CHES Practice Exam from NCHEC test quiz with
correct answers (verified)
1. 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 are examples of-CORRECT
ANSWER-
a. health equity
b. health determinants
c. health capacity
d. health disparities-CORRECT ANSWER- d. health disparities
2. The health department administrator just returned Fromm a meeting where
someone used a focus group to gather data and now has a great idea. The
administrator tasks the health education specialist with conducting a focus
group of low-income citizens from the south side of town to answer questions
about which heart disease intervention the department should offer citywide.
Knowing the limitations of this strategy, the health education specialist is
rightfully concerned about-CORRECT ANSWER-
a. the reliability of the findings
b. the generalizability of the findings
,c. the validity of the findings
d. the accuracy of the findings-CORRECT ANSWER- b. the generalizability of th
findings
3. According to Graph 1, which of the following is true?
a. Deaths due to TBI have more than doubled from 2001 to 2010
b. Emergency department visits fro TBI have increased more th an 1.5 times
from 2001-2010 n decreased
c. Hospitalizations for TBI started to increase after 2005, and the
ecreasing
from 2005-2010
d. The total number of people affected by TBI has been steadily d
since 2007-CORRECT ANSWER- b. Emergency department visits fro TBI have
increased more than 1.5times from 2001-2010
4. According to Graph 1, which of the following is true?
a. More people are choosing to avoid treatment and instead are dying from
their injuries ng hospital-
b. It appears that more people are seeking treatment and are bei
aths due to
ized for TBI
c. Although the number of TBIs has increased, the number of de
TBIs has decreased
d. Surgical methods for TBI are improving, which is decreasing the death rates for
TBI-CORRECT ANSWER- c. Although the number of TBIs has increased, the
number of deaths due toTBIs has decreased
5. Consumption, medication compliance, and self-care are considered which
type of factors re;acted to health?
,a. Attitudes
b. Environmental
c. Behavioral
d. Genetic-CORRECT ANSWER- c. Behavioral
6. The health education specialist is working with a local community to insti-
tute a smoke free environment in local businesses, agencies, and restaurants
throughout the entire community. What type of health strategy would the
health education specialist implement in the community?
a. Position statement
b. Ordinance
c. Executive order
d. Regulation-CORRECT ANSWER- b. Ordinance
7. A hospital is expanding outreach services and facilities with a new unit
focused on prevention and the treatment of chronic disease. The health educa-tion
specialist is tasked with gathering local data on these conditions. Whichis the
most useful rate to use?
a. Incidence rate (rate of occurrence of new cases, conveys information aboutrisk
of contracting the disease, how fast it is spreading)
b. Prevalence rate (proportion of cases in the population at a given time, indi-
cates how widespread the disease is in a population, how far it is spreading)
c. Attack rate
d. Natality rate-CORRECT ANSWER- b. Prevalence rate
8. To depict the number of infections among a cohort of 113 women, a health
education specialist presented existing data in the form of Graph 2. The graph
onths.
ing what is
, reveals the number of new cases each month of a diagnosed asymptomatic
infection and the cumulative number of cases at the end of six m
From the following statements, which is the best account regard
presented in the graph?
A. Incidence is higher every month
B. Prevalence has risen steadily each month
C. Prevalence is variable each month
D. The identified infectious causes appear to have disappeared-CORRECT
ANSWER- B. Prevalencehas risen steadily each month
9. A health education specialist has been asked to collect qualitative data from
participants. Given a short time period to collect data, which method takes the
least amount of time?
A. Interviews
B. Focus groups
correct answers (verified)
1. 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 are examples of-CORRECT
ANSWER-
a. health equity
b. health determinants
c. health capacity
d. health disparities-CORRECT ANSWER- d. health disparities
2. The health department administrator just returned Fromm a meeting where
someone used a focus group to gather data and now has a great idea. The
administrator tasks the health education specialist with conducting a focus
group of low-income citizens from the south side of town to answer questions
about which heart disease intervention the department should offer citywide.
Knowing the limitations of this strategy, the health education specialist is
rightfully concerned about-CORRECT ANSWER-
a. the reliability of the findings
b. the generalizability of the findings
,c. the validity of the findings
d. the accuracy of the findings-CORRECT ANSWER- b. the generalizability of th
findings
3. According to Graph 1, which of the following is true?
a. Deaths due to TBI have more than doubled from 2001 to 2010
b. Emergency department visits fro TBI have increased more th an 1.5 times
from 2001-2010 n decreased
c. Hospitalizations for TBI started to increase after 2005, and the
ecreasing
from 2005-2010
d. The total number of people affected by TBI has been steadily d
since 2007-CORRECT ANSWER- b. Emergency department visits fro TBI have
increased more than 1.5times from 2001-2010
4. According to Graph 1, which of the following is true?
a. More people are choosing to avoid treatment and instead are dying from
their injuries ng hospital-
b. It appears that more people are seeking treatment and are bei
aths due to
ized for TBI
c. Although the number of TBIs has increased, the number of de
TBIs has decreased
d. Surgical methods for TBI are improving, which is decreasing the death rates for
TBI-CORRECT ANSWER- c. Although the number of TBIs has increased, the
number of deaths due toTBIs has decreased
5. Consumption, medication compliance, and self-care are considered which
type of factors re;acted to health?
,a. Attitudes
b. Environmental
c. Behavioral
d. Genetic-CORRECT ANSWER- c. Behavioral
6. The health education specialist is working with a local community to insti-
tute a smoke free environment in local businesses, agencies, and restaurants
throughout the entire community. What type of health strategy would the
health education specialist implement in the community?
a. Position statement
b. Ordinance
c. Executive order
d. Regulation-CORRECT ANSWER- b. Ordinance
7. A hospital is expanding outreach services and facilities with a new unit
focused on prevention and the treatment of chronic disease. The health educa-tion
specialist is tasked with gathering local data on these conditions. Whichis the
most useful rate to use?
a. Incidence rate (rate of occurrence of new cases, conveys information aboutrisk
of contracting the disease, how fast it is spreading)
b. Prevalence rate (proportion of cases in the population at a given time, indi-
cates how widespread the disease is in a population, how far it is spreading)
c. Attack rate
d. Natality rate-CORRECT ANSWER- b. Prevalence rate
8. To depict the number of infections among a cohort of 113 women, a health
education specialist presented existing data in the form of Graph 2. The graph
onths.
ing what is
, reveals the number of new cases each month of a diagnosed asymptomatic
infection and the cumulative number of cases at the end of six m
From the following statements, which is the best account regard
presented in the graph?
A. Incidence is higher every month
B. Prevalence has risen steadily each month
C. Prevalence is variable each month
D. The identified infectious causes appear to have disappeared-CORRECT
ANSWER- B. Prevalencehas risen steadily each month
9. A health education specialist has been asked to collect qualitative data from
participants. Given a short time period to collect data, which method takes the
least amount of time?
A. Interviews
B. Focus groups
