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1. The health education specialist is organizing a summative evaluation. Which evaluation design
offers the most control over confounding variables?
a. time series
b. quasi-experimental
c. non-experimental
d. experimental ✔Correct Answer-d. experimental
2. For people which less than 12 years of education, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate is
almost twice as high as people with 13 or more years of education. These are examples of:
a. health inequities
b. health disparities
c. social determinants of health
d. health equity ✔Correct Answer-b. health disparities
3. A health education specialist is meeting with a college campus community to try to make the
campus smoke free. In order to gain support from key stakeholders in the first meeting, which of the
following should be the focus of the health education specialist's message?
a. The necessity for the change in policy
b. The specific enforcement plan
c. The health communication strategy to be used
d. The incentive program could be used. ✔Correct Answer-a. the necessity for the change in policy
4. An outbreak of dysentery occurred in a community over the course of a week. The number of
cases and time of onset of symptoms was determined. All who displayed symptoms ate sprouts at
the same restaurant. For this outbreak, which type of epidemic curve can be prepare for the
descriptive study?
a. single
b. seasonal
c. secular
d. propagated ✔Correct Answer-c. secular
5. The intervention program is doing so well it needs to be expanded; however, the sponsoring
agency has limited funding for expansion. The health education specialist found another agency
willing to provide a larger venue in exchange for access to the sponsor's educational library. This
method of financing the program is called:
a. organizational sponsorship
b. cost-sharing
c. third-party support
d. cooperative agreements ✔Correct Answer-d. cooperative agreements
,6. Measuring program reach and response is an element of which type of evaluation?
a. outcome
b. impact
c. process
d. summative ✔Correct Answer-c. Process
7. The health education specialist's advocacy efforts are starting to be succesful. The city council has
voted 4-1 to hold a town hall meeting to discuss a clean indoor air ordinance. Which type of
advocacy benchmark is this?
a. shift in critical mass
b. community or individual behavior
c. changing definitions/reframing
d. institutional policy ✔Correct Answer-a. shift in critical mass
8. A health education specialist wishes to use the ecological model in a needs assessment. Which of
the following is an example of a way to assess levels of this model?
a. assessing use of interpersonal behavior change construct in the community
b. assessing health and quality of life of community members and evaluating current programs
c. assessing community norms and behaviors related to health issues.
d. assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies, and social norms in a community. ✔Correct Answer-d.
assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies and social norms in a community
9. The agency administrator wants the big picture or summary of an intervention's resources,
activities, and results. The health education specialist creates which of the following to put in his/her
report to the administrator?
a. marketing mix
b. logic model
c. instructional design framework
d. unit of study ✔Correct Answer-b. logic model
10. When planning an adult audience training, the health education specialist should include adult
learning theory principles. Which of following is an example of an adult learning principle to use
when planning the training?
a. adults should only be involved in pilot testing activities
b. adults should not be involved in planning and evaluation
c. Adults should be actively involved in planning and evaluation
d. adults should only be involved in planning activities ✔Correct Answer-c. adults should be
actively involved in planning and evaluation
11. Working as a health educator in to increase a client's fitness level, the health education specialist
uses an intervention based on the transtheorectical model. He/she emphasizes behavioral activities
including counter-conditioning and reinforecment using which core construct?
a. process of change
b. stages of change
, c. decisional balance
d. self-efficacy ✔Correct Answer-a. process of change
13. A health education specialist is planning to train staff from partners and community members to
help implement a healthy food access initiative with corner stores and convenience stores. A needs
assessment is being planned to identify trainee knowledge on the subject. What should the
assessment focus on?
a. availability to attend training(s)
b. training methods preferred
c. desired learning outcome(s)
d. previous knowledge or experience ✔Correct Answer-c. desired learning outcome(s)
14. The healthy families network holds an annual conference. In order to evaluate the conference
and gather information from the participants, what is the best way for the health education specialist
to collect this information?
a. archival review of documents
b. surveys or feedback forms
c. observations of participants
d. pre and post test ✔Correct Answer-b. surveys or feedback forms
15. In the correct order, what are the "six steps" of the CDC framework for Program Evaluation?
a. describe program; engage stakeholders; gather credible evidence; focus on the evaluation design;
justify conclusions; ensure use and share lessons learned
b. describe the program; gather credible evidence; focus on the evalution design; justify conclusions;
ensure use and share lessons learned; engage stakeholders
c. engage stakeholders; describe program; focus on the evaluation design; gather credible evidence;
justify conclusions; ensure use and share lessons learned
d. gather credible evidence; engage stakeholders; describe program; justify conclusions; focus on the
evalution design; ensure use and share lesson learned ✔Correct Answer-c. engage stakeholders;
describe program; focus on the evaluation design; gather credible evidence; justify conclusions;
ensure use and share lessons learned
16. From a fiscal perspective, which funds represent the portion of a project the applicant's agency
or organization is providing?
a. petty funds
b. compliance assurances
c. cash contributions
d. matching funds ✔Correct Answer-d. matching funds
17. A health education specialist is collaborating with the state health department on a training effort
to implement effective physical activity programs. The training team has completed the first step,
which was to determine training needs. What is the next step to advance the training?
a. prepare audiovisuals
b. set objectives
c. select participants
d. determine subject content ✔Correct Answer-b. set objectives
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1. The health education specialist is organizing a summative evaluation. Which evaluation design
offers the most control over confounding variables?
a. time series
b. quasi-experimental
c. non-experimental
d. experimental ✔Correct Answer-d. experimental
2. For people which less than 12 years of education, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate is
almost twice as high as people with 13 or more years of education. These are examples of:
a. health inequities
b. health disparities
c. social determinants of health
d. health equity ✔Correct Answer-b. health disparities
3. A health education specialist is meeting with a college campus community to try to make the
campus smoke free. In order to gain support from key stakeholders in the first meeting, which of the
following should be the focus of the health education specialist's message?
a. The necessity for the change in policy
b. The specific enforcement plan
c. The health communication strategy to be used
d. The incentive program could be used. ✔Correct Answer-a. the necessity for the change in policy
4. An outbreak of dysentery occurred in a community over the course of a week. The number of
cases and time of onset of symptoms was determined. All who displayed symptoms ate sprouts at
the same restaurant. For this outbreak, which type of epidemic curve can be prepare for the
descriptive study?
a. single
b. seasonal
c. secular
d. propagated ✔Correct Answer-c. secular
5. The intervention program is doing so well it needs to be expanded; however, the sponsoring
agency has limited funding for expansion. The health education specialist found another agency
willing to provide a larger venue in exchange for access to the sponsor's educational library. This
method of financing the program is called:
a. organizational sponsorship
b. cost-sharing
c. third-party support
d. cooperative agreements ✔Correct Answer-d. cooperative agreements
,6. Measuring program reach and response is an element of which type of evaluation?
a. outcome
b. impact
c. process
d. summative ✔Correct Answer-c. Process
7. The health education specialist's advocacy efforts are starting to be succesful. The city council has
voted 4-1 to hold a town hall meeting to discuss a clean indoor air ordinance. Which type of
advocacy benchmark is this?
a. shift in critical mass
b. community or individual behavior
c. changing definitions/reframing
d. institutional policy ✔Correct Answer-a. shift in critical mass
8. A health education specialist wishes to use the ecological model in a needs assessment. Which of
the following is an example of a way to assess levels of this model?
a. assessing use of interpersonal behavior change construct in the community
b. assessing health and quality of life of community members and evaluating current programs
c. assessing community norms and behaviors related to health issues.
d. assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies, and social norms in a community. ✔Correct Answer-d.
assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies and social norms in a community
9. The agency administrator wants the big picture or summary of an intervention's resources,
activities, and results. The health education specialist creates which of the following to put in his/her
report to the administrator?
a. marketing mix
b. logic model
c. instructional design framework
d. unit of study ✔Correct Answer-b. logic model
10. When planning an adult audience training, the health education specialist should include adult
learning theory principles. Which of following is an example of an adult learning principle to use
when planning the training?
a. adults should only be involved in pilot testing activities
b. adults should not be involved in planning and evaluation
c. Adults should be actively involved in planning and evaluation
d. adults should only be involved in planning activities ✔Correct Answer-c. adults should be
actively involved in planning and evaluation
11. Working as a health educator in to increase a client's fitness level, the health education specialist
uses an intervention based on the transtheorectical model. He/she emphasizes behavioral activities
including counter-conditioning and reinforecment using which core construct?
a. process of change
b. stages of change
, c. decisional balance
d. self-efficacy ✔Correct Answer-a. process of change
13. A health education specialist is planning to train staff from partners and community members to
help implement a healthy food access initiative with corner stores and convenience stores. A needs
assessment is being planned to identify trainee knowledge on the subject. What should the
assessment focus on?
a. availability to attend training(s)
b. training methods preferred
c. desired learning outcome(s)
d. previous knowledge or experience ✔Correct Answer-c. desired learning outcome(s)
14. The healthy families network holds an annual conference. In order to evaluate the conference
and gather information from the participants, what is the best way for the health education specialist
to collect this information?
a. archival review of documents
b. surveys or feedback forms
c. observations of participants
d. pre and post test ✔Correct Answer-b. surveys or feedback forms
15. In the correct order, what are the "six steps" of the CDC framework for Program Evaluation?
a. describe program; engage stakeholders; gather credible evidence; focus on the evaluation design;
justify conclusions; ensure use and share lessons learned
b. describe the program; gather credible evidence; focus on the evalution design; justify conclusions;
ensure use and share lessons learned; engage stakeholders
c. engage stakeholders; describe program; focus on the evaluation design; gather credible evidence;
justify conclusions; ensure use and share lessons learned
d. gather credible evidence; engage stakeholders; describe program; justify conclusions; focus on the
evalution design; ensure use and share lesson learned ✔Correct Answer-c. engage stakeholders;
describe program; focus on the evaluation design; gather credible evidence; justify conclusions;
ensure use and share lessons learned
16. From a fiscal perspective, which funds represent the portion of a project the applicant's agency
or organization is providing?
a. petty funds
b. compliance assurances
c. cash contributions
d. matching funds ✔Correct Answer-d. matching funds
17. A health education specialist is collaborating with the state health department on a training effort
to implement effective physical activity programs. The training team has completed the first step,
which was to determine training needs. What is the next step to advance the training?
a. prepare audiovisuals
b. set objectives
c. select participants
d. determine subject content ✔Correct Answer-b. set objectives
