HLTH 310 CHAPTER 6
ACTUAL EXAM UPDATE
2026
Health education specialists typically receive what type of
credential upon completion of a national exam? - answer-
Certification
Once a health education specialist is certified, which set of initials
may be used after one's name and academic degree? - answer-
CHES
Health education specialists who receive advanced certification
may use which initials after their name and academic degree? -
answer-MCHES
During which decade did the role delineation project begin? -
answer-1970s
The health education specialist most responsible for initiating the
Role Delineation Project was - answer-Helen Cleary.
The process whereby an individual or a professional preparation
program meets specific established standards is known as -
answer-credentialing
The process by which an agency or government (usually a state)
grants permission to individuals to practice a given profession by
certifying that those individuals have attained specific standards
of competence is known as - answer-licensure
, The process by which a recognized professional body evaluates
an entire college or university professional preparation program is
known as - answer-accreditation
A process by which a professional organization grants recognition
to an individual who, upon completion of a competency-based
curriculum, can demonstrate a predetermined standard of
performance is known as - answer-certification
A conference held in February, 1978, to determine the function of
health education specialists practicing in different settings was the
- answer-Bethesda Conference on Commonalities and
Differences.
The first official group that oversaw the Role Delineation Project
and eventually a credentialing system for health education
specialists was the - answer-National Task Force on the
Preparation and Practice of Health Educators.
The individual hired as project director for the Role Delineation
Project was - answer-Alan Henderson.
To make the initial curriculum guide based on the verified role of a
health education specialist less rigid, it was transformed into -
answer-a curriculum framework.
At this conference, participants were divided into five groups and
asked to respond to several predetermined questions. Results
were that four of the five groups favored some type of certification
for individuals and some form of credentialing for professional
preparation programs. - answer-Second Bethesda Conference
ACTUAL EXAM UPDATE
2026
Health education specialists typically receive what type of
credential upon completion of a national exam? - answer-
Certification
Once a health education specialist is certified, which set of initials
may be used after one's name and academic degree? - answer-
CHES
Health education specialists who receive advanced certification
may use which initials after their name and academic degree? -
answer-MCHES
During which decade did the role delineation project begin? -
answer-1970s
The health education specialist most responsible for initiating the
Role Delineation Project was - answer-Helen Cleary.
The process whereby an individual or a professional preparation
program meets specific established standards is known as -
answer-credentialing
The process by which an agency or government (usually a state)
grants permission to individuals to practice a given profession by
certifying that those individuals have attained specific standards
of competence is known as - answer-licensure
, The process by which a recognized professional body evaluates
an entire college or university professional preparation program is
known as - answer-accreditation
A process by which a professional organization grants recognition
to an individual who, upon completion of a competency-based
curriculum, can demonstrate a predetermined standard of
performance is known as - answer-certification
A conference held in February, 1978, to determine the function of
health education specialists practicing in different settings was the
- answer-Bethesda Conference on Commonalities and
Differences.
The first official group that oversaw the Role Delineation Project
and eventually a credentialing system for health education
specialists was the - answer-National Task Force on the
Preparation and Practice of Health Educators.
The individual hired as project director for the Role Delineation
Project was - answer-Alan Henderson.
To make the initial curriculum guide based on the verified role of a
health education specialist less rigid, it was transformed into -
answer-a curriculum framework.
At this conference, participants were divided into five groups and
asked to respond to several predetermined questions. Results
were that four of the five groups favored some type of certification
for individuals and some form of credentialing for professional
preparation programs. - answer-Second Bethesda Conference
