CHES Practice Exam (8th Edition)
1. A health education specialist is working with a local Behavioral, demographic,
community organization to segment the population and cultural characteris-
for implementing a new health communication cam- tics of the population
paign to address rising rates of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) in the community. What characteris-
tics will the project lead focus on to effectively seg-
ment the population? (Area 6)
2. A health education specialist collects data in which the Nominal
answers were either "yes" or "no." These data are what
type? (Area 4)
3. When engaging priority populations in program plan- Community members who
ning, participants are defined as: (Area 2) will receive the program
intervention
4. A Bullying Prevention community-wide intervention is Focus group
being planned, with parents, of the priority popula-
tion, targeted. The planning team is seeking specific
information from local parents with children in grades
K-12 to understand the 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? (Area 1)
5. A health education specialist is assessing which valid County and State
resource to use to obtain chronic disease-related mor- health-related agencies
bidity and mortality trends in a specific local commu- data
nity. What would be the best resource to use to access
that information? (Area 1)
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6. A health education specialist is conducting research. Validity
Which of the following is not focused on ethical prin-
ciples for conducting data collection? (Area 8)
7. Which of the following is not an adult learning princi- Use a prescribed set
ple? (Area 3) of methods, perspectives,
and content to standardize
instruction and avoid con-
fusion
8. The health education specialist is three-quarters of Sustainability
the way through an agency's annual funding. It is
realized there will not be sufficient funding to last
through the rest of the year. This realization is an issue
of program: (Area 3)
9. The coalition is having a difficult time persuading a de- Community leader surveys
cision-maker to support an issue. The decision-maker,
however, can be swayed by level of public support for
the issue. The most important data collection method
to use next, therefore, would be: (Area 5)
10. What is an effective way to identify stakeholders? Contact people in the tar-
(Area 7) get community to gather
categories and names
11. When researchers and evaluators use a combination Mixed methods method-
of different methods and strategies to examine eval- ology
uation or research questions from multiple different
perspectives and vantage points, it is called: (Area 4)
12. Using an ecological approach, the health education Stakeholder
specialist identifies an organizational-level local busi-
, CHES Practice Exam (8th Edition)
ness to be a member of a preventive mental health
coalition. That business was selected because hiring
personnel employ military veterans, many of whom
suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The role that local business plays on the coalition is
that of a: (Area 1)
13. A health education specialist is working on a new Social and community
community planning initiative. The specialist wants to context
address community support and social network fac-
tors. Which determinant of health, therefore, will be
addressed? (Area 8)
14. In the informational training related to an adolescent Fidelity
health literacy pilot program, the attendees, all of
whom are classroom teachers, state that instead of
having a single facilitator come into their classroom to
deliver the curriculum, they prefer to deliver it them-
selves. They make their case to the trainer, stating they
are classroom teachers and, as such, know how to
deliver curriculum. Which of the following concepts
does the trainer use to explain why this health edu-
cation curriculum is being implemented with a single
facilitator? (Area 3)
15. In media advocacy, decision-makers, as an audience Primary
for the communications strategy, are what level of
priority? (Area 5)
16. Which of the following is not one of the three impor- Funding
tant criteria, or the three Fs, of program planning?
(Area 2)
1. A health education specialist is working with a local Behavioral, demographic,
community organization to segment the population and cultural characteris-
for implementing a new health communication cam- tics of the population
paign to address rising rates of sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) in the community. What characteris-
tics will the project lead focus on to effectively seg-
ment the population? (Area 6)
2. A health education specialist collects data in which the Nominal
answers were either "yes" or "no." These data are what
type? (Area 4)
3. When engaging priority populations in program plan- Community members who
ning, participants are defined as: (Area 2) will receive the program
intervention
4. A Bullying Prevention community-wide intervention is Focus group
being planned, with parents, of the priority popula-
tion, targeted. The planning team is seeking specific
information from local parents with children in grades
K-12 to understand the 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? (Area 1)
5. A health education specialist is assessing which valid County and State
resource to use to obtain chronic disease-related mor- health-related agencies
bidity and mortality trends in a specific local commu- data
nity. What would be the best resource to use to access
that information? (Area 1)
, CHES Practice Exam (8th Edition)
6. A health education specialist is conducting research. Validity
Which of the following is not focused on ethical prin-
ciples for conducting data collection? (Area 8)
7. Which of the following is not an adult learning princi- Use a prescribed set
ple? (Area 3) of methods, perspectives,
and content to standardize
instruction and avoid con-
fusion
8. The health education specialist is three-quarters of Sustainability
the way through an agency's annual funding. It is
realized there will not be sufficient funding to last
through the rest of the year. This realization is an issue
of program: (Area 3)
9. The coalition is having a difficult time persuading a de- Community leader surveys
cision-maker to support an issue. The decision-maker,
however, can be swayed by level of public support for
the issue. The most important data collection method
to use next, therefore, would be: (Area 5)
10. What is an effective way to identify stakeholders? Contact people in the tar-
(Area 7) get community to gather
categories and names
11. When researchers and evaluators use a combination Mixed methods method-
of different methods and strategies to examine eval- ology
uation or research questions from multiple different
perspectives and vantage points, it is called: (Area 4)
12. Using an ecological approach, the health education Stakeholder
specialist identifies an organizational-level local busi-
, CHES Practice Exam (8th Edition)
ness to be a member of a preventive mental health
coalition. That business was selected because hiring
personnel employ military veterans, many of whom
suffered from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
The role that local business plays on the coalition is
that of a: (Area 1)
13. A health education specialist is working on a new Social and community
community planning initiative. The specialist wants to context
address community support and social network fac-
tors. Which determinant of health, therefore, will be
addressed? (Area 8)
14. In the informational training related to an adolescent Fidelity
health literacy pilot program, the attendees, all of
whom are classroom teachers, state that instead of
having a single facilitator come into their classroom to
deliver the curriculum, they prefer to deliver it them-
selves. They make their case to the trainer, stating they
are classroom teachers and, as such, know how to
deliver curriculum. Which of the following concepts
does the trainer use to explain why this health edu-
cation curriculum is being implemented with a single
facilitator? (Area 3)
15. In media advocacy, decision-makers, as an audience Primary
for the communications strategy, are what level of
priority? (Area 5)
16. Which of the following is not one of the three impor- Funding
tant criteria, or the three Fs, of program planning?
(Area 2)
