HLTH 310 Chapter 6 Exam UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The process whereby an individual or a professional preparation program meets specific
established standards is known as - CORRECT ANSWER credentialing
The process by which an agency or government (usually a state) grants permission to
individuals to practice a given profession by certifying that those individuals have attained
specific standards of competence is known as - CORRECT ANSWER licensure
The process by which a recognized professional body evaluates an entire college or
university professional preparation program is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER accreditation
A process by which a professional organization grants recognition to an individual who, upon
completion of a competency-based curriculum, can demonstrate a predetermined standard of
performance is known as - CORRECT ANSWER certification
Health education specialists typically receive what type of credential upon completion of a
national exam? - CORRECT ANSWER Certification
Once a health education specialist is certified, which set of initials may be used after one's
name and academic degree? - CORRECT ANSWER CHES
Health education specialists who receive advanced certification may use which initials after
their name and academic degree? - CORRECT ANSWER MCHES
During which decade did the role delineation project begin? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1970s
, The health education specialist most responsible for initiating the Role Delineation Project
was - CORRECT ANSWER Helen Cleary.
A conference held in February, 1978, to determine the function of health education specialists
practicing in different settings was the - CORRECT ANSWER Bethesda Conference
on Commonalities and Differences.
The first official group that oversaw the Role Delineation Project and eventually a
credentialing system for health education specialists was the - CORRECT
ANSWER National Task Force on the Preparation and Practice of Health Educators.
The individual hired as project director for the Role Delineation Project was - CORRECT
ANSWER Alan Henderson.
To make the initial curriculum guide based on the verified role of a health education
specialist less rigid, it was transformed into - CORRECT ANSWER a curriculum
framework.
At this conference, participants were divided into five groups and asked to respond to several
predetermined questions. Results were that four of the five groups favored some type of
certification for individuals and some form of credentialing for professional preparation
programs. - CORRECT ANSWER Second Bethesda Conference
Which of the following groups was hired to develop the initial health education certification
exam? - CORRECT ANSWER Professional Examination Service
Which of the following was established to continue the work of the National Task Force and
create a more permanent structure to coordinate and oversee the certification process? -
CORRECT ANSWER National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
Which of the following is not a benefit of national certification? - CORRECT
ANSWER Guaranteeing the quality of work a certified individual will provide
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The process whereby an individual or a professional preparation program meets specific
established standards is known as - CORRECT ANSWER credentialing
The process by which an agency or government (usually a state) grants permission to
individuals to practice a given profession by certifying that those individuals have attained
specific standards of competence is known as - CORRECT ANSWER licensure
The process by which a recognized professional body evaluates an entire college or
university professional preparation program is known as - CORRECT
ANSWER accreditation
A process by which a professional organization grants recognition to an individual who, upon
completion of a competency-based curriculum, can demonstrate a predetermined standard of
performance is known as - CORRECT ANSWER certification
Health education specialists typically receive what type of credential upon completion of a
national exam? - CORRECT ANSWER Certification
Once a health education specialist is certified, which set of initials may be used after one's
name and academic degree? - CORRECT ANSWER CHES
Health education specialists who receive advanced certification may use which initials after
their name and academic degree? - CORRECT ANSWER MCHES
During which decade did the role delineation project begin? - CORRECT
ANSWER 1970s
, The health education specialist most responsible for initiating the Role Delineation Project
was - CORRECT ANSWER Helen Cleary.
A conference held in February, 1978, to determine the function of health education specialists
practicing in different settings was the - CORRECT ANSWER Bethesda Conference
on Commonalities and Differences.
The first official group that oversaw the Role Delineation Project and eventually a
credentialing system for health education specialists was the - CORRECT
ANSWER National Task Force on the Preparation and Practice of Health Educators.
The individual hired as project director for the Role Delineation Project was - CORRECT
ANSWER Alan Henderson.
To make the initial curriculum guide based on the verified role of a health education
specialist less rigid, it was transformed into - CORRECT ANSWER a curriculum
framework.
At this conference, participants were divided into five groups and asked to respond to several
predetermined questions. Results were that four of the five groups favored some type of
certification for individuals and some form of credentialing for professional preparation
programs. - CORRECT ANSWER Second Bethesda Conference
Which of the following groups was hired to develop the initial health education certification
exam? - CORRECT ANSWER Professional Examination Service
Which of the following was established to continue the work of the National Task Force and
create a more permanent structure to coordinate and oversee the certification process? -
CORRECT ANSWER National Commission for Health Education Credentialing
Which of the following is not a benefit of national certification? - CORRECT
ANSWER Guaranteeing the quality of work a certified individual will provide
