HEALTH EDUCATION AND HEALTH
PROMOTION STRATEGY COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉Epidemiological data. Answer: Information gathered when
measuring health.
◉Rate. Answer: A measure of the frequency with which an event
occurs in a defined population over a specified period of time (CDC,
2020).
◉Death rate. Answer: Most frequently used to measure the
seriousness of injury or disease; expressed per 100,000 resident
population.
◉Crude rate. Answer: The rate expressed for a total population.
◉Adjusted rate. Answer: The rate expressed for a total population
but statistically adjusted for certain characteristics (e.g., age).
, ◉Specific rate. Answer: The rate for a particular population
subgroup.
◉Endemic. Answer: Occurs regularly in a population as a matter of
course.
◉Epidemic. Answer: An unexpectedly large number of cases of an
illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related
event in a population.
◉Pandemic. Answer: Outbreak over a wide geographical area, such
as a continent.
◉Life expectancy. Answer: The average number of years of life
remaining for persons who have attained a given age (NCHS, 2015);
typically measured at birth, at 65 years, and 75 years.
◉Years of potential life lost (YPLL). Answer: A measure of
premature mortality.
◉Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Answer: A measure of
'healthy' years of life lost.
PROMOTION STRATEGY COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉Epidemiological data. Answer: Information gathered when
measuring health.
◉Rate. Answer: A measure of the frequency with which an event
occurs in a defined population over a specified period of time (CDC,
2020).
◉Death rate. Answer: Most frequently used to measure the
seriousness of injury or disease; expressed per 100,000 resident
population.
◉Crude rate. Answer: The rate expressed for a total population.
◉Adjusted rate. Answer: The rate expressed for a total population
but statistically adjusted for certain characteristics (e.g., age).
, ◉Specific rate. Answer: The rate for a particular population
subgroup.
◉Endemic. Answer: Occurs regularly in a population as a matter of
course.
◉Epidemic. Answer: An unexpectedly large number of cases of an
illness, specific health-related behavior, or other health-related
event in a population.
◉Pandemic. Answer: Outbreak over a wide geographical area, such
as a continent.
◉Life expectancy. Answer: The average number of years of life
remaining for persons who have attained a given age (NCHS, 2015);
typically measured at birth, at 65 years, and 75 years.
◉Years of potential life lost (YPLL). Answer: A measure of
premature mortality.
◉Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs). Answer: A measure of
'healthy' years of life lost.
