CPH practice exam #1
A nonprofit grocery store is opening in a small community neighborhood with a vulnerable population. A
banner hung under the business sign reads, "A community where no child will ever be hungry again."
What kind of statement is this banner depicting?
A goal
B vision
C mission
D objective - correct answer ✔✔B vision
Domain: Leadership
Which source of United States law gives power to health departments?
A treaties
B statutes
C regulations
D common law - correct answer ✔✔B statutes
Domain: Law and Ethics
Supporting Information: Statutes are enacted by Congress and state legislatures.
The attributable risk of oral cancer due to cigarette smoking is equal to
A 35..0.
B 35.0 - 18.0.
C 35.0 x 18.0.
,D 35.0 + 18.0. - correct answer ✔✔B 35.0 - 18.0.
Domain: Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
Which of the following types of pattern describes the total number of cases from 1960 to 1996?
A latent period
B period effect
C secular trend
D cyclic change - correct answer ✔✔C secular trend
Domain: Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
Following the implementation of the National Brucellosis Eradication Program, the annual economic
losses due to brucellosis reduced from $400 million in 1950 to $1 million in 2016. The National
Brucellosis Eradication Program is considered a success. Which of the following types of evaluation best
measures the effect of this program?
A process
B formative
C summative
D participatory - correct answer ✔✔C summative
Domain: Program Planning and Evaluation
Which of the following best describes the value of an enterprise after all debts have been deducted from
the assets?
A profit
B equity
, C liability
D revenue - correct answer ✔✔B equity
Domain: Program Management
Which of the following statements best addresses the concern that community-based participatory
research (CBPR) leads to compromised and weak research methodologies?
A CBPR is particularly appropriate for addressing racial/ethnic and other types of health disparities which
have multiple individual and community-level determinants.
B Awareness of power differentials between academics and community members is critical in the
research process, dependent upon the level to which CBPR is employed.
C Although working in community settings presents challenges and may sacrifice some external validity,
the CBPR approach can increase internal validity.
D Community partners provide researchers with unique insights into the local context that could
potentially lead to more effective interventions and sustainable effects. - correct answer ✔✔D
Community partners provide researchers with unique insights into the local context that could
potentially lead to more effective interventions and sustainable effects.
Domain: Health Equity and Social Justice
A community recently completed a community health needs assessment. The process included a diverse
set of community partners who identified nine priority issues. The steering committee decided that the
list should be narrowed to no more than four issues. Which of the following processes should be used to
prioritize the identified community needs?
A Invite everyone who participated to a community meeting where they can hear the results and vote on
priorities.
B Ask the steering committee to rank the nine priorities to narrow the list to four.
A nonprofit grocery store is opening in a small community neighborhood with a vulnerable population. A
banner hung under the business sign reads, "A community where no child will ever be hungry again."
What kind of statement is this banner depicting?
A goal
B vision
C mission
D objective - correct answer ✔✔B vision
Domain: Leadership
Which source of United States law gives power to health departments?
A treaties
B statutes
C regulations
D common law - correct answer ✔✔B statutes
Domain: Law and Ethics
Supporting Information: Statutes are enacted by Congress and state legislatures.
The attributable risk of oral cancer due to cigarette smoking is equal to
A 35..0.
B 35.0 - 18.0.
C 35.0 x 18.0.
,D 35.0 + 18.0. - correct answer ✔✔B 35.0 - 18.0.
Domain: Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
Which of the following types of pattern describes the total number of cases from 1960 to 1996?
A latent period
B period effect
C secular trend
D cyclic change - correct answer ✔✔C secular trend
Domain: Evidence-based Approaches to Public Health
Following the implementation of the National Brucellosis Eradication Program, the annual economic
losses due to brucellosis reduced from $400 million in 1950 to $1 million in 2016. The National
Brucellosis Eradication Program is considered a success. Which of the following types of evaluation best
measures the effect of this program?
A process
B formative
C summative
D participatory - correct answer ✔✔C summative
Domain: Program Planning and Evaluation
Which of the following best describes the value of an enterprise after all debts have been deducted from
the assets?
A profit
B equity
, C liability
D revenue - correct answer ✔✔B equity
Domain: Program Management
Which of the following statements best addresses the concern that community-based participatory
research (CBPR) leads to compromised and weak research methodologies?
A CBPR is particularly appropriate for addressing racial/ethnic and other types of health disparities which
have multiple individual and community-level determinants.
B Awareness of power differentials between academics and community members is critical in the
research process, dependent upon the level to which CBPR is employed.
C Although working in community settings presents challenges and may sacrifice some external validity,
the CBPR approach can increase internal validity.
D Community partners provide researchers with unique insights into the local context that could
potentially lead to more effective interventions and sustainable effects. - correct answer ✔✔D
Community partners provide researchers with unique insights into the local context that could
potentially lead to more effective interventions and sustainable effects.
Domain: Health Equity and Social Justice
A community recently completed a community health needs assessment. The process included a diverse
set of community partners who identified nine priority issues. The steering committee decided that the
list should be narrowed to no more than four issues. Which of the following processes should be used to
prioritize the identified community needs?
A Invite everyone who participated to a community meeting where they can hear the results and vote on
priorities.
B Ask the steering committee to rank the nine priorities to narrow the list to four.
