CHES- Practice Exam from NCHEC 2023

In a priority population, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate for mothers with less than a high school education is almost twice as high as mothers with 13 or more years of education. These are examples of: a. health equity b. health determinants c. health capacity d. health disparities​ d. health disparities​ The health department administrator just returned Fromm a meeting where someone used a focus group to gather data and now has a great idea. The administrator tasks the health education specialist with conducting a focus group of low-income citizens from the south side of town to answer questions about which heart disease intervention the department should offer citywide. Knowing the limitations of this strategy, the health education specialist is rightfully concerned about: a. the reliability of the findings b. the generalizability of the findings c. the validity of the findings d. the accuracy of the findings b. the generalizability of the findings According to Graph 1, which of the following is true? a. Deaths due to TBI have more than doubled from 2001 to 2010 b. Emergency department visits fro TBI have increased more than 1.5 times from c. Hospitalizations for TBI started to increase after 2005, and then decreased from d. The total number of people affected by TBI has been steadily decreasing since 2007 b. Emergency department visits fro TBI have increased more than 1.5 times from According to Graph 1, which of the following is true? a. More people are choosing to avoid treatment and instead are dying from their injuries b. It appears that more people are seeking treatment and are being hospitalized for TBI c. Although the number of TBIs has increased, the number of deaths due to TBIs has decreased d. Surgical methods for TBI are improving, which is decreasing the death rates for TBI c. Although the number of TBIs has increased, the number of deaths due to TBIs has decreased