MCHES EXAM 1 QUESTIONS | VERIFIED ACCURATE
ANSWERS | 2026
(Area I) For people with less than 12 years of education, the infant mortality rate and
overall death rate is almost twice as high as people with 13 or more years of education.
These are examples of : - Answers -health disparities
(Area I) A HES wishes to use the ecological model in a needs assessment. Which of the
following is an example of a way to assess levels of this model? - Answers -Assessing
attitudes, behaviors, policies, and social norms in a community
(Area I) Scenario B- The following scenario is used for questions 24 and 25.
In collecting primary data to determine a community's health needs, the local health
department found the following in regard to CVD and cancer death:
Total Midyear Population----20,000
CVD-related deaths-------------500
Female CVD deaths-------------200
Male CVD deaths---------------300
Cancer deaths------------------450
Female cancer deaths----------300
In Scenario B, how would a HES calculate the crude cancer death rate (assume per
1000)? - Answers -450/20,000 *1000
(Area I) Scenario B- The following scenario is used for questions 24 and 25.
In collecting primary data to determine a community's health needs, the local health
department found the following in regard to CVD and cancer death:
Total Midyear Population----20,000
CVD-related deaths-------------500
Female CVD deaths-------------200
Male CVD deaths---------------300
Cancer deaths------------------450
Female cancer deaths----------300
What would a HES need to know to calculate age-specific death rates from
cardiovascular disease? - Answers -The breakdown of deaths by age group and the
midyear population by age
(Area I) A HES is trying to find data on emergency room visits and hospitalizations in
the community. Which of the following secondary sources is the best source of this
data? - Answers -NHCS
ANSWERS | 2026
(Area I) For people with less than 12 years of education, the infant mortality rate and
overall death rate is almost twice as high as people with 13 or more years of education.
These are examples of : - Answers -health disparities
(Area I) A HES wishes to use the ecological model in a needs assessment. Which of the
following is an example of a way to assess levels of this model? - Answers -Assessing
attitudes, behaviors, policies, and social norms in a community
(Area I) Scenario B- The following scenario is used for questions 24 and 25.
In collecting primary data to determine a community's health needs, the local health
department found the following in regard to CVD and cancer death:
Total Midyear Population----20,000
CVD-related deaths-------------500
Female CVD deaths-------------200
Male CVD deaths---------------300
Cancer deaths------------------450
Female cancer deaths----------300
In Scenario B, how would a HES calculate the crude cancer death rate (assume per
1000)? - Answers -450/20,000 *1000
(Area I) Scenario B- The following scenario is used for questions 24 and 25.
In collecting primary data to determine a community's health needs, the local health
department found the following in regard to CVD and cancer death:
Total Midyear Population----20,000
CVD-related deaths-------------500
Female CVD deaths-------------200
Male CVD deaths---------------300
Cancer deaths------------------450
Female cancer deaths----------300
What would a HES need to know to calculate age-specific death rates from
cardiovascular disease? - Answers -The breakdown of deaths by age group and the
midyear population by age
(Area I) A HES is trying to find data on emergency room visits and hospitalizations in
the community. Which of the following secondary sources is the best source of this
data? - Answers -NHCS
