CHES EXAM (CERTIFIED HEALTH EDUCATION
SPECIALIST) NEWEST 2024 EXAM 2 VERSIONS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the primary purpose of a needs, resources, and capacity assessment? -
ANSWER: To gather data and information to determine what interventions would be
appropriate in a given setting
List the 4 things a health education specialist must do in order to conduct a needs
assessment. - ANSWER: 1. Engage the community
2. Assess resources
3. Locating existing data
4. Collecting data
5. Using research methods to guide data collection
Describe how an assessment is used in a community setting. - ANSWER: Primary and
secondary data is collected to determine the needs of the priority population,which
can provide real and perceived health needs. These needs could be meet with a
program.
Describe how an assessment is used in a school setting. - ANSWER: Local, state, and
national data is used to determine scope and sequence of curricula and identify
strengthens and weaknesses. Local data is most important to good curriculum
planning and can be used to improve health instruction, school policies, and school
environment and fill potential gaps.
Describe how an assessment is used in a health care setting. - ANSWER: Complaints
from health professionals about a high number of emergency room visits may lead
to a patient survey to determine if it is a general problem or only occurring in certain
situations (ie. lack of health insurance or limited primary care access). An assessment
of the reasons for the given trend can help determine what services or policies could
improve the situation. Also, an assessment could be done to measure need for and
interest in educational programs offered in a clinic by assessing patients knowledge,
perceptions, attitudes, etc. through interviews and medical records.
Describe how an assessment is used in a business or industry setting. - ANSWER:
Health education specialists may work wth insurance providers or medical
professionals to measures the needs of the workers. Data could be collected about
health insurance claims, predictive modeling, disease prevalence, absenteeism and
its causes, types of accidents and severity of injuries, and compensation claims.
Analysis of this data would indicate priority needs for health promotion programs.
,Describe how an assessment is used in a college or university setting. - ANSWER:
Health education specialists would assess student performance to meet state and
national certification/licensure standards and to meet program accreditation
requirements. To revise curricula and meet accreditation requirements, student
progress in meeting standards and learning environment would be assessed and the
link between the two would be analyzed.
Describe how an assessment is used in a College or university health services setting.
- ANSWER: Health education specialists work closely with clinical practitioners to
assess the health needs of students, staff members, and faculty through focus
groups, surveys, and interviews. Data would be collected about knowledge, skills,
perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, etc. and analyzed to determine factors that
impact health program effectiveness.
Define capacity assessment - ANSWER: A measure of actual and potential individual,
group, and community resources that can be inherent to and/or brought to bear for
health maintenance and enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is
included in the capacity assessment.
Define needs assessment - ANSWER: The systematic identification of needs within a
population and the determination of the degree to which those needs are being
meet.
Define qualitative data - ANSWER: Information that is difficult to measure, count, or
express in numerical terms. For example, a participant's impression about the
fairness of a program rule/requirement is qualitative data.
Define qualitative data - ANSWER: Information that can be expressed in numerical
terms, counted, or compared, on a scale. Improvement in a child's reading level as
measured by a reading test is an example.
Define primary data - ANSWER: Data gathered by health education specialists
directly from or about the individual or population of interest. This data answers
questions related to the specific needs assessment. Primary data is often collected
by means of surveys, interviews, focus groups, and direct observation.
Define secondary data - ANSWER: Data that has already been collected by others
that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or population being
assessed. Examples include existing research published in peer-reviewed journals
and/or datasets, such as the United State Census, vital records, and disease
registries.
Define stakeholders - ANSWER: Individuals or agencies that have a vested interest in
the health education program.
, Define social determinant of health - ANSWER: Conditions in which people are born,
live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, dale functioning, and
quality of life.
1.1 Plan assessment process for health education/promotion - ANSWER: Service
needs are things health professionals believe a given population must have or be
able to do in order to resolve a health problem. Service demands are things people
say they must have or e able to do in order to resolve a health problem. Both are
important.
1.1.1 Define the priority population to be assessed - ANSWER: Understanding the
population based on age, sex, ethnicity, income, geographic location, sector (school,
faith, worksite, etc.), culture, etc.
1.1.2 Identify existing and necessary resources to conduct assessments - ANSWER:
The following 6 steps were identified in order to conduct a needs assessment:
1. Determine the scope of work and the purpose for the needs assessment
2. Gather the data
3. Analyze the data
4. Identify any factors linked to the health problem
5. Identify the focus for the program
6. Validate the need before continuing with the planning process
Developing an assessment plan will allow health education specialists to establish a
roadmap that provides an overview of the process, resources needed, activities, and
results the support the goals and objectives of the assessment. Resources can
include human resources, supplies, incentives for participation, and travel costs.
1.1.3 Engage priority populations, partners, and stakeholders - ANSWER: Partners
are individuals or organizations that bring knowledge, skills, or resources.
Stakeholders are the who affect and are affected by change and those who have
interest in the results. Increasing these people's participation improves the
assessment and increases the value of the results.
1.1.5 Apply ethical principles to the assessment process - ANSWER: Ethical principles
should guide decision making. The following 6 ethical frameworks can be applied to
program planning including needs assessments:
1. Autonomy - personal right to self-determination and choice
2. Criticality - the worst-off benefit the most
3. Egalitarian - all persons of equal value; minimize disparities
4. Needs-based - equal opportunity to meet own meeds, such as healthy life
5. Resource sensitive - resources are scarce
6. Utilitarian - the greatest good for the greatest number; the end justifies the means
Additional ethical principles include informed consent, IRB, and HIPPAA.
