HEA 300 STUDY GUIDE (TEST 1) 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
All of the following are described as core functions of public health in the
Institute of Medicine's (1988) Future of Public Health report, except: Answer -
mental health
All of the following are themes in the national standards on culturally and
linguistically appropriate services (CLAS), except: Answer - political will for
cultural competence
CHES stands for: Answer - Certified Health Education Specialist
Statement A: A person who works by voluntarily modifying health behaviors
that are conducive to helping a person be in harmony with his or her
environment is a mental health promoter. Statement B: A person who develops
policies, regulations, and environments that are conducive to helping an
individual be in harmony with his or her environment is a mental health
educator. Answer - statements A and B are both false
The extent to which the ethnic/cultural characteristics, experiences, norms,
values, behavioral patterns, and beliefs of a target population as well as
relevant historical, environmental, and social forces are incorporated in the
design, delivery, and evaluation of targeted health promotion materials and
programs is known as: Answer - cultural sensitivity
, The guideline that promotes CLAS and health equity through policy, practices,
and allocated resources falls under this theme: Answer - governance,
leadership, and workforce
The possession of cultural knowledge and respect for different cultural
perspectives and having skills and being able to use those skills effectively in
cross-cultural situations is known as: Answer - acculturation
The set of difficulties that an individual immigrant has to face in terms of
dislocation from old friends and the formation of new relationships falls under
the category of: Answer - social difficulties
The stage of acculturation in which an immigrant identifies solely with the new
culture is known as: Answer - assimilation
The stage of acculturation in which an immigrant is involved only in his or her
native culture is known as: Answer - separation
True or False? A health educator who works in the area of mental health
education by voluntarily modifying health behaviors that are conducive to
helping a person be in harmony with his or her environment is a mental health
promoter. Answer - false
Describe McCollum's mental health education model Answer - 1) Population
Selection: select the target population
2) Need Identification: identify the needs/interests of target pop
3) Goal Setting: short/long-term goals for changes in knowledge, beliefs,
attitudes, and behaviors
4) Selection of Resources
5) Selection of instructional techniques
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
All of the following are described as core functions of public health in the
Institute of Medicine's (1988) Future of Public Health report, except: Answer -
mental health
All of the following are themes in the national standards on culturally and
linguistically appropriate services (CLAS), except: Answer - political will for
cultural competence
CHES stands for: Answer - Certified Health Education Specialist
Statement A: A person who works by voluntarily modifying health behaviors
that are conducive to helping a person be in harmony with his or her
environment is a mental health promoter. Statement B: A person who develops
policies, regulations, and environments that are conducive to helping an
individual be in harmony with his or her environment is a mental health
educator. Answer - statements A and B are both false
The extent to which the ethnic/cultural characteristics, experiences, norms,
values, behavioral patterns, and beliefs of a target population as well as
relevant historical, environmental, and social forces are incorporated in the
design, delivery, and evaluation of targeted health promotion materials and
programs is known as: Answer - cultural sensitivity
, The guideline that promotes CLAS and health equity through policy, practices,
and allocated resources falls under this theme: Answer - governance,
leadership, and workforce
The possession of cultural knowledge and respect for different cultural
perspectives and having skills and being able to use those skills effectively in
cross-cultural situations is known as: Answer - acculturation
The set of difficulties that an individual immigrant has to face in terms of
dislocation from old friends and the formation of new relationships falls under
the category of: Answer - social difficulties
The stage of acculturation in which an immigrant identifies solely with the new
culture is known as: Answer - assimilation
The stage of acculturation in which an immigrant is involved only in his or her
native culture is known as: Answer - separation
True or False? A health educator who works in the area of mental health
education by voluntarily modifying health behaviors that are conducive to
helping a person be in harmony with his or her environment is a mental health
promoter. Answer - false
Describe McCollum's mental health education model Answer - 1) Population
Selection: select the target population
2) Need Identification: identify the needs/interests of target pop
3) Goal Setting: short/long-term goals for changes in knowledge, beliefs,
attitudes, and behaviors
4) Selection of Resources
5) Selection of instructional techniques
