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CHES EXAM Area of responsibility I (1)
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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Primary role of needs assessment - Answer✔to gather information to determine what health
education activities are appropriate in a given setting
area of responsibility I - Answer✔assess needs, assets, and capacity for health education
Health problem - Answer✔potential or real threat to physical or emotional well-being
Needs assessment - Answer✔systematic, planned collection of information about the health
knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, motivations, and practices of individuals or groups and the
quality of the socioeconomic environment in which they live. Measures the gaps between what
is an what ought to be.
Primary data - Answer✔data gathered by the health education specialist directly from or about
the individual or population of interest. Collected from means by surveys, interviews, focus
groups, direct observations.
secondary data - Answer✔data that are already have been collected by others that may or may
not be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed. Existing research, US
Ceneus, Vital Records, Disease Registries.
stakeholders - Answer✔involved in program operations as program managers, program staff,
partners, funding agencies, coalition members or those served or affected by the
program/project including patients, clients, advocacy groups and community members. Those
who affect change or are affected by it
service needs - Answer✔those things health professionals believe a given population must have
or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demand - Answer✔those things people say they must have or be able to do in order to
resolve their health problem
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six-step process for conducting a needs assessment - Answer✔1. determine the scope of the
work and the purpose of the needs assessment
2. gather data
3. analyze data
4. identify any factors linked to the health problem
5. identify the focus of the program
6. validate the need before continuing the planning process
epidemiological model - Answer✔focus on epidemiological data (death rates, prevalence rates,
birth rates, etc.)
public health model - Answer✔to quantify health problems and often uses epidemiological
data. more focused on a specific population and can be mindful of limitations of resources.
social model - Answer✔investigates social or political issues that infulence health
asset model - Answer✔focuses on the strengths of a community, organization, or population
and looks to find ways to use exisitng assets to improve health
rapid model - Answer✔a framework that is used when time and money are lacking for needs
assessment
quantitative data - Answer✔numerically describes what is occuring
qualitative data - Answer✔not numerical, describes what is occurring and why
surveys - Answer✔used to determine the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, skills, and
health status of a priority population. Have a high respond rate. reliability and validity
interviews - Answer✔conducted by telephone, face-to-face, electronically, or in groups.
key informants interview - Answer✔individuals who have knowledge of and the ability to report
on the needs of the corporation, hospital or organization
telephone interview - Answer✔relatively easy method of collecting data at a moderate cost.
electronic (or web-based) interviews - Answer✔growing as a viable means of collecting data
from a large number of individuals quickly and at lower cost
observations - Answer✔used to gather data through direct surveillance of the population.
accomplished through watching and recording specific behaviors of the population.
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CHES EXAM Area of responsibility I (1)
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
100% Verified.
Primary role of needs assessment - Answer✔to gather information to determine what health
education activities are appropriate in a given setting
area of responsibility I - Answer✔assess needs, assets, and capacity for health education
Health problem - Answer✔potential or real threat to physical or emotional well-being
Needs assessment - Answer✔systematic, planned collection of information about the health
knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, motivations, and practices of individuals or groups and the
quality of the socioeconomic environment in which they live. Measures the gaps between what
is an what ought to be.
Primary data - Answer✔data gathered by the health education specialist directly from or about
the individual or population of interest. Collected from means by surveys, interviews, focus
groups, direct observations.
secondary data - Answer✔data that are already have been collected by others that may or may
not be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed. Existing research, US
Ceneus, Vital Records, Disease Registries.
stakeholders - Answer✔involved in program operations as program managers, program staff,
partners, funding agencies, coalition members or those served or affected by the
program/project including patients, clients, advocacy groups and community members. Those
who affect change or are affected by it
service needs - Answer✔those things health professionals believe a given population must have
or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demand - Answer✔those things people say they must have or be able to do in order to
resolve their health problem
1
, ©THESTAR 2024/2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 12:43 PM.
six-step process for conducting a needs assessment - Answer✔1. determine the scope of the
work and the purpose of the needs assessment
2. gather data
3. analyze data
4. identify any factors linked to the health problem
5. identify the focus of the program
6. validate the need before continuing the planning process
epidemiological model - Answer✔focus on epidemiological data (death rates, prevalence rates,
birth rates, etc.)
public health model - Answer✔to quantify health problems and often uses epidemiological
data. more focused on a specific population and can be mindful of limitations of resources.
social model - Answer✔investigates social or political issues that infulence health
asset model - Answer✔focuses on the strengths of a community, organization, or population
and looks to find ways to use exisitng assets to improve health
rapid model - Answer✔a framework that is used when time and money are lacking for needs
assessment
quantitative data - Answer✔numerically describes what is occuring
qualitative data - Answer✔not numerical, describes what is occurring and why
surveys - Answer✔used to determine the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, skills, and
health status of a priority population. Have a high respond rate. reliability and validity
interviews - Answer✔conducted by telephone, face-to-face, electronically, or in groups.
key informants interview - Answer✔individuals who have knowledge of and the ability to report
on the needs of the corporation, hospital or organization
telephone interview - Answer✔relatively easy method of collecting data at a moderate cost.
electronic (or web-based) interviews - Answer✔growing as a viable means of collecting data
from a large number of individuals quickly and at lower cost
observations - Answer✔used to gather data through direct surveillance of the population.
accomplished through watching and recording specific behaviors of the population.
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