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CHES Certification Exam Questions With
Correct Answers 100% Verified
Capacity Assessment - Answer✔A measure of actual and potential individual, group, and
community resources that can be inherent to and/or brought to bear for health maintenance
and enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is included here.
Needs Assessment - Answer✔The systematic identification of needs within a population and
the determination of the degree to which those needs are being met.
Qualitative data - Answer✔Information that is difficult to measure, count, or express in
numerical terms. (i.e. a participant's impression about fairness of a program rule)
Quantitative data - Answer✔Information that can be expressed in numerical terms, counted, or
compared on a scale. (i.e. Improvement in a child's reading level measured by a reading test)
Primary data - Answer✔Data gathered by health education specialists directly from or about
the individual or population of interest.
Secondary data - Answer✔Data that have already been collected by others that may or may not
be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed.
Stakeholders - Answer✔Individuals or agencies that have a vested interest in the health
education program.
Social determinants of health - Answer✔Conditions in which people are born, live, work, play,
and age that affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality of life.
Programs - Answer✔Defined as a set of planned activities over time designed to achieve
specific objectives.
Program Planning - Answer✔The process of identifying needs, establishing priorities, diagnosing
causes of problems, assessing and allocating resources, and determining barriers to achieving
objectives.
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Vision Statement - Answer✔A one-sentence or one-phrase statement that describes the long
term desired change stemming from the efforts of an organization or program.
Program Mission Statement - Answer✔A statement of the general focus or purpose of a
program. Can be one sentence or a short narrative
Goals - Answer✔General, long-term statements of desired program outcomes and provide the
direction upon which all objectives are based.
Objectives - Answer✔Statements that describe, in measurable terms, the changes in behavior,
attitude, knowledge, skills, or health status that will occur in the intervention group as a result
of the program.
Community-Based Organization (CBO) - Answer✔A public or private, nonprofit organization of
demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of a community or significant segments of a
community and provides educational or related services to individuals in the community
Coalition - Answer✔A group of diverse organizations and constituencies working together
toward a common goal.
Cultural Competence/Competency - Answer✔Refers to the ability to understand, communicate
with, and effectively interact with people across cultures.
Culture - Answer✔Involves ideas, beliefs, values, customs, and norms that are learned from
family and community, and are passed down from generation to generation.
Implementation - Answer✔A specified set of activities designed to put into practice an activity
or program.
Intervention - Answer✔Or program. A set of learning activities, delivery plan, and evaluation
activities designed to achieve the desired outcomes of the program.
Intervention Strategy - Answer✔A specific technique or approach used in an intervention to get
the desired outcome.
Learning Activities - Answer✔The means to carry out the program. Instructional sessions that
will address the learning objectives.
Plain language - Answer✔A strategy for making written and oral information easier to
understand. (one important tool for improving health literacy)
Project Management - Answer✔The application of knowledge, skills, and techniques to execute
projects effectively and efficiently.
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CHES Certification Exam Questions With
Correct Answers 100% Verified
Capacity Assessment - Answer✔A measure of actual and potential individual, group, and
community resources that can be inherent to and/or brought to bear for health maintenance
and enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is included here.
Needs Assessment - Answer✔The systematic identification of needs within a population and
the determination of the degree to which those needs are being met.
Qualitative data - Answer✔Information that is difficult to measure, count, or express in
numerical terms. (i.e. a participant's impression about fairness of a program rule)
Quantitative data - Answer✔Information that can be expressed in numerical terms, counted, or
compared on a scale. (i.e. Improvement in a child's reading level measured by a reading test)
Primary data - Answer✔Data gathered by health education specialists directly from or about
the individual or population of interest.
Secondary data - Answer✔Data that have already been collected by others that may or may not
be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed.
Stakeholders - Answer✔Individuals or agencies that have a vested interest in the health
education program.
Social determinants of health - Answer✔Conditions in which people are born, live, work, play,
and age that affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality of life.
Programs - Answer✔Defined as a set of planned activities over time designed to achieve
specific objectives.
Program Planning - Answer✔The process of identifying needs, establishing priorities, diagnosing
causes of problems, assessing and allocating resources, and determining barriers to achieving
objectives.
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Vision Statement - Answer✔A one-sentence or one-phrase statement that describes the long
term desired change stemming from the efforts of an organization or program.
Program Mission Statement - Answer✔A statement of the general focus or purpose of a
program. Can be one sentence or a short narrative
Goals - Answer✔General, long-term statements of desired program outcomes and provide the
direction upon which all objectives are based.
Objectives - Answer✔Statements that describe, in measurable terms, the changes in behavior,
attitude, knowledge, skills, or health status that will occur in the intervention group as a result
of the program.
Community-Based Organization (CBO) - Answer✔A public or private, nonprofit organization of
demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of a community or significant segments of a
community and provides educational or related services to individuals in the community
Coalition - Answer✔A group of diverse organizations and constituencies working together
toward a common goal.
Cultural Competence/Competency - Answer✔Refers to the ability to understand, communicate
with, and effectively interact with people across cultures.
Culture - Answer✔Involves ideas, beliefs, values, customs, and norms that are learned from
family and community, and are passed down from generation to generation.
Implementation - Answer✔A specified set of activities designed to put into practice an activity
or program.
Intervention - Answer✔Or program. A set of learning activities, delivery plan, and evaluation
activities designed to achieve the desired outcomes of the program.
Intervention Strategy - Answer✔A specific technique or approach used in an intervention to get
the desired outcome.
Learning Activities - Answer✔The means to carry out the program. Instructional sessions that
will address the learning objectives.
Plain language - Answer✔A strategy for making written and oral information easier to
understand. (one important tool for improving health literacy)
Project Management - Answer✔The application of knowledge, skills, and techniques to execute
projects effectively and efficiently.
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