NCHEC Practice Exam Questions with
Correct Answers 100% Pass
1. 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?
a. Diffusion of Innovation
b. Social Cognitive Theory
c. Health Belief Model
d. Social Marketing - ANSWER✔✔-c.
keyword= perceived susceptibility= HBM
pg. 92-93
Diffusion of Innovation=how/what new ideas are being spread
Social Cognitive Theory= learning is an interaction between a person and
his/her environment, cognitive processes, and behavior. Serves as
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,construct for behavior change, specifically with self-efficacy, a person's
confidence in performing a behavior and overcoming a barrier.
Health Belief Model= individual- level model to understand why
individuals did not act on info about prevention or disease detection. 6
major constructs.
Social Marketing=
2. A HES is considering how people might adopt a program in order to
understand how best to tailor specific messages. If the HES wants to get the
first people to adopt the program using the Diffusion of Innovation, what
strategy might be best?
a. show the audience how most people have been enjoying the program
b. focus on how new and different the program is from what exists
c. wait for the opinion leaders to adopt
d. focus on how the program adheres to social norms - ANSWER✔✔-b.
pg. 94
keywords= new/different = Diffusion of Innovation
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,Diffusion of Innovation= community-level theory that describes the rate at
which a new program or activity will spread through a group; innovators,
early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards
3. In a PP, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate for mothers with
less than a high school ed is almost twice as high as mothers with 13 or
more years of ed. These are examples of;
a. health equity
b. health determinants
c. health capacity
d. health disparity - ANSWER✔✔-d.
4. Data storage is an example of which type of tech need?
a. infrastructure
b. program delivery
c. collaboration tech
d. knowledge - ANSWER✔✔-a.
pg. 153
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, storage= structure= infastructure
5. Newsletters, community meetings, public service announcements. and
social networking sites are examples of;
a. social norms
b. communication campaigns
c. social media
d. communication channels - ANSWER✔✔-d
pgs. 210-213
campaign is like a whole project
6. Smoking bans in restaurants are which type of strategy in a community-
based smoking prevention program?
a. health communications
b. health engineering
c. health policy
d. health mobilization - ANSWER✔✔-c.
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Correct Answers 100% Pass
1. 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?
a. Diffusion of Innovation
b. Social Cognitive Theory
c. Health Belief Model
d. Social Marketing - ANSWER✔✔-c.
keyword= perceived susceptibility= HBM
pg. 92-93
Diffusion of Innovation=how/what new ideas are being spread
Social Cognitive Theory= learning is an interaction between a person and
his/her environment, cognitive processes, and behavior. Serves as
Copyright ©EMILLYCHARLOTE 2025 ACADEMIC YEAR, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Page 1/121
,construct for behavior change, specifically with self-efficacy, a person's
confidence in performing a behavior and overcoming a barrier.
Health Belief Model= individual- level model to understand why
individuals did not act on info about prevention or disease detection. 6
major constructs.
Social Marketing=
2. A HES is considering how people might adopt a program in order to
understand how best to tailor specific messages. If the HES wants to get the
first people to adopt the program using the Diffusion of Innovation, what
strategy might be best?
a. show the audience how most people have been enjoying the program
b. focus on how new and different the program is from what exists
c. wait for the opinion leaders to adopt
d. focus on how the program adheres to social norms - ANSWER✔✔-b.
pg. 94
keywords= new/different = Diffusion of Innovation
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,Diffusion of Innovation= community-level theory that describes the rate at
which a new program or activity will spread through a group; innovators,
early adopters, early majority, late majority, laggards
3. In a PP, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate for mothers with
less than a high school ed is almost twice as high as mothers with 13 or
more years of ed. These are examples of;
a. health equity
b. health determinants
c. health capacity
d. health disparity - ANSWER✔✔-d.
4. Data storage is an example of which type of tech need?
a. infrastructure
b. program delivery
c. collaboration tech
d. knowledge - ANSWER✔✔-a.
pg. 153
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, storage= structure= infastructure
5. Newsletters, community meetings, public service announcements. and
social networking sites are examples of;
a. social norms
b. communication campaigns
c. social media
d. communication channels - ANSWER✔✔-d
pgs. 210-213
campaign is like a whole project
6. Smoking bans in restaurants are which type of strategy in a community-
based smoking prevention program?
a. health communications
b. health engineering
c. health policy
d. health mobilization - ANSWER✔✔-c.
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