CERTIFIED HEALTH EDUCATION SPECIALIST COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT
COMPLETE QUESTIONS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Certified Health Education Specialist Certification
Evaluation 2026/2027 Questions and Answers
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Question:
Health Promotion.
Answer:
- ''Any planned combination of educational, political, regulatory, or organizational supports for
actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities''
(Green & Kreuter, 2005, p. G- 4).
Question:
Health Educator.
Answer:
.- ''A professionally prepared individual who serves in a variety of roles and is specifically trained to
use appropriate educational strategies and methods to facilitate the development of policies,
procedures, interventions, and systems conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and
communities'' (Joint Committee, 2001, p. 100).
Question:
Health Education Specialist.
Answer:
.• ''An individual who has met, at a minimum, baccalaureate-level required health education
academic preparation qualifications, who serves in a variety of settings, and is able to use
appropriate educational strategies and methods to facilitate the development of policies, procedures,
interventions, and systems conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities'' (Joint
Committee, 2012).
Question:
,health disparities.
Answer:
preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve
optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic and other populations
Question:
Health equity.
Answer:
when every person has the opportunity to attain his or her health potential and no one is
disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or social determined
circumstances (Life spans, quality of life, rates of disease, disability, severity of disease)
Question:
Social Determinants of Health SDOH.
Answer:
the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age
that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks
Question:
Primary Prevention.
Answer:
Preventive measures that forestall the onset of illness or injury during the prepathogenesis period.
Question:
Secondary Prevention.
Answer:
Preventive measures that lead to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of disease, illness or injury
,Question:
Tertiary Prevention.
Answer:
Preventive measures aimed at rehabilitation following significant pathogenesis.
Question:
Primary Data.
Answer:
Data gathered by the Health Education Specialist directly from or about the population of interest.
Question:
Secondary Data.
Answer:
Data gathered by others that may or may not be directly collected from the individual or population
of being assessed.
Question:
Health Behavior.
Answer:
Behavior that impacts a person's health.
Question:
Needs Assessment.
Answer:
is a systematic, planned collection of information about the health knowledge, perceptions, attitudes,
motivation, and practices of individuals or groups and the quality of their environment.
, Question:
Goals of a needs assessment.
Answer:
a.) identifying and prioritizing health problems b.) prioritizing the strategies and methods that will
be ideal for identifying and addressing health problems through existing and available resources c.)
identifying additional resources that will support addressing the identified health problem
Question:
Key Steps of the Need Assessment.
Answer:
1. Determine the purpose of the needs assessment and priority population(s) 2. Identify available
data to assess the health problem 3. Decide on the data collection approach and gather data 4.
Analyze and interpret data 5. Identify factors linked to the health problem(s) 6. Identify the focus of
the program and begin the planning process
Question:
Capacity.
Answer:
is defined as both individual and collective resources that can be used for health enhancement
Question:
Capacity assessment.
Answer:
includes examining potential assets and strengths at the individual, group and community levels
Question:
Three factors that should be identified in a needs assessment.
Answer:
COMPLETE QUESTIONS VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
Certified Health Education Specialist Certification
Evaluation 2026/2027 Questions and Answers
Verified Solutions Latest Update
Question:
Health Promotion.
Answer:
- ''Any planned combination of educational, political, regulatory, or organizational supports for
actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities''
(Green & Kreuter, 2005, p. G- 4).
Question:
Health Educator.
Answer:
.- ''A professionally prepared individual who serves in a variety of roles and is specifically trained to
use appropriate educational strategies and methods to facilitate the development of policies,
procedures, interventions, and systems conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and
communities'' (Joint Committee, 2001, p. 100).
Question:
Health Education Specialist.
Answer:
.• ''An individual who has met, at a minimum, baccalaureate-level required health education
academic preparation qualifications, who serves in a variety of settings, and is able to use
appropriate educational strategies and methods to facilitate the development of policies, procedures,
interventions, and systems conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities'' (Joint
Committee, 2012).
Question:
,health disparities.
Answer:
preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to achieve
optimal health that are experienced by socially disadvantaged racial, ethnic and other populations
Question:
Health equity.
Answer:
when every person has the opportunity to attain his or her health potential and no one is
disadvantaged from achieving this potential because of social position or social determined
circumstances (Life spans, quality of life, rates of disease, disability, severity of disease)
Question:
Social Determinants of Health SDOH.
Answer:
the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age
that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks
Question:
Primary Prevention.
Answer:
Preventive measures that forestall the onset of illness or injury during the prepathogenesis period.
Question:
Secondary Prevention.
Answer:
Preventive measures that lead to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of disease, illness or injury
,Question:
Tertiary Prevention.
Answer:
Preventive measures aimed at rehabilitation following significant pathogenesis.
Question:
Primary Data.
Answer:
Data gathered by the Health Education Specialist directly from or about the population of interest.
Question:
Secondary Data.
Answer:
Data gathered by others that may or may not be directly collected from the individual or population
of being assessed.
Question:
Health Behavior.
Answer:
Behavior that impacts a person's health.
Question:
Needs Assessment.
Answer:
is a systematic, planned collection of information about the health knowledge, perceptions, attitudes,
motivation, and practices of individuals or groups and the quality of their environment.
, Question:
Goals of a needs assessment.
Answer:
a.) identifying and prioritizing health problems b.) prioritizing the strategies and methods that will
be ideal for identifying and addressing health problems through existing and available resources c.)
identifying additional resources that will support addressing the identified health problem
Question:
Key Steps of the Need Assessment.
Answer:
1. Determine the purpose of the needs assessment and priority population(s) 2. Identify available
data to assess the health problem 3. Decide on the data collection approach and gather data 4.
Analyze and interpret data 5. Identify factors linked to the health problem(s) 6. Identify the focus of
the program and begin the planning process
Question:
Capacity.
Answer:
is defined as both individual and collective resources that can be used for health enhancement
Question:
Capacity assessment.
Answer:
includes examining potential assets and strengths at the individual, group and community levels
Question:
Three factors that should be identified in a needs assessment.
Answer:
