CPH practice 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
FOR 2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
A health department has notified a hospital's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) that it will place the
hospital on water restriction due to high levels of Legionella. While on the phone with
government officials, the hospital CEO takes detailed notes of the affected areas and asks
questions to better understand the situation. He later hosts a town hall meeting with staff to
discuss the Legionella problem and share mitigation strategies that are underway. Which
effective emergency and risk communication principle is being used by the CEO?
A Promote Action
B Express Empathy
C Show Respect
D Be Right - CORRECT ANSWERS-Be right
Which of the following United States federal laws prohibits a public health practitioner from
sharing individually identifiable health information stored on public health department
computer systems?
A Occupational Safety and Health Act
B American Health Security Act
C Health Communications Act
D Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
Which of the following most accurately describes an organizational design that applies to
independent units that are joined by a shared administrative overlay, such as a county
government?
A adhocracy
B machine bureaucracy
,C professional bureaucracy
D divisionalized bureaucracy - CORRECT ANSWERS-divisionalized bureaucracy
A health department is designing a web-based health promotion intervention. Which of the
following issues is most important with regard to effective communication of this health
information to the community? A the health literacy of the target population
B the diagrams and visual aids associated with the promotion materials C the color and size of
the health promotion materials
D the organization of the health promotion materials - CORRECT ANSWERS-the health literacy
of the target population
Using the socioecological model, which of the following would be an appropriate intervention
activity to address the interpersonal-level of the model?
A establishment of social support groups for smoking cessation
B development of a health education campaign about healthy eating
C collaboration with city planners to create bike lanes on local roads
D subsidization of anti-hypertensive medications for low-income residents - CORRECT
ANSWERS-establishment of social support groups for smoking cessation
"Policy" is often thought of as the fifth 'P' of the four 'P's of Marketing including, Product, Price,
Place, and Promotion. How can social marketing be applied to the fifth 'P' - Policy in health
communication?
A Policy regards the laws and regulations that surround a desired behavior. Actionable items
help to further develop behavior change rather than obscure, theory-level items.
B Not completing background research about previous policies for the audience to better
understand the target policy.
C Theoretical-based objectives can be used to develop a better framework to enhance health
communication.
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Dkpreschoolkprogramskforkchildrenklivingkinkpovertyk-kkCORRECTkANSWERS-
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childkcare.kBothkarekenrolledkinkthekMedicaidkprogram.kTheyklivekinkankinner-
citykapartmentkbuildingkthatkthekmotherkdescribeskask"oldkandkrunkdown."kThekinfant'skdietkconsis
tskofktablekfoods;kthekprincipalkproteinksourceskarekeggs,kpeanutkbutter,kcheese,kandkcannedktuna.k
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DiseasekControlkandkPreventionk(CDC)?
Akallergieskandkasthmak
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CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
FOR 2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
A health department has notified a hospital's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) that it will place the
hospital on water restriction due to high levels of Legionella. While on the phone with
government officials, the hospital CEO takes detailed notes of the affected areas and asks
questions to better understand the situation. He later hosts a town hall meeting with staff to
discuss the Legionella problem and share mitigation strategies that are underway. Which
effective emergency and risk communication principle is being used by the CEO?
A Promote Action
B Express Empathy
C Show Respect
D Be Right - CORRECT ANSWERS-Be right
Which of the following United States federal laws prohibits a public health practitioner from
sharing individually identifiable health information stored on public health department
computer systems?
A Occupational Safety and Health Act
B American Health Security Act
C Health Communications Act
D Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - CORRECT ANSWERS-Health Insurance
Portability and Accountability Act
Which of the following most accurately describes an organizational design that applies to
independent units that are joined by a shared administrative overlay, such as a county
government?
A adhocracy
B machine bureaucracy
,C professional bureaucracy
D divisionalized bureaucracy - CORRECT ANSWERS-divisionalized bureaucracy
A health department is designing a web-based health promotion intervention. Which of the
following issues is most important with regard to effective communication of this health
information to the community? A the health literacy of the target population
B the diagrams and visual aids associated with the promotion materials C the color and size of
the health promotion materials
D the organization of the health promotion materials - CORRECT ANSWERS-the health literacy
of the target population
Using the socioecological model, which of the following would be an appropriate intervention
activity to address the interpersonal-level of the model?
A establishment of social support groups for smoking cessation
B development of a health education campaign about healthy eating
C collaboration with city planners to create bike lanes on local roads
D subsidization of anti-hypertensive medications for low-income residents - CORRECT
ANSWERS-establishment of social support groups for smoking cessation
"Policy" is often thought of as the fifth 'P' of the four 'P's of Marketing including, Product, Price,
Place, and Promotion. How can social marketing be applied to the fifth 'P' - Policy in health
communication?
A Policy regards the laws and regulations that surround a desired behavior. Actionable items
help to further develop behavior change rather than obscure, theory-level items.
B Not completing background research about previous policies for the audience to better
understand the target policy.
C Theoretical-based objectives can be used to develop a better framework to enhance health
communication.
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kkCORRECTkANSWERS-
, Policykregardsktheklawskandkregulationskthatksurroundkakdesiredkbehavior.kActionablekitemskhelpkt
okfurtherkdevelopkbehaviorkchangekratherkthankobscure,ktheory-levelkitems.
LocalkHealthkDepartmentsk(LHDs)karekinvolvedkinkcommunitykhealthkassessmentskandkimproveme
ntkplannings.kWhichkofkthekfollowingkarekamongkthekroleskofkLocalkHealthkDepartments?k
AkGathering,kanalyzing,kandkdisseminatingkhealthkdataktokrespectivekcommunities.k
BkDevelopingkandkapplyingkhealthkpromotingkandkdiseasekpreventingkactivitieskforkcommunities.k
CkDefiningkpreventablekhealthkproblemskandkmaintainingkactiveksurveillancekofkdisease.k
DkDevelopingkandktestingkoperationalkprogramskrelatingktokrecentkhealthkproblemskandkoutbreaks
.k-kkCORRECTkANSWERS-
Gathering,kanalyzing,kandkdisseminatingkhealthkdataktokrespectivekcommunities.
Whichkofkthekfollowingkprogramskmostkdirectlykbuildskhumankcapitalkforkhealth?k
Akmicro-creditkloanskforkwomenk
Bkfinancialkincentiveskforkfarmersk
Ckmulti-purposekcommunitykcenterskforkyouthk
Dkpreschoolkprogramskforkchildrenklivingkinkpovertyk-kkCORRECTkANSWERS-
preschoolkprogramskforkchildrenklivingkinkpoverty
Ak22-year-oldkLatinakwomankbringskherk13-month-
oldkdaughterktokakhealthkdepartmentkclinickforkroutinekwell-
childkcare.kBothkarekenrolledkinkthekMedicaidkprogram.kTheyklivekinkankinner-
citykapartmentkbuildingkthatkthekmotherkdescribeskask"oldkandkrunkdown."kThekinfant'skdietkconsis
tskofktablekfoods;kthekprincipalkproteinksourceskarekeggs,kpeanutkbutter,kcheese,kandkcannedktuna.k
ScreeningkofkthekinfantkforkwhichkofkthekfollowingkconditionskiskrecommendedkbykthekCenterskfork
DiseasekControlkandkPreventionk(CDC)?
Akallergieskandkasthmak
Bkpesticidekexposurek
Ckelevatedkbloodkleadkconcentrationk
