MCHES Practice Exam Questions 7th Edition ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
d. experimental 1. The health education specialist is organizing a summative evaluation. Which
evaluation design offers the most control over confounding variables?
a. time series
b. quasi-experimental
c. non-experimental
d. experimental
b. health disparities 2. For people which less than 12 years of education, the infant mortality rate and
overall death rate is almost twice as high as people with 13 or more years of
education. These are examples of:
a. health inequities
b. health disparities
c. social determinants of health
d. health equity
a. the necessity for the change in policy 3. A health education specialist is meeting with a college campus community to
try to make the campus smoke free. In order to gain support from key
stakeholders in the first meeting, which of the following should be the focus of the
health education specialist's message?
a. The necessity for the change in policy
b. The specific enforcement plan
c. The health communication strategy to be used
d. The incentive program could be used.
,c. secular 4. An outbreak of dysentery occurred in a community over the course of a week.
The number of cases and time of onset of symptoms was determined. All who
displayed symptoms ate sprouts at the same restaurant. For this outbreak, which
type of epidemic curve can be prepare for the descriptive study?
a. single
b. seasonal
c. secular
d. propagated
d. cooperative agreements 5. The intervention program is doing so well it needs to be expanded; however,
the sponsoring agency has limited funding for expansion. The health education
specialist found another agency willing to provide a larger venue in exchange for
access to the sponsor's educational library. This method of financing the program
is called:
a. organizational sponsorship
b. cost-sharing
c. third-party support
d. cooperative agreements
c. Process 6. Measuring program reach and response is an element of which type of
evaluation?
a. outcome
b. impact
c. process
d. summative
a. shift in critical mass 7. The health education specialist's advocacy efforts are starting to be succesful.
The city council has voted 4-1 to hold a town hall meeting to discuss a clean
indoor air ordinance. Which type of advocacy benchmark is this?
a. shift in critical mass
b. community or individual behavior
c. changing definitions/reframing
d. institutional policy
d. assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies and social 8. A health education specialist wishes to use the ecological model in a needs
norms in a community assessment. Which of the following is an example of a way to assess levels of this
model?
a. assessing use of interpersonal behavior change construct in the community
b. assessing health and quality of life of community members and evaluating
current programs
c. assessing community norms and behaviors related to health issues.
d. assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies, and social norms in a community.
, b. logic model 9. The agency administrator wants the big picture or summary of an intervention's
resources, activities, and results. The health education specialist creates which of
the following to put in his/her report to the administrator?
a. marketing mix
b. logic model
c. instructional design framework
d. unit of study
c. adults should be actively involved in planning and 10. When planning an adult audience training, the health education specialist
evaluation should include adult learning theory principles. Which of following is an example
of an adult learning principle to use when planning the training?
a. adults should only be involved in pilot testing activities
b. adults should not be involved in planning and evaluation
c. Adults should be actively involved in planning and evaluation
d. adults should only be involved in planning activities
a. process of change 11. Working as a health educator in to increase a client's fitness level, the health
education specialist uses an intervention based on the transtheorectical model.
He/she emphasizes behavioral activities including counter-conditioning and
reinforecment using which core construct?
a. process of change
b. stages of change
c. decisional balance
d. self-efficacy
c. desired learning outcome(s) 13. A health education specialist is planning to train staff from partners and
community members to help implement a healthy food access initiative with
corner stores and convenience stores. A needs assessment is being planned to
identify trainee knowledge on the subject. What should the assessment focus on?
a. availability to attend training(s)
b. training methods preferred
c. desired learning outcome(s)
d. previous knowledge or experience
b. surveys or feedback forms 14. The healthy families network holds an annual conference. In order to evaluate
the conference and gather information from the participants, what is the best way
for the health education specialist to collect this information?
a. archival review of documents
b. surveys or feedback forms
c. observations of participants
d. pre and post test
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
d. experimental 1. The health education specialist is organizing a summative evaluation. Which
evaluation design offers the most control over confounding variables?
a. time series
b. quasi-experimental
c. non-experimental
d. experimental
b. health disparities 2. For people which less than 12 years of education, the infant mortality rate and
overall death rate is almost twice as high as people with 13 or more years of
education. These are examples of:
a. health inequities
b. health disparities
c. social determinants of health
d. health equity
a. the necessity for the change in policy 3. A health education specialist is meeting with a college campus community to
try to make the campus smoke free. In order to gain support from key
stakeholders in the first meeting, which of the following should be the focus of the
health education specialist's message?
a. The necessity for the change in policy
b. The specific enforcement plan
c. The health communication strategy to be used
d. The incentive program could be used.
,c. secular 4. An outbreak of dysentery occurred in a community over the course of a week.
The number of cases and time of onset of symptoms was determined. All who
displayed symptoms ate sprouts at the same restaurant. For this outbreak, which
type of epidemic curve can be prepare for the descriptive study?
a. single
b. seasonal
c. secular
d. propagated
d. cooperative agreements 5. The intervention program is doing so well it needs to be expanded; however,
the sponsoring agency has limited funding for expansion. The health education
specialist found another agency willing to provide a larger venue in exchange for
access to the sponsor's educational library. This method of financing the program
is called:
a. organizational sponsorship
b. cost-sharing
c. third-party support
d. cooperative agreements
c. Process 6. Measuring program reach and response is an element of which type of
evaluation?
a. outcome
b. impact
c. process
d. summative
a. shift in critical mass 7. The health education specialist's advocacy efforts are starting to be succesful.
The city council has voted 4-1 to hold a town hall meeting to discuss a clean
indoor air ordinance. Which type of advocacy benchmark is this?
a. shift in critical mass
b. community or individual behavior
c. changing definitions/reframing
d. institutional policy
d. assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies and social 8. A health education specialist wishes to use the ecological model in a needs
norms in a community assessment. Which of the following is an example of a way to assess levels of this
model?
a. assessing use of interpersonal behavior change construct in the community
b. assessing health and quality of life of community members and evaluating
current programs
c. assessing community norms and behaviors related to health issues.
d. assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies, and social norms in a community.
, b. logic model 9. The agency administrator wants the big picture or summary of an intervention's
resources, activities, and results. The health education specialist creates which of
the following to put in his/her report to the administrator?
a. marketing mix
b. logic model
c. instructional design framework
d. unit of study
c. adults should be actively involved in planning and 10. When planning an adult audience training, the health education specialist
evaluation should include adult learning theory principles. Which of following is an example
of an adult learning principle to use when planning the training?
a. adults should only be involved in pilot testing activities
b. adults should not be involved in planning and evaluation
c. Adults should be actively involved in planning and evaluation
d. adults should only be involved in planning activities
a. process of change 11. Working as a health educator in to increase a client's fitness level, the health
education specialist uses an intervention based on the transtheorectical model.
He/she emphasizes behavioral activities including counter-conditioning and
reinforecment using which core construct?
a. process of change
b. stages of change
c. decisional balance
d. self-efficacy
c. desired learning outcome(s) 13. A health education specialist is planning to train staff from partners and
community members to help implement a healthy food access initiative with
corner stores and convenience stores. A needs assessment is being planned to
identify trainee knowledge on the subject. What should the assessment focus on?
a. availability to attend training(s)
b. training methods preferred
c. desired learning outcome(s)
d. previous knowledge or experience
b. surveys or feedback forms 14. The healthy families network holds an annual conference. In order to evaluate
the conference and gather information from the participants, what is the best way
for the health education specialist to collect this information?
a. archival review of documents
b. surveys or feedback forms
c. observations of participants
d. pre and post test
