CHES Exam Questions and Answers Updated 2026

CHES Exam Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
1.AAccordingAtoAwhichAtheoryAorAmodelAdoApeopleAassessAtheAthreatAofAanAemergingAdiseaseAbyA
assessingAtheirApersonalAsusceptibilityAagainstAtheAseverityAofAtheAdisease?


a.ADiffusionAofAInnovations
b.ASocialACognitiveATheory
c.AHealthABeliefAModel

d.ASocialAMarketingA-AAnswerAHealthABeliefAModelA(AreaAIII)


2.AAAhealthAeducationAspecialistAisAconsideringAhowApeopleAmightAadoptAaAprogramAinAorderAtoA
understandAhowAbestAtoAtailorAspecificAmessages.AIfAtheAhealthAeducationAspecialistAwantsAtoAgetA
theAfirstApeopleAtoAadoptAtheAprogramAusingAtheADiffusionAofAInnovations,AwhichAstrategyAmightA
beAbest?


a.AShowAtheAaudienceAhowAmostApeopleAhaveAbeenAenjoyingAtheAprogram

b.AFocusAonAhowAnewAandAdifferentAtheAprogramAisAfromAwhatAexists
c.AWaitAforAtheAopinionAleadersAtoAadopt
d.AFocusAonAhowAtheAprogramAadheresAtoAsocialAnormsA-
AAnswerAFocusAonAhowAnewAandAdifferentAtheAprogramAisAfromAwhatAexistsA(AreaAIII)


3.AInAaApriorityApopulation,AtheAinfantAmortalityArateAandAoverallAdeathArateAforAmothersAwithAl
essAthanAaAhighAschoolAeducationAisAalmostAtwiceAasAhighAasAmothersAwithA1.3AorAmoreAyearsA
ofAeducation.ATheseAareAexamplesAof:


a.AhealthAequity

b.AhealthAdeterminants
c.AhealthAcapacity

d.AhealthAdisparitiesA-AAnswerAhealthAdisparitiesA(AreaAI)


4.ADataAstorageAisAanAexampleAofAwhichAtypeAofAtechnologyAneed?


a.AInfrastructure
b.AProgramAdelivery

,c.ACollaborationAtechnology

d.AKnowledgeA-AAnswerAInfrastructureA(AreaAV)


5.ANewsletters,AcommunityAmeetings,ApublicAhealthAserviceAannouncements,AandAsocialAnetworkingA
sitesAareAexamplesAof:


a.AsocialAnorms

b.AcommunicationAcampaigns
c.AsocialAmedia

d.AcommunicationAchannelsA-AAnswerACommunicationAchannelsA(AreaAVII)


6.ASmokingAbansAinArestaurantsAareAwhichAtypeAofAstrategyAinAaAcommunity-
basedAsmokingApreventionAprogram?


a.AHealthAcommunication

b.AHealthAengineeringA
c.AHealthApolicy
d.AHealthAmobilizationA-AAnswerAHealthApolicyA(AreaAII)


7.AWhichAsectionAofAanAoriginalAresearchApaperApresentsAevidenceAtestedAagainstAtheAstatedAhypot
hesesAorAresearchAquestionsAandApresentsAtheAstatisticalAfindings?A


a.AMethodology

b.AResults
c.ADiscussion
d.AConclusionA-AAnswerAResultsA(AreaAIV)


8.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstatementsAaboutAinformedAconsentAisAcorrect?


a.AItAonlyAhasAtoAbeAcompletedAwhenAaAhealthAeducationAspecialistAisAworkingAwithAchildrenAorA
adolescents
b.AItAexplainsAtheAbenefits,Arisks,AandAparticipationAisAvoluntaryAandAmayAbeAterminatedAatAany
Atime

,c.AItAprotectsAtheAhealthAeducationAspecialistAinAcasesAofAnegligenceAfromAbeingAsuedAbyAparticipa
ntsAwhoAwereAharmed
d.AItAisAnecessaryAforAmedicalAresearch,AbutAnotAbehavior-focusedAhealthAeducationAprogramsA-
AAnswerAItAexplainsAtheAbenefits,Arisks,AandAparticipationAisAvoluntaryAandAmayAbeAterminatedA
atAanyAtimeA(AreaAIII)


