CHES Certification Exam Study Guide
Solutions
Capacity Assessment - ANSWER✔✔-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 here.
Needs Assessment - ANSWER✔✔-The systematic identification of needs
within a population and the determination of the degree to which those
needs are being met.
Qualitative data - ANSWER✔✔-Information that is difficult to measure,
count, or express in numerical terms. (i.e. a participant's impression about
fairness of a program rule)
Quantitative data - ANSWER✔✔-Information that can be expressed in
numerical terms, counted, or compared on a scale. (i.e. Improvement in a
child's reading level measured by a reading test)
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,Primary data - ANSWER✔✔-Data gathered by health education specialists
directly from or about the individual or population of interest.
Secondary data - ANSWER✔✔-Data that have already been collected by
others that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or
population being assessed.
Stakeholders - ANSWER✔✔-Individuals or agencies that have a vested
interest in the health education program.
Social determinants of health - ANSWER✔✔-Conditions in which people
are born, live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, daily
functioning, and quality of life.
Programs - ANSWER✔✔-Defined as a set of planned activities over time
designed to achieve specific objectives.
Program Planning - ANSWER✔✔-The process of identifying needs,
establishing priorities, diagnosing causes of problems, assessing and
allocating resources, and determining barriers to achieving objectives.
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,Vision Statement - ANSWER✔✔-A one-sentence or one-phrase statement
that describes the long term desired change stemming from the efforts of
an organization or program.
Program Mission Statement - ANSWER✔✔-A statement of the general
focus or purpose of a program. Can be one sentence or a short narrative
Goals - ANSWER✔✔-General, long-term statements of desired program
outcomes and provide the direction upon which all objectives are based.
Objectives - ANSWER✔✔-Statements that describe, in measurable terms,
the changes in behavior, attitude, knowledge, skills, or health status that
will occur in the intervention group as a result of the program.
Community-Based Organization (CBO) - ANSWER✔✔-A public or private,
nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that is representative
of a community or significant segments of a community and provides
educational or related services to individuals in the community
Coalition - ANSWER✔✔-A group of diverse organizations and
constituencies working together toward a common goal.
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, Cultural Competence/Competency - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the ability to
understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across
cultures.
Culture - ANSWER✔✔-Involves ideas, beliefs, values, customs, and norms
that are learned from family and community, and are passed down from
generation to generation.
Implementation - ANSWER✔✔-A specified set of activities designed to put
into practice an activity or program.
Intervention - ANSWER✔✔-Or program. A set of learning activities,
delivery plan, and evaluation activities designed to achieve the desired
outcomes of the program.
Intervention Strategy - ANSWER✔✔-A specific technique or approach
used in an intervention to get the desired outcome.
Learning Activities - ANSWER✔✔-The means to carry out the program.
Instructional sessions that will address the learning objectives.
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Solutions
Capacity Assessment - ANSWER✔✔-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 here.
Needs Assessment - ANSWER✔✔-The systematic identification of needs
within a population and the determination of the degree to which those
needs are being met.
Qualitative data - ANSWER✔✔-Information that is difficult to measure,
count, or express in numerical terms. (i.e. a participant's impression about
fairness of a program rule)
Quantitative data - ANSWER✔✔-Information that can be expressed in
numerical terms, counted, or compared on a scale. (i.e. Improvement in a
child's reading level measured by a reading test)
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,Primary data - ANSWER✔✔-Data gathered by health education specialists
directly from or about the individual or population of interest.
Secondary data - ANSWER✔✔-Data that have already been collected by
others that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or
population being assessed.
Stakeholders - ANSWER✔✔-Individuals or agencies that have a vested
interest in the health education program.
Social determinants of health - ANSWER✔✔-Conditions in which people
are born, live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, daily
functioning, and quality of life.
Programs - ANSWER✔✔-Defined as a set of planned activities over time
designed to achieve specific objectives.
Program Planning - ANSWER✔✔-The process of identifying needs,
establishing priorities, diagnosing causes of problems, assessing and
allocating resources, and determining barriers to achieving objectives.
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,Vision Statement - ANSWER✔✔-A one-sentence or one-phrase statement
that describes the long term desired change stemming from the efforts of
an organization or program.
Program Mission Statement - ANSWER✔✔-A statement of the general
focus or purpose of a program. Can be one sentence or a short narrative
Goals - ANSWER✔✔-General, long-term statements of desired program
outcomes and provide the direction upon which all objectives are based.
Objectives - ANSWER✔✔-Statements that describe, in measurable terms,
the changes in behavior, attitude, knowledge, skills, or health status that
will occur in the intervention group as a result of the program.
Community-Based Organization (CBO) - ANSWER✔✔-A public or private,
nonprofit organization of demonstrated effectiveness that is representative
of a community or significant segments of a community and provides
educational or related services to individuals in the community
Coalition - ANSWER✔✔-A group of diverse organizations and
constituencies working together toward a common goal.
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, Cultural Competence/Competency - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to the ability to
understand, communicate with, and effectively interact with people across
cultures.
Culture - ANSWER✔✔-Involves ideas, beliefs, values, customs, and norms
that are learned from family and community, and are passed down from
generation to generation.
Implementation - ANSWER✔✔-A specified set of activities designed to put
into practice an activity or program.
Intervention - ANSWER✔✔-Or program. A set of learning activities,
delivery plan, and evaluation activities designed to achieve the desired
outcomes of the program.
Intervention Strategy - ANSWER✔✔-A specific technique or approach
used in an intervention to get the desired outcome.
Learning Activities - ANSWER✔✔-The means to carry out the program.
Instructional sessions that will address the learning objectives.
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