CHES EXAM questions with verified
answers graded A+
(Area 1)
A Bullying Prevention community-wide intervention is being planned, with parents, of the
priority population, targeted. The planning team is seeking specific information from local
parents with children in grades K-12 to understand their opinions on approaches to strengthen
school climate through parent teacher associations, volunteering opportunities, and school
improvement events. The health education specialist should use what type of data collection
method?
a. Literature review
b. Focus group
c. Survey
d. Nominal group process - correct answer ✔✔b. Focus group
(Area 1)
A health education specialist is assessing which valid resource to use to obtain chronic disease-
related morbidity and mortality trends in a specific local community. What would be the best
resource to use to access that information?
a. US Bureau of Census data
b. County and State health-related agencies data
c. Literature review
d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data - correct answer ✔✔b. County and
State health-related agencies data
,(Area 1)
Using an ecological approach, the health education specialist identifies an organizational-level
local business to be a member of a preventive mental health coalition. That business was
selected because hiring personnel employ military veterans, many of whom suffered from Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD). The role that local business plays on the coalition is that of a:
a. partner
b. influencer
c. priority population
d. stakeholder - correct answer ✔✔d. stakeholder
(Area 1)
A health education specialist plans to conduct a food access and food desert assessment to
determine how many grocery stores exist in the low-income areas of the community compared
to other income level areas. When planning for the collection of secondary data, all of the
following tasks should be included except:
a. identify existing data at the city, county, state, and/or federal level.
b. obtain resources and partners to access or collect data.
c. create or adapt an existing instrument to collect observational data.
d. describe how data would be systematically collected. - correct answer ✔✔c. create or adapt
an existing instrument to collect observational data.
(Area 1)
A health education specialist is planning to conduct a literature review specific to the resiliency
of small rural communities affected by a natural disaster to cope and rebuild. Two important
search strategies should include _________ and __________ for searches.
a. listing of bibliographies, description of priority population
,b. meta-analysis; systematic reviews
c. identification of key words; selected source/database(s)
d. qualitative studies; quantitative studies - correct answer ✔✔c. identification of key words;
selected source/database(s)
(Area 1)
Findings from an assessment revealed that the priority population's access to available
community health care services is lower than another community with comparable
demographics. They have identified a/an:
a. perceived need.
b. actual need.
c. expressed need.
d. elative need. - correct answer ✔✔b. actual need.
(Area 1)
A coalition determined there was a lack of collaboration among the numerous agencies,
organizations, and individuals who provide health and emergency services in a community. The
coalition decided to identify community members' issues and concerns with these services and
determine level of usage of the existing agencies. The coalition aims to avoid duplication of
services, while designing interventions to address concerns. Which of the following represents
the best strategy to obtain data?
a. capacity assessment
b. program evaluation
c. asset mapping
d. process evaluation - correct answer ✔✔d. process evaluation
(Area 1)
, When developing an assessment data analysis plan, which task should be considered first?
a. select the statistical software to use
b. define variables to be used in analysis
c. describe data collection instructions
d. identifies questions based on purpose of assessment - correct answer ✔✔d. identifies
questions based on purpose of assessment
(Area 1)
A health education specialist is considering using multiple models (e.g., assessment, behavioral
change, and planning) during planning of the needs assessment process. Which of the following
is the most likely reason for using this strategy? It will:
a. assist in identifying types of data needed for the assessment and the factors that may impact
development of the intervention
b. assist in creating a systematic approach for conducting a needs assessment and developing
an intervention
c. provide insight for developing strategies to engage the community in the assessment process
d. provide the components to create a logic model and to identify gaps - correct answer ✔✔a.