SPECIALIST) NEWEST 2024 EXAM 2 VERSIONS AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |
ALREADY GRADED A+
What is the primary purpose of a needs, resources, and capacity assessment? -
ANSWER: To gather data and information to determine what interventions would be
appropriate in a given setting
List the 4 things a health education specialist must do in order to conduct a needs
assessment. - ANSWER: 1. Engage the community
2. Assess resources
3. Locating existing data
4. Collecting data
5. Using research methods to guide data collection
Describe how an assessment is used in a community setting. - ANSWER: Primary and
secondary data is collected to determine the needs of the priority population,which
can provide real and perceived health needs. These needs could be meet with a
program.
Describe how an assessment is used in a school setting. - ANSWER: Local, state, and
national data is used to determine scope and sequence of curricula and identify
strengthens and weaknesses. Local data is most important to good curriculum
planning and can be used to improve health instruction, school policies, and school
environment and fill potential gaps.
Describe how an assessment is used in a health care setting. - ANSWER: Complaints
from health professionals about a high number of emergency room visits may lead
to a patient survey to determine if it is a general problem or only occurring in certain
situations (ie. lack of health insurance or limited primary care access). An assessment
of the reasons for the given trend can help determine what services or policies could
improve the situation. Also, an assessment could be done to measure need for and
interest in educational programs offered in a clinic by assessing patients knowledge,
perceptions, attitudes, etc. through interviews and medical records.
Describe how an assessment is used in a business or industry setting. - ANSWER:
Health education specialists may work wth insurance providers or medical
professionals to measures the needs of the workers. Data could be collected about
health insurance claims, predictive modeling, disease prevalence, absenteeism and
its causes, types of accidents and severity of injuries, and compensation claims.
Analysis of this data would indicate priority needs for health promotion programs.
,Describe how an assessment is used in a college or university setting. - ANSWER:
Health education specialists would assess student performance to meet state and
national certification/licensure standards and to meet program accreditation
requirements. To revise curricula and meet accreditation requirements, student
progress in meeting standards and learning environment would be assessed and the
link between the two would be analyzed.
Describe how an assessment is used in a College or university health services setting.
- ANSWER: Health education specialists work closely with clinical practitioners to
assess the health needs of students, staff members, and faculty through focus
groups, surveys, and interviews. Data would be collected about knowledge, skills,
perceptions, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, etc. and analyzed to determine factors that
impact health program effectiveness.
Define capacity assessment - ANSWER: A measure of actual and potential individual,
group, and community resources that can be inherent to and/or brought to bear for
health maintenance and enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is
included in the capacity assessment.
Define needs assessment - ANSWER: The systematic identification of needs within a
population and the determination of the degree to which those needs are being
meet.
Define qualitative data - ANSWER: Information that is difficult to measure, count, or
express in numerical terms. For example, a participant's impression about the
fairness of a program rule/requirement is qualitative data.
Define qualitative data - ANSWER: Information that can be expressed in numerical
terms, counted, or compared, on a scale. Improvement in a child's reading level as
measured by a reading test is an example.
Define primary data - ANSWER: Data gathered by health education specialists
directly from or about the individual or population of interest. This data answers
questions related to the specific needs assessment. Primary data is often collected
by means of surveys, interviews, focus groups, and direct observation.
Define secondary data - ANSWER: Data that has already been collected by others
that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or population being
assessed. Examples include existing research published in peer-reviewed journals
and/or datasets, such as the United State Census, vital records, and disease
registries.
Define stakeholders - ANSWER: Individuals or agencies that have a vested interest in
the health education program.
, Define social determinant of health - ANSWER: Conditions in which people are born,
live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, dale functioning, and
quality of life.
1.1 Plan assessment process for health education/promotion - ANSWER: Service
needs are things health professionals believe a given population must have or be
able to do in order to resolve a health problem. Service demands are things people
say they must have or e able to do in order to resolve a health problem. Both are
important.
1.1.1 Define the priority population to be assessed - ANSWER: Understanding the
population based on age, sex, ethnicity, income, geographic location, sector (school,
faith, worksite, etc.), culture, etc.
1.1.2 Identify existing and necessary resources to conduct assessments - ANSWER:
The following 6 steps were identified in order to conduct a needs assessment:
1. Determine the scope of work and the purpose for the needs assessment
2. Gather the data
3. Analyze the data
4. Identify any factors linked to the health problem
5. Identify the focus for the program
6. Validate the need before continuing with the planning process
Developing an assessment plan will allow health education specialists to establish a
roadmap that provides an overview of the process, resources needed, activities, and
results the support the goals and objectives of the assessment. Resources can
include human resources, supplies, incentives for participation, and travel costs.
1.1.3 Engage priority populations, partners, and stakeholders - ANSWER: Partners
are individuals or organizations that bring knowledge, skills, or resources.
Stakeholders are the who affect and are affected by change and those who have
interest in the results. Increasing these people's participation improves the
assessment and increases the value of the results.
1.1.5 Apply ethical principles to the assessment process - ANSWER: Ethical principles
should guide decision making. The following 6 ethical frameworks can be applied to
program planning including needs assessments:
1. Autonomy - personal right to self-determination and choice
2. Criticality - the worst-off benefit the most
3. Egalitarian - all persons of equal value; minimize disparities
4. Needs-based - equal opportunity to meet own meeds, such as healthy life
5. Resource sensitive - resources are scarce
6. Utilitarian - the greatest good for the greatest number; the end justifies the means
Additional ethical principles include informed consent, IRB, and HIPPAA.
