CPH Exam Questions With Complete
Solutions
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as
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overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence that they can
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successfully change. This is an example of:
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(A) Perceived susceptibility
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(B) Perceived severity
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(C) Perceived self-efficacy
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(D) Perceived response efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
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(A) Transtheoretical model
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(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
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(C) Social cognitive theory
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(D) Social ecological model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
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Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social
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ecological model have in common?
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,(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual
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and factors that operate outside the individual.
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(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior
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that must be addressed at the policy level.
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(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates
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behaviors with valued outcomes. | | | |
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy
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versus healthy behaviors. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
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A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality
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related to breast cancer. Researchers at a local university implement a
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breast cancer screening intervention. This intervention is an example of:
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(A) Tertiary prevention
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(B) Advocacy
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(C) Secondary prevention
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(D) Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-
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based) must: | |
(A) Start with the most important information first
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(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
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(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
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,(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not
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become bored - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
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Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
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county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic
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profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the
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national health objectives. Communities receiving such funds are
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charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current
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health status and national health objectives and with putting programs
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in place to narrow such gaps.
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What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
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(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
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(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the
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funds |
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the
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funds |
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A |
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
| | | | | | | | | | | |
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic
| | | | | | | | | | | |
profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the
| | | | | | | | | |
national health objectives. Communities receiving such funds are
| | | | | | | |
, charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current
| | | | | | | | | |
health status and national health objectives and with putting programs
| | | | | | | | | |
in place to narrow such gaps.
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Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has
| | | | | | | | |
conducted a social and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe
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quality-of-life problems were related to limb amputation and kidney | | | | | | | | |
failure. Prevalent health problems included diabetes, hypertension, and
| | | | | | | |
cardiovascular disease. Which of the following behavioral factors are | | | | | | | | |
most likely responsible for the above health and quality-of-life issues in -
| | | | | | | | | | |
|CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B |
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
| | | | | | | | | | | |
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic
| | | | | | | | | | | |
profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the
| | | | | | | | | |
national health objectives. Communities receiving such funds are
| | | | | | | |
charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current
| | | | | | | | | |
health status and national health objectives and with putting programs
| | | | | | | | | |
in place to narrow such gaps.
| | | | |
Given the factors presumed to be responsible for the major health
| | | | | | | | | | |
problems in this scenario, what would be the best source for community
| | | | | | | | | | |
|planners to use to find data on how widespread each behavioral factor
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is at the state or local level?
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(A) Healthy People 2010 midcourse review
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(B) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
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(C) Community Guide to Preventive Services
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Solutions
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as
| | | | | | | | | | |
overeating or smoking because they lack the confidence that they can
| | | | | | | | | | |
successfully change. This is an example of:
| | | | | |
(A) Perceived susceptibility
| |
(B) Perceived severity
| |
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
| |
(D) Perceived response efficacy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
| | | | | |
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
| | | | | | | |
(A) Transtheoretical model
| | |
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
| | | | | |
(C) Social cognitive theory
| | | |
(D) Social ecological model - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B
| | | | | |
Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social
| | | | | | | | | | |
ecological model have in common?
| | | |
,(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual
| | | | | | | | | | |
and factors that operate outside the individual.
| | | | | | |
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior
| | | | | | | | |
that must be addressed at the policy level.
| | | | | | |
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates
| | | | | | | | | | |
behaviors with valued outcomes. | | | |
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy
| | | | | | | | |
versus healthy behaviors. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A
| | | | |
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality
| | | | | | | | | | |
related to breast cancer. Researchers at a local university implement a
| | | | | | | | | | |
breast cancer screening intervention. This intervention is an example of:
| | | | | | | | |
|
(A) Tertiary prevention
| | |
(B) Advocacy
| |
(C) Secondary prevention
| | |
(D) Primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
| | | | |
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-
| | | | | |
based) must: | |
(A) Start with the most important information first
| | | | | | | |
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
| | | | | | | | | | |
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
| | | | | | | | | | | |
,(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
become bored - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C
| | | |
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
| | | | | | | | | | | |
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic
| | | | | | | | | | | |
profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the
| | | | | | | | | |
national health objectives. Communities receiving such funds are
| | | | | | | |
charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current
| | | | | | | | | |
health status and national health objectives and with putting programs
| | | | | | | | | |
in place to narrow such gaps.
| | | | |
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
| | | | | | | | |
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
funds |
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
funds |
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan -
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A |
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
| | | | | | | | | | | |
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic
| | | | | | | | | | | |
profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the
| | | | | | | | | |
national health objectives. Communities receiving such funds are
| | | | | | | |
, charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current
| | | | | | | | | |
health status and national health objectives and with putting programs
| | | | | | | | | |
in place to narrow such gaps.
| | | | |
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has
| | | | | | | | |
conducted a social and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe
| | | | | | | | | | |
quality-of-life problems were related to limb amputation and kidney | | | | | | | | |
failure. Prevalent health problems included diabetes, hypertension, and
| | | | | | | |
cardiovascular disease. Which of the following behavioral factors are | | | | | | | | |
most likely responsible for the above health and quality-of-life issues in -
| | | | | | | | | | |
|CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B |
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural
| | | | | | | | | | | |
county in the Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic
| | | | | | | | | | | |
profile, it was selected as a health improvement zone to receive Federal
| | | | | | | | | | | |
funds to implement programs to improve progress toward reaching the
| | | | | | | | | |
national health objectives. Communities receiving such funds are
| | | | | | | |
charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current
| | | | | | | | | |
health status and national health objectives and with putting programs
| | | | | | | | | |
in place to narrow such gaps.
| | | | |
Given the factors presumed to be responsible for the major health
| | | | | | | | | | |
problems in this scenario, what would be the best source for community
| | | | | | | | | | |
|planners to use to find data on how widespread each behavioral factor
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is at the state or local level?
| | | | | | |
(A) Healthy People 2010 midcourse review
| | | | | |
(B) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
| | | | | | |
(C) Community Guide to Preventive Services
| | | | | |
