?
outcome
In a grant-funded project budget, what are the indirect costs?
overhead expenses such as utilities and rent
An important indicator of capacity is "influence." What is true about influence?
people connected to large networks are often important influencers
The following are benefits of involvement with coalitions, collaborative partnerships, communities of practice, and other networks EXCEPT:
persuading collaborators to view social issues from the organizer's perspective
A community agency personnel are targeting a variety of social ecological levels to help reduce drug use in the community. Some of the levels will take substantially more time to target. Rather than wait for all aspects of the intervention to be ready, the health education specialist looks to begin with one level and then will add in other levels over time. This process is an example of:
phasing in
The health education specialist wants to test some new questions and use a different program evaluation survey delivery method. To do so, which of the following would be implemented first?
pilot test
To determine whether a proposed intervention will work as designed, the health education specialist could conduct a:
pilot test
A health education specialist creates a draft sheet about diabetes. A group of six individuals are recruited to read the fact sheet and answer a series of questions. This process is an example of:
pilot testing
Data analysis methods should be specified during the _____ stage.
planning
Type of brief provided to a decision-maker when attempting to convince that person to take a specific action on an issue covers not only policy options but also policy recommendations. This type of brief is referred to as a/an:
policy
A health education specialist is targeting different types of young adults for physical activity intervention. The specialist wants to work with those who are ready to take action to get active within the next month. In what Stage of Change are these prospective participants?
preparation
In media advocacy, decision-makers, as an audience for the communications strategy, are what level of priority?
primary
When a media advocacy campaign is used to educate about proposed policy changes, decision-makers with the power to affect change are which type of audience?
primary
By 2024, volunteers will distribute informational factsheets to at least 50% of the program participants. This intent is an example of which type of objective?
process
During a health education program, questions about whether the participants like the instructional materials and if instructors find them easy to use are examples of which type of evaluation?
process
In advocacy evaluation, measuring campaign and message reach as well as activities and tactics used is considered which type of evaluation?
process
The social media campaign to change social norms related to the teen pregnancy that was developed by a health education specialist is reviewed by a group of adolescents from the priority population. Feedback from the adolescents allows the health education specialist to make changes before implementing the campaign, which refers to what type of evaluation?
process
A coalition determined there was a lack of collaboration among the numerous agencies, organizations, and individuals who provide health and emergency services in a community. The coalition decided to identify community members' issues and concerns with these services and determine level of usage of the existing agencies. The coalition aims to avoid duplication of services, while designing interventions to address concerns. Which of the following represents the best strategy to obtain data?
process evaluation
Which is the following is an example of secondary data collection?
published literature
What method of data collection is most suited to programs that are well defined and have had numerical outcomes compared with those of other groups or the general population?
quantitative
When health education specialists conduct training programs, it is important to use a variety of resources and strategies to:
reach as many learners as possible
To increase self-efficacy to resist peer pressure to use substances the health education specialist's curriculum should include which of the following?
role plays and group activities that demonstrate refusal skills
A health education specialist works as a patient educator at a healthcare institution. Part of the job is to work with patients who have recently suffered a heart attack. This type of prevention is an example of:
secobdary
A health education specialist is working on a new community planning initiative. The specialist wants to address community support and social network factors. Which determinant of health, therefore, will be addressed?
social and community context
Health is impacted by a variety of different factors, but there are five major factors that contribute to the determinants of health for a population. Discrimination and income fall under which of the five major factors?
social environments or characteristics
Using an ecological approach, the health education specialist identifies an organizational-level local business to be a member of a preventive mental health coalition. That business was selected because hiring personnel employ military veterans, many of whom suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD). The role that local business plays on the coalition is that of a:
stakeholder
The health education specialist is conducting a research study using an online survey in which participants' names are linked to their data. Of the following, which is the best way to protect participant confidentiality?
store name separately from data and replace with unique identifier
The health education specialist wishes to examine the outcome of an intervention. As such, which type of evaluation should be designed?
summative
The health education specialist is three-quarters of the way through an agency's annual funding. It is realized there will not be sufficient funding to last through the rest of the year. This realization is an issue of program:
sustainability
Which type of literature review typically is used to identify current gaps in the literature after comprehensively reviewing the literature on a topic?
systematic review
A computer application allows a patient to assess current cardiovascular fitness levels. Through the app, texts are stent to the patient's cellphone so that interaction throughout the day is provided for encouragement as well as to send information about the number of walking steps needed to achieve a pre-determined level. This provision of personalized support is referred to as what type of messaging?
tailored
A health education specialist is collaborating with community stakeholders to create a health communication campaign in which mammography screenings are promoted broadly among African American women in the southeast United States. Which messaging technique would be most appropriate?
targeting
Which of the following is true about conducting an outcome evaluation of a communication campaign? Health education specialists are assessing:
the degree to which the communication objectives are achieved
The main drawback of pilot testing interventions is that:
the results may not be entirely generalizable.
In a health communications campaign for a walking program, it was emphasized that exercise can make a person feel better, other people are starting to participate in group fitness walks, and it is easy to reserve time in busy schedules for a short walk. The most likely behavior change theory on which the campaign was based is which of the following?
theory of planed behavior
When conducting a program staff training following the ARCS Motivation Model, the health educaton specialist wishes to improve trainee perception of relevance. Which of the following applications of the model would be best to use?
tie instruction to past performance
What is the main function of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
to protect human subjects involved in the research
Logic models are used to:
track if activities are producing outputs which lead to outcomes
The health education specialist developed a new train-the-trainer program for statewide positive mental health promotion initiative. Which tool would best communicate training program plans and parameters?
training manual
Which of the following should be used to standardize intervention delivery by program staff?
training protocol
In a health communication campaign, stoplight (red, yellow, green) characters are used to encourage adult immunizations. The most likely behavior change theory on which the campaign was based is which of the following?
transtheoretical model
Which of the following is not an adult learning principle?
use a prescribed set of methods, perspectives, and content to standardize instruction and avoid confusion
Health education specialists are encouraged to employ health literacy universal precautions when interacting with patients and delivering health education materials to communities. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), which of the following is not considered a health literacy universal precaution?
use numeric rates and statistics to enhance the credibility of your message
When allocating resources good managers:
use the organization's needs to drive use of current resources and projections for future resources
An instrument that is used to measure what it purports to measure is said to be __________, while an instrument that repeatedly produces the same results is said to be ________.
valid; reliable
A health education specialist is conducting research. Which of the following is not focused on ethical principles for conducting data collection?
validity
If a health education specialist were creating an intervention that included written education materials, which of the following should be checked to best facilitate learning?
weekly program meetings
To understand the three human subjects' protection guidelines of "respect for persons," "beneficence," and "justice," one would look to the:
Belmont report
SMART objectives are statements in which the results of the program are described in measurable terms. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Attainable/Achievable, Realistic/Relevant, and Time-bound. Which of the following is a correctly written SMART objective?
By the end of the program, 20% of respondents will report eating more fruits and vegetables.
The health education specialist is searching for information about a health issue for an advocacy effort. The specialist is specifically looking for the facts, epidemiology, and health consequences of the issue. The most appropriate sites to search would be:
CDC/NIH
The organization that accredits schools of public health, graduate programs in public/community health, and undergraduate program is:
CEPH
A health education specialist plans to hire a consultant to conduct an evaluation of a program. Which of the following is the first step of the process?
a written agreement outlining the work needed
Findings from an assessment revealed that the priority population's access to available community health care services is lower than another community with comparable demographics. They have identified a/an:
actual need
A health education specialist can design health promotion programs to facilitate the learning process of all participants by:
adapting programs to different cultural beliefs and practices
Intervention sustainability should be planned:
at the start of the intervention
The health education specialist realizes that although already being connected with legislators and having collaborated with many advocacy coalitions, the specialists lack important advocacy skills and has limited personal financial resources. The best recognized opportunity to overcome these barriers to being an advocate is to:
attend an advocacy webinar series
When applying traditional marketing principles to health education interventions, the "product" is usually the:
behavior change
"Among program participants, smoking rates will decrease by 35% in 12 months" is an example of which type of objective?
behavioral
Consumption, medication compliance, and self-care are considered which type of factors related to health
behavioral
In evaluating a legislative advocacy campaign, process indicators include:
campaign reach
To gain organizational acceptance for strategic plans, health education specialists should:
consider organizational culture, and develop and implement strategies to change that culture if needed
A health education specialist plans to conduct a food access and food desert assessment to determine how many grocery stores exist in the low-income areas of the community compared to other income level areas. When planning for the collection of secondary data, all of the following tasks should be included except:
create or adapt an existing instrument to collect observational data.
A new HIV testing intervention is being planned to support efforts to increase screening rates. The intervention is planned to start in six months. Which of the following is a proven method to create a timeline and plan for the intervention?
critical path method
The health education specialists wants to compare course satisfaction levels of two different groups of smoking cessation participants. Of the following: which is the best quantitative data analysis technique to use?
cross tabulation
To facilitate understanding and sensitivity for various cultures, values, and traditions, which statement is true?
cultural competence includes knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity
