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Advisory Committee - Answer✔usually consists of individuals who are in a position to
periodically report on their actual experiences related to some common issue. In doing so,
members of this committee may offer their advice to a key individual who is bringing them
together or to another group of people who will be making programmatic decisions
Capacity assessment - Answer✔a measure of actual and potential individual, group, and
community resources that can be inherent, and/or brought, to bear for health maintenance and
enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is included in the capacity assessment
Coalition - Answer✔a group of diverse organizations and constituencies working together
toward a common goal
Needs assessment - Answer✔the process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the needs of
a priority population
Qualitative data - Answer✔data in narrative form, which is collected to better understand
motivation, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Quantitative data - Answer✔data collected in numerical form (e.g., mortality rates or number
of cigarettes smoked) or easily translated to numerical form (e.g., patient satisfaction using a 5
point scale from dissatisfied to satisfied)
Planning Committee - Answer✔advisory committee members, experts, and agency staff. The
lifespan of this committee may be episodic (with limited duration) or continuing (on-going)
Primary data - Answer✔data that a health education specialist collects directly (via a survey, a
focus group, in-depth interview, etc.), which are used to answer unique questions related to
the specific needs assessment
Secondary data - Answer✔data that already have been collected by others that may or may not
be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed. Examples include
existing research published in peer-reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the United
States Census, Vital Records, and Disease Registries
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Stakeholders - Answer✔individuals or agencies with a vested interest in the health education
program
Social determinants of health - Answer✔conditions in which people are born, live, work, play,
as well as age, that affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality of life (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018a)
needs assessment - Answer✔the process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the needs of
a priority population
capacity (asset-based) assessment - Answer✔actual and potential influential resources in the
community (e.g., stakeholders) and the support (e.g., individual protective factors, significant
others, settings) at an individual level to address needs
Area of Responsibility 1 - Answer✔Assessment of Needs and Capacity
Competency 1.1 Plan Assessment - Answer✔Sub-competencies:
1.1.1 Define the purpose and scope of the assessment.
1.1.2 Identify priority population(s).
1.1.3 Identify existing and available resources, policies, programs, practices, and interventions.
1.1.4 Examine the factors and determinants that influence the assessment process.
1.1.5 Recruit and/or engage priority population(s), partners, and stakeholders to participate
throughout all steps in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation processes.
1.1.1 Planning committee should ask and address at this stage of the assessment process -
Answer✔What is the goal of the needs assessment?
What does the planning committee hope to gain from the needs assessment?
How extensive will the needs assessment be?
What types of resources will be available to conduct the needs assessment?
What type of needs assessment is appropriate? (e.g., comprehensive, focused)
1.1.2 Priority Population - Answer✔can be identified by the demographic qualities of the
population such as age, sex, ethnicity, and income that will impact the information gathered for
the needs assessment.
Community perspective - Answer✔allows health education specialists to use specific criteria
including geography (i.e., state, county, zip code), sector (i.e., school, worksite, faith-based),
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environmental conditions, culture and social aspects, size of population, and shared
characteristics within the community to further define the priority population
1.1.3 Existing Five factors - Answer✔Resources
Policies
Programs
Practices
Interventions
Resources - Answer✔human resources (e.g., staff, data collectors), supplies, incentives for
participation, and travel funds that are available to conduct assessment.
individuals, organizations and institutions, buildings, landscapes, equipment that may be a
potential asset for development of the program/intervention.
assessments that have been conducted in the targeted community to avoid duplication of
efforts.
Policies - Answer✔(e.g., laws, regulations, both formal/informal) at the sector/organizational,
local, state and/or federal level that may influence the actions or behaviors of the priority
population
Programs area 1 - Answer✔available for the priority population to assess usage, effectiveness,
accessibility and if priority population needs are being met to avoid duplication
Practices - Answer✔evidence-based, or best practices, that can have the potential to impact
assessment process/findings and program planning efforts in multiple settings and populations
Interventions - Answer✔designed to change environmental or behavioral factors related to
health
6 types of community assets - Answer✔individual
institutional
organizational
governmental
physical and land
cultural
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1.1.4 Framing the Assessment Factors and Determinants - Answer✔identify both a planning
model and implementation model in this stage, which will help to identify the types of data that
need to be collected to fully understand the complex influences on health
Priority Population Perspective - Answer✔Expressed, actual, perceived, and relative needs
should all be addressed in the needs assessment, because community concerns may not always
reflect empirical evidence
Expressed needs - Answer✔observed through individuals' use of services
Actual needs - Answer✔inferred through the discrepancy of services provided to one
community group as compared to another
Perceived needs - Answer✔what individuals in a community state that they want
Relative needs - Answer✔describe a discrepancy between an individual's or group's current
status and that of others, such as smoke free environment in restaurants among different cities
1.1.5 Recruit/Engage - Answer✔Involving those who will be impacted by the health promotion
program/intervention
Partners - Answer✔either individuals or organizations that bring knowledge, skills, or resources
to the table and are willing to share risks, responsibilities, and rewards
8 reasons why partnering is beneficial - Answer✔Meeting the needs of a priority population,
which could not be met by the capacities of an individual partner.
Sharing of financial resources.
Solving a problem or achieving a goal that is a priority to several partners.
Bringing more stakeholders to the "table."
Bringing more credibility to the program.
Seeing and solving a problem from multiple perspectives.
Creating a greater response to a need because there is strength in numbers.
