CPH Exam - All Sample Questions
With Correct Answers
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as overeating or
smoking because they lack the confidence that they can successfully change. This is an
example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy
C
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
(D) Social ecological model
B
Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social ecological model have in
common?
,(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and factors that
operate outside the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must be
addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors with
valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus healthy
behaviors.
A
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality related to breast
cancer. Researchers at a local university implement a breast cancer screening
intervention. This intervention is an example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
(C) Secondary prevention
(D) Primary prevention
C
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-based) must:
(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not become bored
,C
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a
health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve
progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities receiving such
funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current health
status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the funds
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan
A
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a
health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve
progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities receiving such
funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current health
status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has conducted a social
and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe quality-of-life problems were related to
limb amputation and kidney failure. Prevalent health problems included diabetes,
hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Which of the following behavioral factors are
, most likely responsible for the above health and quality-of-life issues in Franklin 's
Grove?
(A) Unprotected sex, early sexual initiation, use of drugs
(B) Sedentary lifestyle, high caloric consumption, low fiber intake
(C) Advanced age, low levels of education, history of racism
(D) Frequent tobacco, drug, and alcohol us
B
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a
health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve
progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities receiving such
funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current health
status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
Given the factors presumed to be responsible for the major health problems in this
scenario, what would be the best source for community planners to use to find data on
how widespread each behavioral factor is at the state or local level?
(A) Healthy People 2010 midcourse review
(B) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
(C) Community Guide to Preventive Services
(D) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
B
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a
With Correct Answers
Many people do not attempt to decrease unhealthy behaviors such as overeating or
smoking because they lack the confidence that they can successfully change. This is an
example of:
(A) Perceived susceptibility
(B) Perceived severity
(C) Perceived self-efficacy
(D) Perceived response efficacy
C
The construct of normative beliefs is from which model/theory?
(A) Transtheoretical model
(B) Theory of reasoned action/planned behavior
(C) Social cognitive theory
(D) Social ecological model
B
Which of the following do social cognitive theory and the social ecological model have in
common?
,(A) Both take into consideration factors that are within the individual and factors that
operate outside the individual.
(B) Both focus primarily on environmental determinants of behavior that must be
addressed at the policy level.
(C) Both come out of the value expectancy paradigm that associates behaviors with
valued outcomes.
(D) Both originally were developed exclusively to explain unhealthy versus healthy
behaviors.
A
A population of rural women experiences a high rate of mortality related to breast
cancer. Researchers at a local university implement a breast cancer screening
intervention. This intervention is an example of:
(A) Tertiary prevention
(B) Advocacy
(C) Secondary prevention
(D) Primary prevention
C
All intervention messages (printed, computer-delivered, or Internet-based) must:
(A) Start with the most important information first
(B) Include graphics, pictures, and the like to attract people's attention
(C) Be written at a reading level suitable to the target population
(D) Be no longer than four sentences so that the reader does not become bored
,C
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a
health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve
progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities receiving such
funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current health
status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
What is the first step to take to address the goals of the funding?
(A) Consult Healthy People 2010 to identify relevant objectives
(B) Convene a group of community leaders to decide how to spend the funds
(C) Convene a group of community citizens to decide how to spend the funds
(D) Consult an expert in community health to draw up a program plan
A
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a
health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve
progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities receiving such
funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current health
status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
Using the PRECEDE framework, the county health department has conducted a social
and health diagnosis. Some of the most severe quality-of-life problems were related to
limb amputation and kidney failure. Prevalent health problems included diabetes,
hypertension, and cardiovascular disease. Which of the following behavioral factors are
, most likely responsible for the above health and quality-of-life issues in Franklin 's
Grove?
(A) Unprotected sex, early sexual initiation, use of drugs
(B) Sedentary lifestyle, high caloric consumption, low fiber intake
(C) Advanced age, low levels of education, history of racism
(D) Frequent tobacco, drug, and alcohol us
B
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a
health improvement zone to receive Federal funds to implement programs to improve
progress toward reaching the national health objectives. Communities receiving such
funds are charged with identifying the most significant gaps between the current health
status and national health objectives and with putting programs in place to narrow such
gaps.
Given the factors presumed to be responsible for the major health problems in this
scenario, what would be the best source for community planners to use to find data on
how widespread each behavioral factor is at the state or local level?
(A) Healthy People 2010 midcourse review
(B) Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)
(C) Community Guide to Preventive Services
(D) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
B
Franklin's Grove is the county seat of Franklin County, a small rural county in the
Southeast. On the basis of its demographic and economic profile, it was selected as a
