CHES CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED
, Capacity Assessment - ANSWERA 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
here.
Needs Assessment - ANSWERThe systematic identification of needs within a
population and the determination of the degree to which those needs are being met.
Qualitative data - ANSWERInformation that is difficult to measure, count, or express in
numerical terms. (i.e. a participant's impression about fairness of a program rule)
Quantitative data - ANSWERInformation that can be expressed in numerical terms,
counted, or compared on a scale. (i.e. Improvement in a child's reading level measured
by a reading test)
Primary data - ANSWERData gathered by health education specialists directly from or
about the individual or population of interest.
Secondary data - ANSWERData that have already been collected by others that may or
may not be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed.
Stakeholders - ANSWERIndividuals or agencies that have a vested interest in the
health education program.
Social determinants of health - ANSWERConditions in which people are born, live,
work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality of
life.
Programs - ANSWERDefined as a set of planned activities over time designed to
achieve specific objectives.
Program Planning - ANSWERThe process of identifying needs, establishing priorities,
diagnosing causes of problems, assessing and allocating resources, and determining
barriers to achieving objectives.
Vision Statement - ANSWERA one-sentence or one-phrase statement that describes
the long term desired change stemming from the efforts of an organization or program.
Program Mission Statement - ANSWERA statement of the general focus or purpose of
a program. Can be one sentence or a short narrative
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATED
, Capacity Assessment - ANSWERA 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
here.
Needs Assessment - ANSWERThe systematic identification of needs within a
population and the determination of the degree to which those needs are being met.
Qualitative data - ANSWERInformation that is difficult to measure, count, or express in
numerical terms. (i.e. a participant's impression about fairness of a program rule)
Quantitative data - ANSWERInformation that can be expressed in numerical terms,
counted, or compared on a scale. (i.e. Improvement in a child's reading level measured
by a reading test)
Primary data - ANSWERData gathered by health education specialists directly from or
about the individual or population of interest.
Secondary data - ANSWERData that have already been collected by others that may or
may not be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed.
Stakeholders - ANSWERIndividuals or agencies that have a vested interest in the
health education program.
Social determinants of health - ANSWERConditions in which people are born, live,
work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality of
life.
Programs - ANSWERDefined as a set of planned activities over time designed to
achieve specific objectives.
Program Planning - ANSWERThe process of identifying needs, establishing priorities,
diagnosing causes of problems, assessing and allocating resources, and determining
barriers to achieving objectives.
Vision Statement - ANSWERA one-sentence or one-phrase statement that describes
the long term desired change stemming from the efforts of an organization or program.
Program Mission Statement - ANSWERA statement of the general focus or purpose of
a program. Can be one sentence or a short narrative