Who should be on the planning committee? - Answer✔Members of the priority population
Both doers and influencers
Members of the agency
Other important stakeholders
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CHES Exam Questions With Correct
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Advisory Committee - Answer✔usually consists of individuals who are in a position to
periodically report on their actual experiences related to some common issue. In doing so,
members of this committee may offer their advice to a key individual who is bringing them
together or to another group of people who will be making programmatic decisions
Capacity assessment - Answer✔a measure of actual and potential individual, group, and
community resources that can be inherent, and/or brought, to bear for health maintenance and
enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is included in the capacity assessment
Coalition - Answer✔a group of diverse organizations and constituencies working together
toward a common goal
Needs assessment - Answer✔the process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the needs of
a priority population
Qualitative data - Answer✔data in narrative form, which is collected to better understand
motivation, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Quantitative data - Answer✔data collected in numerical form (e.g., mortality rates or number
of cigarettes smoked) or easily translated to numerical form (e.g., patient satisfaction using a 5
point scale from dissatisfied to satisfied)
Planning Committee - Answer✔advisory committee members, experts, and agency staff. The
lifespan of this committee may be episodic (with limited duration) or continuing (on-going)
Primary data - Answer✔data that a health education specialist collects directly (via a survey, a
focus group, in-depth interview, etc.), which are used to answer unique questions related to
the specific needs assessment
Secondary data - Answer✔data that already have been collected by others that may or may not
be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed. Examples include
existing research published in peer-reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the United
States Census, Vital Records, and Disease Registries
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Stakeholders - Answer✔individuals or agencies with a vested interest in the health education
program
Social determinants of health - Answer✔conditions in which people are born, live, work, play,
as well as age, that affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality of life (Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2018a)
needs assessment - Answer✔the process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the needs of
a priority population
capacity (asset-based) assessment - Answer✔actual and potential influential resources in the
community (e.g., stakeholders) and the support (e.g., individual protective factors, significant
others, settings) at an individual level to address needs
Area of Responsibility 1 - Answer✔Assessment of Needs and Capacity
Competency 1.1 Plan Assessment - Answer✔Sub-competencies:
1.1.1 Define the purpose and scope of the assessment.
1.1.2 Identify priority population(s).
1.1.3 Identify existing and available resources, policies, programs, practices, and interventions.
1.1.4 Examine the factors and determinants that influence the assessment process.
1.1.5 Recruit and/or engage priority population(s), partners, and stakeholders to participate
throughout all steps in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation processes.
1.1.1 Planning committee should ask and address at this stage of the assessment process -
Answer✔What is the goal of the needs assessment?
What does the planning committee hope to gain from the needs assessment?
How extensive will the needs assessment be?
What types of resources will be available to conduct the needs assessment?
What type of needs assessment is appropriate? (e.g., comprehensive, focused)
1.1.2 Priority Population - Answer✔can be identified by the demographic qualities of the
population such as age, sex, ethnicity, and income that will impact the information gathered for
the needs assessment.
Community perspective - Answer✔allows health education specialists to use specific criteria
including geography (i.e., state, county, zip code), sector (i.e., school, worksite, faith-based),
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environmental conditions, culture and social aspects, size of population, and shared
characteristics within the community to further define the priority population
1.1.3 Existing Five factors - Answer✔Resources
Policies
Programs
Practices
Interventions
Resources - Answer✔human resources (e.g., staff, data collectors), supplies, incentives for
participation, and travel funds that are available to conduct assessment.
individuals, organizations and institutions, buildings, landscapes, equipment that may be a
potential asset for development of the program/intervention.
assessments that have been conducted in the targeted community to avoid duplication of
efforts.
Policies - Answer✔(e.g., laws, regulations, both formal/informal) at the sector/organizational,
local, state and/or federal level that may influence the actions or behaviors of the priority
population
Programs area 1 - Answer✔available for the priority population to assess usage, effectiveness,
accessibility and if priority population needs are being met to avoid duplication
Practices - Answer✔evidence-based, or best practices, that can have the potential to impact
assessment process/findings and program planning efforts in multiple settings and populations
Interventions - Answer✔designed to change environmental or behavioral factors related to
health
6 types of community assets - Answer✔individual
institutional
organizational
governmental
physical and land
cultural
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1.1.4 Framing the Assessment Factors and Determinants - Answer✔identify both a planning
model and implementation model in this stage, which will help to identify the types of data that
need to be collected to fully understand the complex influences on health
Priority Population Perspective - Answer✔Expressed, actual, perceived, and relative needs
should all be addressed in the needs assessment, because community concerns may not always
reflect empirical evidence
Expressed needs - Answer✔observed through individuals' use of services
Actual needs - Answer✔inferred through the discrepancy of services provided to one
community group as compared to another
Perceived needs - Answer✔what individuals in a community state that they want
Relative needs - Answer✔describe a discrepancy between an individual's or group's current
status and that of others, such as smoke free environment in restaurants among different cities
1.1.5 Recruit/Engage - Answer✔Involving those who will be impacted by the health promotion
program/intervention
Partners - Answer✔either individuals or organizations that bring knowledge, skills, or resources
to the table and are willing to share risks, responsibilities, and rewards
8 reasons why partnering is beneficial - Answer✔Meeting the needs of a priority population,
which could not be met by the capacities of an individual partner.
Sharing of financial resources.
Solving a problem or achieving a goal that is a priority to several partners.
Bringing more stakeholders to the "table."
Bringing more credibility to the program.
Seeing and solving a problem from multiple perspectives.
Creating a greater response to a need because there is strength in numbers.
Who should be on the planning committee? - Answer✔Members of the priority population
Both doers and influencers
Members of the agency
Other important stakeholders
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