assist in identifying types of data needed for the assessment and the factors that may impact
development of the intervention
(Area 1)
The health education specialist is reviewing the evidence-informed findings of the Guide to
Community Preventive Services. The health education specialist is most likely assessing
resources related to:
a. clinical preventive services
b. coalition development
answers graded A+
(Area 1)
A Bullying Prevention community-wide intervention is being planned, with parents, of the
priority population, targeted. The planning team is seeking specific information from local
parents with children in grades K-12 to understand their opinions on approaches to strengthen
school climate through parent teacher associations, volunteering opportunities, and school
improvement events. The health education specialist should use what type of data collection
method?
a. Literature review
b. Focus group
c. Survey
d. Nominal group process - correct answer ✔✔b. Focus group
(Area 1)
A health education specialist is assessing which valid resource to use to obtain chronic disease-
related morbidity and mortality trends in a specific local community. What would be the best
resource to use to access that information?
a. US Bureau of Census data
b. County and State health-related agencies data
c. Literature review
d. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data - correct answer ✔✔b. County and
State health-related agencies data
,(Area 1)
Using an ecological approach, the health education specialist identifies an organizational-level
local business to be a member of a preventive mental health coalition. That business was
selected because hiring personnel employ military veterans, many of whom suffered from Post-
Traumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD). The role that local business plays on the coalition is that of a:
a. partner
b. influencer
c. priority population
d. stakeholder - correct answer ✔✔d. stakeholder
(Area 1)
A health education specialist plans to conduct a food access and food desert assessment to
determine how many grocery stores exist in the low-income areas of the community compared
to other income level areas. When planning for the collection of secondary data, all of the
following tasks should be included except:
a. identify existing data at the city, county, state, and/or federal level.
b. obtain resources and partners to access or collect data.
c. create or adapt an existing instrument to collect observational data.
d. describe how data would be systematically collected. - correct answer ✔✔c. create or adapt
an existing instrument to collect observational data.
(Area 1)
A health education specialist is planning to conduct a literature review specific to the resiliency
of small rural communities affected by a natural disaster to cope and rebuild. Two important
search strategies should include _________ and __________ for searches.
a. listing of bibliographies, description of priority population
,b. meta-analysis; systematic reviews
c. identification of key words; selected source/database(s)
d. qualitative studies; quantitative studies - correct answer ✔✔c. identification of key words;
selected source/database(s)
(Area 1)
Findings from an assessment revealed that the priority population's access to available
community health care services is lower than another community with comparable
demographics. They have identified a/an:
a. perceived need.
b. actual need.
c. expressed need.
d. elative need. - correct answer ✔✔b. actual need.
(Area 1)
A coalition determined there was a lack of collaboration among the numerous agencies,
organizations, and individuals who provide health and emergency services in a community. The
coalition decided to identify community members' issues and concerns with these services and
determine level of usage of the existing agencies. The coalition aims to avoid duplication of
services, while designing interventions to address concerns. Which of the following represents
the best strategy to obtain data?
a. capacity assessment
b. program evaluation
c. asset mapping
d. process evaluation - correct answer ✔✔d. process evaluation
(Area 1)
, When developing an assessment data analysis plan, which task should be considered first?
a. select the statistical software to use
b. define variables to be used in analysis
c. describe data collection instructions
d. identifies questions based on purpose of assessment - correct answer ✔✔d. identifies
questions based on purpose of assessment
(Area 1)
A health education specialist is considering using multiple models (e.g., assessment, behavioral
change, and planning) during planning of the needs assessment process. Which of the following
is the most likely reason for using this strategy? It will:
a. assist in identifying types of data needed for the assessment and the factors that may impact
development of the intervention
b. assist in creating a systematic approach for conducting a needs assessment and developing
an intervention
c. provide insight for developing strategies to engage the community in the assessment process
d. provide the components to create a logic model and to identify gaps - correct answer ✔✔a.
assist in identifying types of data needed for the assessment and the factors that may impact
development of the intervention
(Area 1)
The health education specialist is reviewing the evidence-informed findings of the Guide to
Community Preventive Services. The health education specialist is most likely assessing
resources related to:
a. clinical preventive services
b. coalition development
