CPH - ALL SAMPLE EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026/27 VERIFIED
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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 We - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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.
The Franklin County health program planners intend to keep close track of the
number of programs and activities offered, the number of adults and children who
participate in each program or activity, and all feedback given by community
members about the programs and activities. These actions would most
appropriately fit into which of the following evaluation categories?
(A) Cost-effectiveness
(B) Impact
(C - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
Which term refers to a collective body of individuals identified by geography,
common interests, concerns, characteristics, or values?
(A) Community
(B) Population
(C) Sample
(D) Group - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A
Which of the following is defined as a community's ability to define and solve its
own problems?
(A) Social capital
(B) Community development
(C) Community organization
, (D) Community capacity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
Biological, environmental, behavioral, organizational, political, and social factors
that contribute to the health status of individuals, groups and communities are
commonly referred to as:
(A) Health behavior causal factors
(B) Social ecology factors
(C) Needs assessment factors
(D) Determinants of health - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
An individual's capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health
information and services and the individual's competence to use such information
and services in ways that advance health are called:
(A) Medical informatics
(B) Health literacy
(C) Health education
(D) Patient education - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B
Which of the following terms refers to a consumer-driven application of sales and
promotional techniques to the analysis (including the review of background
information and formative work), planning, implementation, and evaluation of
programs designed to encourage positive health behaviors within intended
audiences?
(A) Health communication
(B) Health promotion
(C) Focus group testing
(D) Social marketing - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
Which of the following terms from the social cognitive theory refers to the
dynamic interaction among the person, environment, and behavior?
(A) Behavioral norms
(B) Reciprocal determinism
(C) Decisional balance
(D) Bidirectional dependence - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B
A community has high rates of HIV infection among injection drug users (IDUs).
The community council decides to legalize needle exchange programs in an effort
to provide clean syringes to prevent the sharing of contaminated needles in drug-
using networks. This type of program is an example of:
AND ANSWERS 2026/27 VERIFIED
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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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. - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 -
✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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 We - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..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.
The Franklin County health program planners intend to keep close track of the
number of programs and activities offered, the number of adults and children who
participate in each program or activity, and all feedback given by community
members about the programs and activities. These actions would most
appropriately fit into which of the following evaluation categories?
(A) Cost-effectiveness
(B) Impact
(C - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
Which term refers to a collective body of individuals identified by geography,
common interests, concerns, characteristics, or values?
(A) Community
(B) Population
(C) Sample
(D) Group - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..A
Which of the following is defined as a community's ability to define and solve its
own problems?
(A) Social capital
(B) Community development
(C) Community organization
, (D) Community capacity - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
Biological, environmental, behavioral, organizational, political, and social factors
that contribute to the health status of individuals, groups and communities are
commonly referred to as:
(A) Health behavior causal factors
(B) Social ecology factors
(C) Needs assessment factors
(D) Determinants of health - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
An individual's capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic health
information and services and the individual's competence to use such information
and services in ways that advance health are called:
(A) Medical informatics
(B) Health literacy
(C) Health education
(D) Patient education - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B
Which of the following terms refers to a consumer-driven application of sales and
promotional techniques to the analysis (including the review of background
information and formative work), planning, implementation, and evaluation of
programs designed to encourage positive health behaviors within intended
audiences?
(A) Health communication
(B) Health promotion
(C) Focus group testing
(D) Social marketing - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..D
Which of the following terms from the social cognitive theory refers to the
dynamic interaction among the person, environment, and behavior?
(A) Behavioral norms
(B) Reciprocal determinism
(C) Decisional balance
(D) Bidirectional dependence - ✔✔ANSW✔✔..B
A community has high rates of HIV infection among injection drug users (IDUs).
The community council decides to legalize needle exchange programs in an effort
to provide clean syringes to prevent the sharing of contaminated needles in drug-
using networks. This type of program is an example of:
