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have a discussion period - Answer The HESis concerned about the misuse of
alcohol and medication among older adults in the community and plans a program to
asses needs, identify resources, and educate staff and older adults about the
dangers of misuse and programs to assist in more responsible use. The HES plans
to present workshops at senior citizen's centers and retirement homes about the
signs of alcohol and medication misuse. Part of the presentation includes a 20
minute video, which will be preceded by an introduction of the main points of the
video. What is the most valuable use of time following the video?
A. have a discussion period
B. take a break
C. conduct a survey
D. dismiss the group
Which of the following is a secondary intervention aimed at preventing
communicable disease in a priority population?
A. Chlorination of the water supply
B. Quarantining children infected with measles
C. Immunization program
D. Post meningitis rehabilitation program - Answer Quarantining children infected
with measles
A staff member in a health education program to increase HIV/AIDS testing and safe
sex practices among gay males in an inner city posted personal information about
one client (although not the person's name) on a social media site. This is a violation
of which ethical principle?
A. Confidentiality
B. Privacy
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice - Answer Confidentiality
If the health education specialist is planning a class exercise in which the class
members will need to work in small groups, what is most likely to be the best room
seating arrangement?
A. Circle
B. Half- circle
C. Cluster
D. U- seating - Answer Cluster
If the health education specialist is engaged in a campaign to encourage employees
at a large company to have flu shots as one method to decrease seasonal
absenteeism, the best strategy for gaining attention about the issue is probably
A. emails
B. newsletters
C. posters
D. paycheck stuffers - Answer Paycheck stuffers
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If the health education specialist wants visual data to show health care trends
regarding healthcare quality and disparities in order to justify a program, the best
source is probably...
A. CDC
B. AHRQ
C. PubMed/ MEDLINE
D. The Cochrane Library - Answer AHRQ
When the health education specialist explains why technology resources benefit the
priority population, the health education specialist is applying the ethical principle of
A. justice
B. veracity
C. beneficence
D. nonmaleficence - Answer Beneficence
The health education specialist is implementing a diabetic clinic as part of a health
education program to decrease rates of diabetes and diabetic complications among
a priority population comprised primarily of undocumented Mexican immigrants with
no insurance; however, only a few people have used the clinic because of fears
about deportation. What is most likely to be the best marketing plan?
A. targeted mailing in Spanish to members of the Priority population
B. Gaining support of key informants in the community
C. Ads in local Spanish language newspapers
D. Billboards marketing the program in the community - Answer Gaining support of
key informants in the community
In order to assess progress in achieving objectives, the HES must first determine
A. indicators
B. methods
C. responsibility
D. costs - Answer Indicators
Utilizing the social analysis network tool PARTNER (Program to Analyze, Record,
and Track Networks to Enhance Relationships) to monitor a partnerships allows the
HES to (1) create visuals showing connections, (2) assess network scores, and (3)
assess
A. timeline
B. gaps in process
C. outcome measures
D. financial reports - Answer outcomes measures
If the HES working for a nonprofit healthcare organization needs to present results of
data collection to the board of directors of the organization, what is the best way to
present the data?
A. charts and raw data
B. summarize verbally
C. charts only
D. raw data only - Answer charts and raw data
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When applying Bridge's Transition Model to help people in organization cope with
change in the initial stage when they are uncomfortable and/or resistant to change,
the HES should
A. ignore resistance and appear positive
B. support people and provide guidelines
C. celebrate change, rewards people, and commit to change
D. listen to people and communicate - Answer Listen to people and communicate
If a members of a priority population take exercise classes and participate in
smoking cessation programs, the need for these services would be classified as
A. perceived
B. expressed
C. normative
D. actual - Answer Expressed
The first step in the marketing process to facilitate change is to
A. analyze the situation
B. determine the role of marketing
C. select goals and objectives
D. select priority population - Answer Analyze the situation
The HES has developed a new protocol and tools for teaching new parents to
properly care for infants. Before implementing the program, the HES should
A. survey staff
B. determine problems
C. carry out pilot testing
D. conduct further research - Answer Carry out pilot testing
The HES has received a notice from a community foundation that, because of an
increase in funding for another agency and decreased revenue, an anticipated grant
cannot be provided to implement the program the HES has developed. The first step
in dealing with the barriers to implementation should be to
A. delay implementation of the program
B. search for alternative funding sources
C. appeal to the community foundation to reconsider
D. modify the program to decrease costs - Answer Search for alternative funding
sources
When utilizing data mining as part of data collection, data mining is used primarily for
A. descriptive analysis
B. prescriptive analysis
C. inferential analysis
D. predictive analysis - Answer Predictive analysis
When using the Ecological Systems Model to assess the capacity of stakeholders to
meet program goals, the HES should recognize that
A. multiple factors affect behavior
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B. influences on behavior act independently on the individual
C. usually one primary factor affects behavior
D. behavior is unrelated to physical and sociocultural surroundings - Answer multiple
factors affect behavior
The HES is advocating for a free clinic to serve the homeless population as well as
undocumented immigrants. All of the following are efforts that may engage
stakeholders in the advocacy efforts EXCEPT:
A. focus groups to review plans for the clinic
B. interview with key informants to discuss plans
C. publicly criticizing the community for inaction
D. conducting surveys regarding location of the clinic - Answer publicly criticizing the
community for inaction
The HES carries out a community needs assessment as part of a public health
program. The needs assessment shows a markedly increased rate of HIV among
injection drug users because of increased heroin use and needle sharing. An
example of an appropriate outcome based on this assessment is
A. Elimination of new HIV infections in the community
B. elimination of drug use
C. increased punishment for drug dealers
D. establishment of a needle exchange program - Answer establishment of a needle
exchange program
The HES carries out a community needs assessment as part of a public health
program. The needs assessment shows a markedly increase if HIV among injection
drug users because of increased heroin use and needle sharing. If the health
education specialist commits the public health department to work with another
community agency to promote the common goal of reducing HIV infections related to
injection drug use, what type of intervention is the HES utilizing?
A. consultation
B. collaboration
C. advocacy
D. outreach - Answer Collaboration
Which of the following is most likely to be the impact of a strictly enforced local
ordinance against sleeping on the streets or in the parks overnight in the downtown
area in order to remove the homeless?
A. increased number of shelters
B. shift of homeless population to outside the downtown area
C. decrease in the homeless population in the area
D. increase in crimes against property - Answer increased numbers of shelters
Which of the following is an example of a voluntary health agency with which the
HES may collaborate in carrying out preventative health projects?
A. Ford Foundation
B. Shriner's
C. American Heart Association
answers already graded to pass!!
have a discussion period - Answer The HESis concerned about the misuse of
alcohol and medication among older adults in the community and plans a program to
asses needs, identify resources, and educate staff and older adults about the
dangers of misuse and programs to assist in more responsible use. The HES plans
to present workshops at senior citizen's centers and retirement homes about the
signs of alcohol and medication misuse. Part of the presentation includes a 20
minute video, which will be preceded by an introduction of the main points of the
video. What is the most valuable use of time following the video?
A. have a discussion period
B. take a break
C. conduct a survey
D. dismiss the group
Which of the following is a secondary intervention aimed at preventing
communicable disease in a priority population?
A. Chlorination of the water supply
B. Quarantining children infected with measles
C. Immunization program
D. Post meningitis rehabilitation program - Answer Quarantining children infected
with measles
A staff member in a health education program to increase HIV/AIDS testing and safe
sex practices among gay males in an inner city posted personal information about
one client (although not the person's name) on a social media site. This is a violation
of which ethical principle?
A. Confidentiality
B. Privacy
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Justice - Answer Confidentiality
If the health education specialist is planning a class exercise in which the class
members will need to work in small groups, what is most likely to be the best room
seating arrangement?
A. Circle
B. Half- circle
C. Cluster
D. U- seating - Answer Cluster
If the health education specialist is engaged in a campaign to encourage employees
at a large company to have flu shots as one method to decrease seasonal
absenteeism, the best strategy for gaining attention about the issue is probably
A. emails
B. newsletters
C. posters
D. paycheck stuffers - Answer Paycheck stuffers
,CHES exam practice questions and
answers already graded to pass!!
If the health education specialist wants visual data to show health care trends
regarding healthcare quality and disparities in order to justify a program, the best
source is probably...
A. CDC
B. AHRQ
C. PubMed/ MEDLINE
D. The Cochrane Library - Answer AHRQ
When the health education specialist explains why technology resources benefit the
priority population, the health education specialist is applying the ethical principle of
A. justice
B. veracity
C. beneficence
D. nonmaleficence - Answer Beneficence
The health education specialist is implementing a diabetic clinic as part of a health
education program to decrease rates of diabetes and diabetic complications among
a priority population comprised primarily of undocumented Mexican immigrants with
no insurance; however, only a few people have used the clinic because of fears
about deportation. What is most likely to be the best marketing plan?
