NCHEC Practice Exam Questions And
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1. According to which theory or model do people assess the threat of an emerging disease by
assessing their perceived susceptibility against the severity of the disease?
a. Diffusion of Innovation
b. Social Cognitive Theory
c. Health Belief Model
d. Social Marketing c.
keyword= perceived susceptibility= HBM
pg. 92-93
Diffusion of Innovation=how/what new ideas are being spread
Social Cognitive Theory= learning is an interaction between a person and his/her environment,
cognitive processes, and behavior. Serves as construct for behavior change, specifically with
self-efficacy, a person's confidence in performing a behavior and overcoming a barrier.
Health Belief Model= individual- level model to understand why individuals did not act on info
about prevention or disease detection. 6 major constructs.
Social Marketing=
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2. A HES is considering how people might adopt a program in order to understand how best to
tailor specific messages. If the HES wants to get the first people to adopt the program using the
Diffusion of Innovation, what strategy might be best?
a. show the audience how most people have been enjoying the program
b. focus on how new and different the program is from what exists
c. wait for the opinion leaders to adopt
d. focus on how the program adheres to social norms b.
pg. 94
keywords= new/different = Diffusion of Innovation
Diffusion of Innovation= community-level theory that describes the rate at which a new program
or activity will spread through a group; innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority,
laggards
3. In a PP, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate for mothers with less than a high school
ed is almost twice as high as mothers with 13 or more years of ed. These are examples of;
a. health equity
b. health determinants
c. health capacity
d. health disparity d.
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4. Data storage is an example of which type of tech need?
a. infrastructure
b. program delivery
c. collaboration tech
d. knowledge a.
pg. 153
storage= structure= infastructure
5. Newsletters, community meetings, public service announcements. and social networking sites
are examples of;
a. social norms
b. communication campaigns
c. social media
d. communication channels d
pgs. 210-213
campaign is like a whole project
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6. Smoking bans in restaurants are which type of strategy in a community- based smoking
prevention program?
a. health communications
b. health engineering
c. health policy
d. health mobilization c.
pg 66
Communications- message to the public, informing, providing info
Engineering- someone is responsible for designing the tools eg. eye washing stations for
chemical burns, OSHA
Policy- enforced by local officials
Mobilization- bringing people together, more equitable access to health
7. Which section of an original research paper presents evidence tested against the stated
hypotheses or research questions and presents the statistical findings?
a. methodology
b. results
c. discussion
Answers
1. According to which theory or model do people assess the threat of an emerging disease by
assessing their perceived susceptibility against the severity of the disease?
a. Diffusion of Innovation
b. Social Cognitive Theory
c. Health Belief Model
d. Social Marketing c.
keyword= perceived susceptibility= HBM
pg. 92-93
Diffusion of Innovation=how/what new ideas are being spread
Social Cognitive Theory= learning is an interaction between a person and his/her environment,
cognitive processes, and behavior. Serves as construct for behavior change, specifically with
self-efficacy, a person's confidence in performing a behavior and overcoming a barrier.
Health Belief Model= individual- level model to understand why individuals did not act on info
about prevention or disease detection. 6 major constructs.
Social Marketing=
, NCHEC Practice Exam Questions And
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2. A HES is considering how people might adopt a program in order to understand how best to
tailor specific messages. If the HES wants to get the first people to adopt the program using the
Diffusion of Innovation, what strategy might be best?
a. show the audience how most people have been enjoying the program
b. focus on how new and different the program is from what exists
c. wait for the opinion leaders to adopt
d. focus on how the program adheres to social norms b.
pg. 94
keywords= new/different = Diffusion of Innovation
Diffusion of Innovation= community-level theory that describes the rate at which a new program
or activity will spread through a group; innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority,
laggards
3. In a PP, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate for mothers with less than a high school
ed is almost twice as high as mothers with 13 or more years of ed. These are examples of;
a. health equity
b. health determinants
c. health capacity
d. health disparity d.
, NCHEC Practice Exam Questions And
Answers
4. Data storage is an example of which type of tech need?
a. infrastructure
b. program delivery
c. collaboration tech
d. knowledge a.
pg. 153
storage= structure= infastructure
5. Newsletters, community meetings, public service announcements. and social networking sites
are examples of;
a. social norms
b. communication campaigns
c. social media
d. communication channels d
pgs. 210-213
campaign is like a whole project
, NCHEC Practice Exam Questions And
Answers
6. Smoking bans in restaurants are which type of strategy in a community- based smoking
prevention program?
a. health communications
b. health engineering
c. health policy
d. health mobilization c.
pg 66
Communications- message to the public, informing, providing info
Engineering- someone is responsible for designing the tools eg. eye washing stations for
chemical burns, OSHA
Policy- enforced by local officials
Mobilization- bringing people together, more equitable access to health
7. Which section of an original research paper presents evidence tested against the stated
hypotheses or research questions and presents the statistical findings?
a. methodology
b. results
c. discussion
