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Certified Health Education Specialist
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Area of Responsibility I: Assess Needs, Assets and Capacity for Health
Education
Ans: The Responsibility of the Needs Assessment
Health Education
Ans: - ''Any planned combination of learning experiences
designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary
behavior conducive to health in individuals, groups, and
communities''
Health Promotion
Ans: - ''Any planned combination of educational, political,
regulatory, or organizational supports for actions and
conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals,
groups, and communities'' (Green & Kreuter, 2005, p. G -4).
Health Educator
Ans: ...- ''A professionally prepared individual who serves in a
variety of roles and is specifically trained to use appropriate
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educational strategies and methods to facilitate the
development of policies, procedures, interventi ons, and
systems conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and
communities'' (Joint Committee, 2001, p. 100).
Health Education Specialist
Ans: ...• ''An individual who has met, at a minimum,
baccalaureate-level required health education academic
preparation qualifications, who serves in a variety of settings,
and is able to use appropriate educational strategies and
methods to facilitate the development of policies, procedures,
interventions, and systems conducive to the health of
individuals, groups, and communities'' (Joint Committee, 2012).
Primary Prevention
Ans: Preventive measures that forestall the onset of illness or
injury during the prepathogenesis period.
Secondary Prevention
Ans: Preventive measures that lead to early diagnosis and
prompt treatment of disease, illness or injury
Tertiary Prevention
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Ans: ... Preventive measures aimed at rehabilitation following
significant pathogenesis.
Primary Data
Ans: Data gathered by the Health Education Special ist directly
from or about the population of interest.
Secondary Data
Ans: Data gathered by others that may or may not be directly
collected from the individual or population of being assessed.
Health Behavior
Ans: Behavior that impacts a person's health.
Needs Assessment
Ans: A process by which Health Education Specialist gather
information regarding health needs and desires of a data
population. Plan for the process , assess resources, locate
existing data, collect data , using research methods to guide
data collection.
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Steps of the Need Assessment
Ans: 1. Determine the scope
2. Gather the Data
3. Analyze the data
4. Identify risk factors
5. Prioritize the need
6. Validate the need
Rapid Model
Ans: The framework for when money is limited.
Asset model
Ans: Strengths of community organization or population; using
existing resources to improve health.
Public Health Model
Ans: Quantify Epidemiological Data
Epidemiological Model
Ans: Epidemiological Data
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Certified Health Education Specialist
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
Area of Responsibility I: Assess Needs, Assets and Capacity for Health
Education
Ans: The Responsibility of the Needs Assessment
Health Education
Ans: - ''Any planned combination of learning experiences
designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary
behavior conducive to health in individuals, groups, and
communities''
Health Promotion
Ans: - ''Any planned combination of educational, political,
regulatory, or organizational supports for actions and
conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals,
groups, and communities'' (Green & Kreuter, 2005, p. G -4).
Health Educator
Ans: ...- ''A professionally prepared individual who serves in a
variety of roles and is specifically trained to use appropriate
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educational strategies and methods to facilitate the
development of policies, procedures, interventi ons, and
systems conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and
communities'' (Joint Committee, 2001, p. 100).
Health Education Specialist
Ans: ...• ''An individual who has met, at a minimum,
baccalaureate-level required health education academic
preparation qualifications, who serves in a variety of settings,
and is able to use appropriate educational strategies and
methods to facilitate the development of policies, procedures,
interventions, and systems conducive to the health of
individuals, groups, and communities'' (Joint Committee, 2012).
Primary Prevention
Ans: Preventive measures that forestall the onset of illness or
injury during the prepathogenesis period.
Secondary Prevention
Ans: Preventive measures that lead to early diagnosis and
prompt treatment of disease, illness or injury
Tertiary Prevention
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Ans: ... Preventive measures aimed at rehabilitation following
significant pathogenesis.
Primary Data
Ans: Data gathered by the Health Education Special ist directly
from or about the population of interest.
Secondary Data
Ans: Data gathered by others that may or may not be directly
collected from the individual or population of being assessed.
Health Behavior
Ans: Behavior that impacts a person's health.
Needs Assessment
Ans: A process by which Health Education Specialist gather
information regarding health needs and desires of a data
population. Plan for the process , assess resources, locate
existing data, collect data , using research methods to guide
data collection.
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Steps of the Need Assessment
Ans: 1. Determine the scope
2. Gather the Data
3. Analyze the data
4. Identify risk factors
5. Prioritize the need
6. Validate the need
Rapid Model
Ans: The framework for when money is limited.
Asset model
Ans: Strengths of community organization or population; using
existing resources to improve health.
Public Health Model
Ans: Quantify Epidemiological Data
Epidemiological Model
Ans: Epidemiological Data
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