A. targeted mailing in Spanish to members of the Priority population
B. Gaining support of key informants in the community
C. Ads in local Spanish language newspapers
D. Billboards marketing the program in the community - Answer Gaining support of
key informants in the community
In order to assess progress in achieving objectives, the HES must first determine
A. indicators
B. methods
C. responsibility
D. costs - Answer Indicators
Utilizing the social analysis network tool PARTNER (Program to Analyze, Record,
and Track Networks to Enhance Relationships) to monitor a partnerships allows the
HES to (1) create visuals showing connections, (2) assess network scores, and (3)
assess
A. timeline
B. gaps in process
C. outcome measures
D. financial reports - Answer outcomes measures
If the HES working for a nonprofit healthcare organization needs to present results of
data collection to the board of directors of the organization, what is the best way to
present the data?
A. charts and raw data
B. summarize verbally
C. charts only
D. raw data only - Answer charts and raw data
,CHES exam practice questions and
answers already graded to pass!!
When applying Bridge's Transition Model to help people in organization cope with
change in the initial stage when they are uncomfortable and/or resistant to change,
the HES should
A. ignore resistance and appear positive
B. support people and provide guidelines
C. celebrate change, rewards people, and commit to change
D. listen to people and communicate - Answer Listen to people and communicate
If a members of a priority population take exercise classes and participate in
smoking cessation programs, the need for these services would be classified as
A. perceived
B. expressed
C. normative
D. actual - Answer Expressed
The first step in the marketing process to facilitate change is to
A. analyze the situation
B. determine the role of marketing
C. select goals and objectives
D. select priority population - Answer Analyze the situation
The HES has developed a new protocol and tools for teaching new parents to
properly care for infants. Before implementing the program, the HES should
A. survey staff
B. determine problems
C. carry out pilot testing
D. conduct further research - Answer Carry out pilot testing
The HES has received a notice from a community foundation that, because of an
increase in funding for another agency and decreased revenue, an anticipated grant
cannot be provided to implement the program the HES has developed. The first step
in dealing with the barriers to implementation should be to
A. delay implementation of the program
B. search for alternative funding sources
C. appeal to the community foundation to reconsider
D. modify the program to decrease costs - Answer Search for alternative funding
sources
When utilizing data mining as part of data collection, data mining is used primarily for
A. descriptive analysis
B. prescriptive analysis
C. inferential analysis
D. predictive analysis - Answer Predictive analysis
When using the Ecological Systems Model to assess the capacity of stakeholders to
meet program goals, the HES should recognize that
A. multiple factors affect behavior
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answers already graded to pass!!
B. influences on behavior act independently on the individual
C. usually one primary factor affects behavior
D. behavior is unrelated to physical and sociocultural surroundings - Answer multiple
factors affect behavior
The HES is advocating for a free clinic to serve the homeless population as well as
undocumented immigrants. All of the following are efforts that may engage
stakeholders in the advocacy efforts EXCEPT:
A. focus groups to review plans for the clinic
B. interview with key informants to discuss plans
C. publicly criticizing the community for inaction
D. conducting surveys regarding location of the clinic - Answer publicly criticizing the
community for inaction
The HES carries out a community needs assessment as part of a public health
program. The needs assessment shows a markedly increased rate of HIV among
injection drug users because of increased heroin use and needle sharing. An
example of an appropriate outcome based on this assessment is
A. Elimination of new HIV infections in the community
B. elimination of drug use
C. increased punishment for drug dealers
D. establishment of a needle exchange program - Answer establishment of a needle
exchange program
The HES carries out a community needs assessment as part of a public health
program. The needs assessment shows a markedly increase if HIV among injection
drug users because of increased heroin use and needle sharing. If the health
education specialist commits the public health department to work with another
community agency to promote the common goal of reducing HIV infections related to
injection drug use, what type of intervention is the HES utilizing?
A. consultation
B. collaboration
C. advocacy
D. outreach - Answer Collaboration
Which of the following is most likely to be the impact of a strictly enforced local
ordinance against sleeping on the streets or in the parks overnight in the downtown
area in order to remove the homeless?
A. increased number of shelters
B. shift of homeless population to outside the downtown area
C. decrease in the homeless population in the area
D. increase in crimes against property - Answer increased numbers of shelters
Which of the following is an example of a voluntary health agency with which the
HES may collaborate in carrying out preventative health projects?
A. Ford Foundation
B. Shriner's
C. American Heart Association
