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CPH EXAM SAMPLE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as overeating
or smoking because they lack the confidence that they can successfully change.
This is an example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy - correct-answer-C
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
(D) Social ecological model - correct-answer-B
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Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social ecological model
have in common?
(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and factors
that operate outside the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must be
addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors
with valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus healthy
behaviors. - correct-answer-A
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality related to
breast cancer. Researchers at a local university implement a breast cancer
screening intervention. This intervention is an example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
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(C) Secondary prevention
(D) Primary prevention - correct-answer-C
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-based) must:
(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not become bored -
correct-answer-C
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected
as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to
improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps
between the current health status and national health objectives and with putting
programs in place to narrow such gaps.
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What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the funds
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan - correct-
answer-A
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected
as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to
improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps
between the current health status and national health objectives and with putting
programs in place to narrow such gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has conducted a
social and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe quality-of-life problems
were related to limb amputation and kidney failure. Prevalent health problems
included diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Which of the
CPH EXAM SAMPLE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as overeating
or smoking because they lack the confidence that they can successfully change.
This is an example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy - correct-answer-C
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
(D) Social ecological model - correct-answer-B
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Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social ecological model
have in common?
(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and factors
that operate outside the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must be
addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors
with valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus healthy
behaviors. - correct-answer-A
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality related to
breast cancer. Researchers at a local university implement a breast cancer
screening intervention. This intervention is an example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
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(C) Secondary prevention
(D) Primary prevention - correct-answer-C
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-based) must:
(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not become bored -
correct-answer-C
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected
as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to
improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps
between the current health status and national health objectives and with putting
programs in place to narrow such gaps.
, 4|Page
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the funds
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan - correct-
answer-A
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected
as a health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to
improve progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities
receiving such funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps
between the current health status and national health objectives and with putting
programs in place to narrow such gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has conducted a
social and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe quality-of-life problems
were related to limb amputation and kidney failure. Prevalent health problems
included diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Which of the
