CPH Exam – All Sample Questions – Certified in Public Health Practice Exam
Study Guide
C - correct answer ✔✔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
B - correct answer ✔✔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
A - correct answer ✔✔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.
,C - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔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
A - correct answer ✔✔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
B - correct answer ✔✔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
B - correct answer ✔✔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
D - correct answer ✔✔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
A - correct answer ✔✔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
D - correct answer ✔✔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
D - correct answer ✔✔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
Study Guide
C - correct answer ✔✔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
B - correct answer ✔✔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
A - correct answer ✔✔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.
,C - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔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
A - correct answer ✔✔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
B - correct answer ✔✔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
B - correct answer ✔✔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
D - correct answer ✔✔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
A - correct answer ✔✔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
D - correct answer ✔✔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
D - correct answer ✔✔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
