CHES EXAM – Questions With Complete Solutions (A+)
What is the primary purpose of a needs, resources, and capacity assessment?
Right Ans - To gather data and information to determine what interventions
would be appropriate in a given setting
List the 4 things a health education specialist must do in order to conduct a
needs assessment. Right Ans - 1. Engage the community
2. Assess resources
3. Locating existing data
4. Collecting data
5. Using research methods to guide data collection
Describe how an assessment is used in a community setting. Right Ans -
Primary and secondary data is collected to determine the needs of the priority
population,which can provide real and perceived health needs. These needs
could be meet with a program.
Describe how an assessment is used in a school setting. Right Ans - Local,
state, and national data is used to determine scope and sequence of curricula
and identify strengthens and weaknesses. Local data is most important to
good curriculum planning and can be used to improve health instruction,
school policies, and school environment and fill potential gaps.
Describe how an assessment is used in a health care setting. Right Ans -
Complaints from health professionals about a high number of emergency
room visits may lead to a patient survey to determine if it is a general problem
or only occurring in certain situations (ie. lack of health insurance or limited
primary care access). An assessment of the reasons for the given trend can
help determine what services or policies could improve the situation. Also, an
assessment could be done to measure need for and interest in educational
programs offered in a clinic by assessing patients knowledge, perceptions,
attitudes, etc. through interviews and medical records.
Describe how an assessment is used in a business or industry setting. Right
Ans - Health education specialists may work wth insurance providers or
medical professionals to measures the needs of the workers. Data could be
collected about health insurance claims, predictive modeling, disease
prevalence, absenteeism and its causes, types of accidents and severity of
,injuries, and compensation claims. Analysis of this data would indicate
priority needs for health promotion programs.
Describe how an assessment is used in a college or university setting. Right
Ans - Health education specialists would assess student performance to meet
state and national certification/licensure standards and to meet program
accreditation requirements. To revise curricula and meet accreditation
requirements, student progress in meeting standards and learning
environment would be assessed and the link between the two would be
analyzed.
Describe how an assessment is used in a College or university health services
setting. Right Ans - Health education specialists work closely with clinical
practitioners to assess the health needs of students, staff members, and
faculty through focus groups, surveys, and interviews. Data would be collected
about knowledge, skills, perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, etc. and
analyzed to determine factors that impact health program effectiveness.
Define capacity assessment Right Ans - A measure of actual and potential
individual, group, and community resources that can be inherent to and/or
brought to bear for health maintenance and enhancement. The process of
mapping community assets is included in the capacity assessment.
Define needs assessment Right Ans - The systematic identification of needs
within a population and the determination of the degree to which those needs
are being meet.
Define qualitative data Right Ans - Information that is difficult to measure,
count, or express in numerical terms. For example, a participant's impression
about the fairness of a program rule/requirement is qualitative data.
Define qualitative data Right Ans - Information that can be expressed in
numerical terms, counted, or compared, on a scale. Improvement in a child's
reading level as measured by a reading test is an example.
Define primary data Right Ans - Data gathered by health education
specialists directly from or about the individual or population of interest. This
data answers questions related to the specific needs assessment. Primary data
, is often collected by means of surveys, interviews, focus groups, and direct
observation.
Define secondary data Right Ans - Data that has already been collected by
others that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or
population being assessed. Examples include existing research published in
peer-reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the United State Census, vital
records, and disease registries.
Define stakeholders Right Ans - Individuals or agencies that have a vested
interest in the health education program.
Define social determinant of health Right Ans - Conditions in which people
are born, live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, dale
functioning, and quality of life.
1.1 Plan assessment process for health education/promotion Right Ans -
Service needs are things health professionals believe a given population must
have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem. Service demands
are things people say they must have or e able to do in order to resolve a
health problem. Both are important.
1.1.1 Define the priority population to be assessed Right Ans -
Understanding the population based on age, sex, ethnicity, income, geographic
location, sector (school, faith, worksite, etc.), culture, etc.
1.1.2 Identify existing and necessary resources to conduct assessments
Right Ans - The following 6 steps were identified in order to conduct a needs
assessment:
1. Determine the scope of work and the purpose for the needs assessment
2. Gather the data
3. Analyze the data
4. Identify any factors linked to the health problem
5. Identify the focus for the program
6. Validate the need before continuing with the planning process
Developing an assessment plan will allow health education specialists to
establish a roadmap that provides an overview of the process, resources
needed, activities, and results the support the goals and objectives of the
What is the primary purpose of a needs, resources, and capacity assessment?
