FOUNDATIONS OF HEALTH 2026/2027 || VERIFIED QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ||
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What do public health specialists do? Describe the basic scope and sequence
of their work. - CORRECT ANSWER - Protecting and improving the health
of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and
research for disease and injury prevention
Where do the majority of public health specialists work? List the most
common type of work settings for public health specialists. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Schools, hospitals/clinics, public/community health agencies, and
business/industry
Why is there a need for public health specialists in American society? What
benefits do we bring to society? - CORRECT ANSWER - There is a stronger
need for prevention instead of treatment because treatment is more costly. We
decrease mortality and morbidity rates, as well as save health cost dollars.
Explain the differences between the following terms: certification,
registration, licensure, and accreditation. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Certification- a process by which a professional organization grants
recognition to an individual who, upon completion of a competency-based
curriculum, can demonstrate a predetermined standard of performance;
Registration- the act or process of entering information about something in a
book or system of public records;
Licensure- the process by which an agency or government grants permission
to individuals to practice a given profession by certifying that those licensed
have attained specific standards of competence;
, Accreditation- the status of public recognition that an accrediting agency
grants to an education institution or program that meets the agency's
standards or requirements.
Describe the role delineation project and its significance to the field of health
education. Who was the pioneer that started the role delineation project? In
what year? - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of identifying the specific
responsibilities, competencies, and sub-competencies associated with the
practice of health education/promotion; became a difference between school
health education and community health education; Helen P. Cleary; 1979
What is NCHEC? What does it stand for? What does it do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The organization that oversees the health education certification
process; National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc;
enhances the professional practice of Health Education by promoting and
sustaining a credentialed body of Health Education Specialists.
What is CHES? What are the benefits of being certified? Who is eligible to sit
for the CHES exam? - CORRECT ANSWER - Program to become Certified
Health Education Specialists; NCHEC; You must possess either a bachelor's,
master's, or doctoral degree from an accredited institution as well as either an
official transcript that shows a major in health education or an official
transcript that reflects at least 25 semester hours or 37 quarter hours of
course work with specific preparation addressing the Seven Areas of
Responsibility and Competency for Health Educators.
What are the 3 levels of practice according to NCHEC? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Entry-level, Advanced 1, Advanced 2
What is MCHES? What does this stand for? How does one obtain it? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Certification that indicates that an individual is
HIGH-YIELD HEALTH SCIENCES REVIEW || HEALTH PROMOTION, DISEASE
PREVENTION, WELLNESS & DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH || COMPLETE STUDY
GUIDE || EXAM-READY TEST BANK || GRADED A+
What do public health specialists do? Describe the basic scope and sequence
of their work. - CORRECT ANSWER - Protecting and improving the health
of communities through education, promotion of healthy lifestyles, and
research for disease and injury prevention
Where do the majority of public health specialists work? List the most
common type of work settings for public health specialists. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Schools, hospitals/clinics, public/community health agencies, and
business/industry
Why is there a need for public health specialists in American society? What
benefits do we bring to society? - CORRECT ANSWER - There is a stronger
need for prevention instead of treatment because treatment is more costly. We
decrease mortality and morbidity rates, as well as save health cost dollars.
Explain the differences between the following terms: certification,
registration, licensure, and accreditation. - CORRECT ANSWER -
Certification- a process by which a professional organization grants
recognition to an individual who, upon completion of a competency-based
curriculum, can demonstrate a predetermined standard of performance;
Registration- the act or process of entering information about something in a
book or system of public records;
Licensure- the process by which an agency or government grants permission
to individuals to practice a given profession by certifying that those licensed
have attained specific standards of competence;
, Accreditation- the status of public recognition that an accrediting agency
grants to an education institution or program that meets the agency's
standards or requirements.
Describe the role delineation project and its significance to the field of health
education. Who was the pioneer that started the role delineation project? In
what year? - CORRECT ANSWER - The process of identifying the specific
responsibilities, competencies, and sub-competencies associated with the
practice of health education/promotion; became a difference between school
health education and community health education; Helen P. Cleary; 1979
What is NCHEC? What does it stand for? What does it do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - The organization that oversees the health education certification
process; National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Inc;
enhances the professional practice of Health Education by promoting and
sustaining a credentialed body of Health Education Specialists.
What is CHES? What are the benefits of being certified? Who is eligible to sit
for the CHES exam? - CORRECT ANSWER - Program to become Certified
Health Education Specialists; NCHEC; You must possess either a bachelor's,
master's, or doctoral degree from an accredited institution as well as either an
official transcript that shows a major in health education or an official
transcript that reflects at least 25 semester hours or 37 quarter hours of
course work with specific preparation addressing the Seven Areas of
Responsibility and Competency for Health Educators.
What are the 3 levels of practice according to NCHEC? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Entry-level, Advanced 1, Advanced 2
What is MCHES? What does this stand for? How does one obtain it? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Certification that indicates that an individual is
