Area 1
To determine the validity of existing data, the health education specialist:
A. Sends the information out to a panel of experts
B. Looks online to verify the information on multiple sites
C. Examines the references for commonly cited sources in multiple publications
D. Uses only peer-reviewed articles contained in databases
C. Examines the references for commonly cited sources in multiple publications
Following the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, assessing community members have adequate access to oral health care services is which type of factor in the educational and ecological assessment?
A. Predisposing
B. Motivating
C. Enabling
D. Reinforcing
C. Enabling
Services required for program implementation have been identified. A long-term partner could provide those services at a discounted price. Which of the following is most appropriate to use for procurement?
A. Grant agreement
B. Formal contract
C. Letter of intent
D. Memorandum of understanding
D. Memorandum of understanding
Health education specialists are ethically obligated to ensure confidentiality and to protect the privacy of all clients. The law that protects the privacy of patient information is the:
A. Health Insurance Profitability Act of Accountability
B. Health Information Protection Act
C. Health Information Accuracy Act
D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
D. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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 (PTSD). The role of that local business plays on the coalition is that of a:
A. Stakeholder
B. Priority population
C. Partner
D. Influencer
A. Stakeholder
When planning a diabetes prevention program following the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model, data on high sugar intake would fall into which assessment?
A. Education and ecological assessment
B. Social assessment
C. Intervention alignment and policy assessment
D. Epidemiological assessment
D. Epidemiological assessment
A health educator needs to collect baseline data prior to implementation with very limited time and budget. Which of the following would be a reasonable option for primary data?
A. Key informant interviews
B. Representative survey of the community
C. Stratified focus groups representing significant populations in the area
D. Literature review and review of local vital statistics
A. Key informant interviews
A health education specialist wants to ensure a fact sheet on colon cancer is suitable for the chosen priority population. Which of the following assessments should be used?
A. FRY
B. FOG
C. SAM
D. SMOG
C. SAM
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 the priority population
B. Identification of key words; Selected source/database(s)
C. Qualitative studies; Quantitative studies
D. Meta-analysis; Systematic reviews
B. Identification of key words; Selected source database(s)
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 refer these local parents to what type of data collection method?
A. Nominal group process
B. Focus group
C. Survey
D. Literature review
B. Focus group
The health education specialist is reading a meta-analysis of balance interventions involving frail elderly. Although this analysis can assist in guiding their senior exercise programming decisions, the health education specialist also must be aware of its limitations, including:
A. Nonspurious relationships
B. Unique sample population
C. Time-bound results
D. Lack of uniformity of methodology
D. Lack of uniformity of methodology
In media advocacy, decision-makers, as an audience for the communication strategy, are what level of priority?
A. Emergency
B. Primary
C. Secondary
D. Tertiary
B. Primary
A health education specialist is considering using multiple models (assessment, behavioral change, planning) during planning of the needs assessment process. Which of the following is the most likely reason for using this strategy? It will:
A. Provide insight for developing strategies to engage the community in the assessment process.
B. Provide the components to create a logic model and to identify gaps.
C. Assist in identifying types of data needed for the assessment and the factors that may impact development of the intervention.
D. Assist in creating a systematic approach for conducting a needs assessment and developing an intervention.
C. Assist in identifying types of data needed for the assessment and the factors that may impact development of the intervention.
As people learn, which of the following yields the highest level of retention?
A. Heard
B. Seen
C. Done and said
D. Read
C. Done and said
Which of the following is not one of Frieden's Six Components for Effective Public Health Program Implementation?
A. Innovation for evidence base development
B. Multiple, high-priority interventions
C. Partnerships and coalitions
D. Effective program management
B. Multiple, high-priority interventions
Which of the following is least likely to be true?
A. Communicating facts clearly to the public is more important than communicating clearly to professionals
B. Using plain language is desirable in communicating with the public
C. Using plain language is desirable in communicating to an academic audience
D. Tailoring your message to your audience will improve your communication
A. Communicating facts clearly to the public is more important than communicating clearly to professionals
Which of the following is true about participant observation?
A. It must include formal interviews in the field
B. It yields the best results when it is covert
C. It can provide guidance on sampling interviewees
D. It is usually just done for short periods of time
B. It yields the best results when it is covert
If a health education specialist wants to emphasize program implementation, the most appropriate model would be:
A. PATCH
B. MATCH
C. SMART
D. PRECEDE-PROCEED
B. MATCH
Outcomes evaluation of a program requires all of the following except:
A. A program with a theory or rationale of why it works
B. Uncertainty about the effect of the program
C. A program with a logic model
D. An intervention that is clearly defined
B. A program with a logic model
Which of the following are least likely to be able to be accomplished via a program that is entirely communication-based?
A. Teach elementary school children to read and interpret nutrition labels
B. Persuade a group of seniors that they should ask their healthcare providers about a shingles vaccine
C. Increase the percentage of nurses who wash their hands every time upon entering a patient's room
D. Promote physical activity in a rural high school population by encouraging students to walk to school
D. Promote physical activity in a rural high school population by encouraging students to walk to school