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What is the CHES/MCHES exam? ✔Correct Answer-An exam through the National Commission for
Health Education Credentialing which certifies that an individual has met the requirements to
perform as a health education specialist
What does it take to be able to take the CHES/MCHES exams? ✔Correct Answer-Ches:
Bachelor's, Master's, or Doctoral Degree from an accredited institution with a major or concentration
in health education
- Can be substituted with 25 semester hours of related coursework if you are not in health education.
i.e., health professions
MCHES:
Need 5 years of experience as a health education specialist
When is CHES exam offered? ✔Correct Answer-Bi annually - October and April
Responsibilities and competencies assessed on the Ches exam? ✔Correct Answer-Assess Needs,
Assets, and Capacity
Plan
Implement
Evaluate/Research
Administer and ManageServe as a Resource
Communicate and Advocate
Ches exam information ✔Correct Answer-Student discount for registration (cheaper if earlier)
165 multiple choice
3 hours
Instant pass or fail
Continuing education contact hours (CECH) ✔Correct Answer-75 hours during a 5-year period to
be re-certified
Types of data? ✔Correct Answer-Primary and secondary
Primary Data Advantages and Disadvantages ✔Correct Answer--Data that you personally collect
- Advantage:
Directly answers questions that you want answered
- Disadvantage: Expensive and can take a great deal of time
Sources of Primary Data Part 2: ✔Correct Answer-4. Focus Group
- small group that obtain opinions, feelings and test new ideas (qualitative)
- continues until not leaning anything new (no set 4 of reoccurrence)
5. Nominal Group Process
- few knowledgeable rep of priority population are asked to qualify and quantify specific needs
- with and then share answers no discussion
- group selects and ranks answers
6. Observation
- Notice taken: minimal contact is made
, - Direct: actually seeing a situation or behavior
- Indirect: proxy measure
- Unobtrusive: subj is not aware of observation
- Photovoice, tours, walkthroughs
Self-Assessments
- individuals in priority pop
- most address prim/sec issues
- types: appraisals (most often included in needs assessment process), health status assessments,
self screenings
7. Meetings
- good source if preliminary assessment
- flexible and cost is cheap
Sources of Primary Data Part 1: ✔Correct Answer-1. Single-step or cross sectional surveys
- questionnaires/surveys, face-face interview, phone/electronic interviews
2. Multi-step survey: Delphi
Technique
-collect data from same people many times ->follow up determined based on previous answers
-generates a consensus through questions via mail
3. Community Forum
- town hall meeting, informs public and can reveal need related insights
Secondary Data Advantages and Disadvantages ✔Correct Answer-- Data that has been collected by
someone else
Advantages:
- already exists and fairly inexpensive
Disadvantages:
- Might not identify the true needs of priority population
Sources of Secondary Data ✔Correct Answer-1. Government agencies
- some collection is mandated by law while others are collected voluntarily
- federal level: US department of commerce, Bureau of census, CDC (BRFFS & YRBSS), NCHS
(NHIS&NHANES)
2. Non governmental agencies
- health care systems, voluntary health agencies, business, civic, commerce groups, local agencies
and organizations
3. Existing records
- advantages: low cost, min staff needed, ease in randomization
- disadvantage: difficulty in gaining access sometimes, HIPAA
4. Literature
- Could identify needs of priority population by reviewing current literature
4 P's of Marketing ✔Correct Answer-Product
- program
- goal is to develop best product with resources avail
Price
- social and external prices vs monetary cost
Place
- distribution, best place/time to offer
Promotion