CHES CERTIFICATION |ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
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 STIs in the community. What characteristic will the project lead focus on to
effectively segment the population?
a. location of health care resources (eg fiscal, human, and technical)
b. program components needed to effectively implement the campaign
d. duration/timeframe for implementing communication activities
CORRECT ANSWER
c
Question 2
A health education specialist collects data in which the answers were either yes or no.
These data are what type?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
CORRECT ANSWER
a
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,Question 3
When engaging priority populations in program planning, participants are defined as:
a. individuals who will be funding the program
b. print and broadcast media who will be publicizing the program
c. community members who will receive the program intervention
d. researchers who will be evaluating the success of the program
CORRECT ANSWER
c
Question 4
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
refer these local parents to what type of data collection method?
a. literature review
b. focus group
c. survey
d. nominal group process
CORRECT ANSWER
b
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,Question 5
A health education specialist is assessing which valid resource to obtain chronic disease
related morbidity and mortality trends in a specific local community. Which would be the
best resource to use to access that information?
a. US Bureau of Census Data
b. county and state health-related agencies data
c. literature review
d. CDC data
CORRECT ANSWER
b
Question 6
A health education specialist is conducting research. Which of the following is focused on
ethical principles for conducting data collection?
a. beneficence
b. justice
c. respect for persons
d. validity
CORRECT ANSWER
d
beneficence, justice, respect for persons is focused on ethical principles
Question 7
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, Which of the following is not an adult learning principle?
a. actively involve adults in helping to set the curriculum, choosing training methods, or
identifying goals
b. ask about adult's past experience and knowledge, and use their experiences or knowledge
to avoid providing redundant content during trainings
c. use a prescribed set of methods, perspectives, and content to standardize instruction and
avoid confusion
d. conduct assessments to identify ways to engage adults and learn about their goals or
objectives for the training
CORRECT ANSWER
c
Question 8
The health education specialist is 3/4 of the way through an agency's annual funding. It is
realized there will not be sufficient funding to last through the end of the year. This
realization is an issue of program:
a. sustainability
b. longevity
c. evaluation
d. planning
CORRECT ANSWER
a
Question 9
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VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
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 STIs in the community. What characteristic will the project lead focus on to
effectively segment the population?
a. location of health care resources (eg fiscal, human, and technical)
b. program components needed to effectively implement the campaign
d. duration/timeframe for implementing communication activities
CORRECT ANSWER
c
Question 2
A health education specialist collects data in which the answers were either yes or no.
These data are what type?
a. nominal
b. ordinal
c. interval
d. ratio
CORRECT ANSWER
a
1
,Question 3
When engaging priority populations in program planning, participants are defined as:
a. individuals who will be funding the program
b. print and broadcast media who will be publicizing the program
c. community members who will receive the program intervention
d. researchers who will be evaluating the success of the program
CORRECT ANSWER
c
Question 4
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
refer these local parents to what type of data collection method?
a. literature review
b. focus group
c. survey
d. nominal group process
CORRECT ANSWER
b
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,Question 5
A health education specialist is assessing which valid resource to obtain chronic disease
related morbidity and mortality trends in a specific local community. Which would be the
best resource to use to access that information?
a. US Bureau of Census Data
b. county and state health-related agencies data
c. literature review
d. CDC data
CORRECT ANSWER
b
Question 6
A health education specialist is conducting research. Which of the following is focused on
ethical principles for conducting data collection?
a. beneficence
b. justice
c. respect for persons
d. validity
CORRECT ANSWER
d
beneficence, justice, respect for persons is focused on ethical principles
Question 7
3
, Which of the following is not an adult learning principle?
a. actively involve adults in helping to set the curriculum, choosing training methods, or
identifying goals
b. ask about adult's past experience and knowledge, and use their experiences or knowledge
to avoid providing redundant content during trainings
c. use a prescribed set of methods, perspectives, and content to standardize instruction and
avoid confusion
d. conduct assessments to identify ways to engage adults and learn about their goals or
objectives for the training
CORRECT ANSWER
c
Question 8
The health education specialist is 3/4 of the way through an agency's annual funding. It is
realized there will not be sufficient funding to last through the end of the year. This
realization is an issue of program:
a. sustainability
b. longevity
c. evaluation
d. planning
CORRECT ANSWER
a
Question 9
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