Right Ans - To gather data and information to determine what interventions
would be appropriate in a given setting
List the 4 things a health education specialist must do in order to conduct a
needs assessment. Right Ans - 1. Engage the community
2. Assess resources
3. Locating existing data
4. Collecting data
5. Using research methods to guide data collection
Describe how an assessment is used in a community setting. Right Ans -
Primary and secondary data is collected to determine the needs of the priority
population,which can provide real and perceived health needs. These needs
could be meet with a program.
Describe how an assessment is used in a school setting. Right Ans - Local,
state, and national data is used to determine scope and sequence of curricula
and identify strengthens and weaknesses. Local data is most important to
good curriculum planning and can be used to improve health instruction,
school policies, and school environment and fill potential gaps.
Describe how an assessment is used in a health care setting. Right Ans -
Complaints from health professionals about a high number of emergency
room visits may lead to a patient survey to determine if it is a general problem
or only occurring in certain situations (ie. lack of health insurance or limited
primary care access). An assessment of the reasons for the given trend can
help determine what services or policies could improve the situation. Also, an
assessment could be done to measure need for and interest in educational
programs offered in a clinic by assessing patients knowledge, perceptions,
attitudes, etc. through interviews and medical records.
Describe how an assessment is used in a business or industry setting. Right
Ans - Health education specialists may work wth insurance providers or
medical professionals to measures the needs of the workers. Data could be
collected about health insurance claims, predictive modeling, disease
prevalence, absenteeism and its causes, types of accidents and severity of
,injuries, and compensation claims. Analysis of this data would indicate
priority needs for health promotion programs.
Describe how an assessment is used in a college or university setting. Right
Ans - Health education specialists would assess student performance to meet
state and national certification/licensure standards and to meet program
accreditation requirements. To revise curricula and meet accreditation
requirements, student progress in meeting standards and learning
environment would be assessed and the link between the two would be
analyzed.
Describe how an assessment is used in a College or university health services
setting. Right Ans - Health education specialists work closely with clinical
practitioners to assess the health needs of students, staff members, and
faculty through focus groups, surveys, and interviews. Data would be collected
about knowledge, skills, perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, etc. and
analyzed to determine factors that impact health program effectiveness.
Define capacity assessment Right Ans - A measure of actual and potential
individual, group, and community resources that can be inherent to and/or
brought to bear for health maintenance and enhancement. The process of
mapping community assets is included in the capacity assessment.
Define needs assessment Right Ans - The systematic identification of needs
within a population and the determination of the degree to which those needs
are being meet.
Define qualitative data Right Ans - Information that is difficult to measure,
count, or express in numerical terms. For example, a participant's impression
about the fairness of a program rule/requirement is qualitative data.
Define qualitative data Right Ans - Information that can be expressed in
numerical terms, counted, or compared, on a scale. Improvement in a child's
reading level as measured by a reading test is an example.
Define primary data Right Ans - Data gathered by health education
specialists directly from or about the individual or population of interest. This
data answers questions related to the specific needs assessment. Primary data
, is often collected by means of surveys, interviews, focus groups, and direct
observation.
Define secondary data Right Ans - Data that has already been collected by
others that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or
population being assessed. Examples include existing research published in
peer-reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the United State Census, vital
records, and disease registries.
Define stakeholders Right Ans - Individuals or agencies that have a vested
interest in the health education program.
Define social determinant of health Right Ans - Conditions in which people
are born, live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, dale
functioning, and quality of life.
1.1 Plan assessment process for health education/promotion Right Ans -
Service needs are things health professionals believe a given population must
have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem. Service demands
are things people say they must have or e able to do in order to resolve a
health problem. Both are important.
1.1.1 Define the priority population to be assessed Right Ans -
Understanding the population based on age, sex, ethnicity, income, geographic
location, sector (school, faith, worksite, etc.), culture, etc.
1.1.2 Identify existing and necessary resources to conduct assessments
Right Ans - The following 6 steps were identified in order to conduct a needs
assessment:
1. Determine the scope of work and the purpose for the needs assessment
2. Gather the data
3. Analyze the data
4. Identify any factors linked to the health problem
5. Identify the focus for the program
6. Validate the need before continuing with the planning process
Developing an assessment plan will allow health education specialists to
establish a roadmap that provides an overview of the process, resources
needed, activities, and results the support the goals and objectives of the