9.AAAhealthAdepartmentAadministratorAtasksAtheAhealthAeducationAspecialistAwithAconductingAaAfoc
usAgroupAofAlowAincomeAcitizensAtoAAnswerAquestionsAaboutAwhichAheartAdiseaseAinterventionAthe
AdepartmentAshouldAofferAcityAwide.ATheAhealthAeducationAspecialistAisArightfullyAconcernedAabout:


a.AtheAreliabilityAofAfindings
b.AtheAgeneralizabilityAofAtheAfindings

c.AtheAvalidityAofAtheAfindings
d.AtheAaccuracyAofAtheAfindingsA-AAnswerAtheAgeneralizabilityAofAtheAfindingsA(AreaAI)


10.AWhenAdevelopingAadvocacyAplans,AwhichAquestionsAwouldAbeAconsideredAlast?


a.AWhatAtacticsAshouldAbeAusedAtoAinfluenceApeople?
b.AWhatAareAtheAgoalsAofAtheAadvocacyAeffort?

c.AWhoAareAourAalliesAandAopponents?
d.AWhatAorganizationalAissuesAmightAfacilitateAtheAeffort?A-
AAnswerAWhatAtacticsAshouldAbeAusedAtoAinfluenceApeople?A(AreaAVII)


13.AAAhealthAeducationAspecialistAisAaskedAtoAfindAschoolAhealthArelatedAresourcesAforAphysicalAa
ctivity.ATheAmostAappropriateAbibliographicAdatabaseAtoAsearchAis:


a.AMEDLINE
b.AEBMR
c.ACHID

d.AERICA-AAnswerAERICA-AEducationAResourceAInformationACenterA(AreaAVI)


14.AWhileAhiringAnewAemployees,AtheAhealthAeducationAspecialistAshouldAcontactAtheAcandidates'Ap
rofessionalAreferencesAandAvalidateAtheAemployee'sAdegrees.AInAdoingAso,AtheAdiscrepanciesAmayAb
e:A

, a.ArevealedApriorAtoAhiring

b.AconcealedAandAareAaAwasteAofAtime
c.AableAtoArevealAtheAexactAqualityAofAtheAprocess
d.AcomplicateAtheAterminationAprocessA-AAnswerArevealedApriorAtoAhiringA(AreaAV)


15.ATheAhealthAeducationAspecialistAhasAcoreAsubstanceAabuseApreventionAcoalitionAmembersAinApl
aceAandAisAcurrentlyAbroadeningAgroupArepresentation.ASomeAnewAmembersAonlyAcontributeAmoney
AtoAtheAcoalitionAandAareAcategorizedAas:


a.AoccasionalAparticipants

b.AexecutiveAparticipants
c.AsupportingAparticipants

d.AactiveAparticipantsA-AAnswerAsupportingAparticipantsA(AreaAII)


16.AAAgroupAofAhealthAeducationAspecialistsArunAintoAaAsituationAwhereAtheyAneedAtoAelicitAspeci
alizedAguidanceAandAexpertAopinionAonAaAspecificAhealthAtopicAinAorderAtoAaidAinAdecision-
making.AOfAtheAfollowing,AwhichAtypeAofAgroupAshouldAbeAconsulted?


a.ACommittee-of-the-whole

b.ATaskAforce
c.AStandingAcommittee
d.AAdvisoryAboardA-AAnswerAAdvisoryAboardA(AreaAII)


17.AConsumption,AmedicationAcompliance,AandAself-
careAareAconsideredAwhichAtypeAofAfactorsArelatedAtoAhealth?


a.AAttitudes

b.AEnvironmental
c.ABehavioral

d.AGeneticA-AAnswerABehavioralA(AreaAI)


18.AHealthAdepartmentsAandAworksitesAareAimplementingAaAnewAhealthAeducation/promotionAprogr
amAtoAincreaseAinfluenzaAvaccineAratesAforAadultsAinAaAfiveAcountyAarea.AWhatAwillAtheAprojectAl
eadAfocusAonAtoAassessAtheAfidelityAofAimplementation?