NBPHE CPH EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY PASSED
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
Which of the following describes an effort toward
secondary prevention?
A. giving an aspirin to people with existing heart disease to
lessen the risk of heart attack
B. providing bicycle helmets to grade school children to
decrease the incidence of bicycle related head injuries
C. giving folic acid to pregnant women to prevent birth
defects in their babies
D. providing speech therapy to patients who have had a
stroke to improve communication Correct Answer A
Which of the following is the equation for Return on
Investment (ROI)?
A. Cost of Investment / Financial Return
,B. (Financial Return - Cost of Investment) / Cost of
Investment
C. (Financial Return + Cost of Investment) / Financial
Return
D. Financial Return / Cost of Investment Correct Answer B
Which of the following essential public health services is
an assurance practice?
A. analyzing the determinants of identified health needs
B. investigating the occurrence of health effects and
hazards in the community
C. building constituencies in the community
D. informing and educating the public Correct Answer D
Using the socioecological model, which of the following
would be an appropriate intervention activity to address
the interpersonal-level of the model?
A. development of a health education campaign about
healthy eating
B. establishment of social support groups for smoking
cessation C. collaboration with city planners to create bike
lanes on local roads
D. subsidization of anti-hypertensive medications for low-
income residents Correct Answer B
which of the following professionals make up the largest
percentage of the public health workforce?
a. epidemiologists
b. health educators
c. nurses
d. sanitarians Correct Answer C
,evidence-based guidelines for the communication of public
health risks and disasters recommend which of the
following practices?
a. being available to the media during a crisis
b. stating not comment when the level of risk is unknown
c. maintaining a professional separation from media
sources
d. limiting the background information presented to the
media Correct Answer a
a health department implemented a new marketing
strategy to increase flu vaccination rates. the eval shows
that there was an overall increase except in the Hispanic
population. which method best help collect info needed to
better understand this outcome?
a. examine nationwide data to see if the local results are
part of a larger trend
b. interview leaders and healthcare providers in the local
hispanic community
c. talk to colleagues in other jurisdictions about strategies
that have been successful for them
d. meet with colleagues to discuss their observations
when working with the Hispanic community Correct
Answer B
A crucial step for establishing positive team
interdependence is
a. determining deadlines
b. attending group meetings
c. establishing group member roles
, d. managing communication patterns Correct Answer C
leading by example best exemplifies which of the following
styles of leadership?
a. strategic
b. visionary
c. delegative
d. participative Correct Answer D
which source of united states law gives power to health
departments?
a. treaties
b. statutes
c. regulations
d. common law Correct Answer B
the correlation between social status and health in
economically developed countries is most likely explained
by which of the following?
a. genetic differences
b. cultural and linguistic competency
c. health care financing and quality of services provided
d. chronic anxiety related to low social status in addition to
lack of material resources Correct Answer D
a public health researcher has been appointed to a
regional agency that is assigned to manage and
implement a community based participatory research
project. which of the following is the first step in acheiving
strong community support for the project?
a. hiring community based recruiters
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS |
ALREADY PASSED
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
Which of the following describes an effort toward
secondary prevention?
A. giving an aspirin to people with existing heart disease to
lessen the risk of heart attack
B. providing bicycle helmets to grade school children to
decrease the incidence of bicycle related head injuries
C. giving folic acid to pregnant women to prevent birth
defects in their babies
D. providing speech therapy to patients who have had a
stroke to improve communication Correct Answer A
Which of the following is the equation for Return on
Investment (ROI)?
A. Cost of Investment / Financial Return
,B. (Financial Return - Cost of Investment) / Cost of
Investment
C. (Financial Return + Cost of Investment) / Financial
Return
D. Financial Return / Cost of Investment Correct Answer B
Which of the following essential public health services is
an assurance practice?
A. analyzing the determinants of identified health needs
B. investigating the occurrence of health effects and
hazards in the community
C. building constituencies in the community
D. informing and educating the public Correct Answer D
Using the socioecological model, which of the following
would be an appropriate intervention activity to address
the interpersonal-level of the model?
A. development of a health education campaign about
healthy eating
B. establishment of social support groups for smoking
cessation C. collaboration with city planners to create bike
lanes on local roads
D. subsidization of anti-hypertensive medications for low-
income residents Correct Answer B
which of the following professionals make up the largest
percentage of the public health workforce?
a. epidemiologists
b. health educators
c. nurses
d. sanitarians Correct Answer C
,evidence-based guidelines for the communication of public
health risks and disasters recommend which of the
following practices?
a. being available to the media during a crisis
b. stating not comment when the level of risk is unknown
c. maintaining a professional separation from media
sources
d. limiting the background information presented to the
media Correct Answer a
a health department implemented a new marketing
strategy to increase flu vaccination rates. the eval shows
that there was an overall increase except in the Hispanic
population. which method best help collect info needed to
better understand this outcome?
a. examine nationwide data to see if the local results are
part of a larger trend
b. interview leaders and healthcare providers in the local
hispanic community
c. talk to colleagues in other jurisdictions about strategies
that have been successful for them
d. meet with colleagues to discuss their observations
when working with the Hispanic community Correct
Answer B
A crucial step for establishing positive team
interdependence is
a. determining deadlines
b. attending group meetings
c. establishing group member roles
, d. managing communication patterns Correct Answer C
leading by example best exemplifies which of the following
styles of leadership?
a. strategic
b. visionary
c. delegative
d. participative Correct Answer D
which source of united states law gives power to health
departments?
a. treaties
b. statutes
c. regulations
d. common law Correct Answer B
the correlation between social status and health in
economically developed countries is most likely explained
by which of the following?
a. genetic differences
b. cultural and linguistic competency
c. health care financing and quality of services provided
d. chronic anxiety related to low social status in addition to
lack of material resources Correct Answer D
a public health researcher has been appointed to a
regional agency that is assigned to manage and
implement a community based participatory research
project. which of the following is the first step in acheiving
strong community support for the project?
a. hiring community based recruiters
