Chapter 8 Pt. 1
Voluntary health agencies receive their financial support through…
A) Donations & fundraising
B) Membership dues
C) Local taxes
D) State & federal taxes
Who is the target audience for health agencies/associations?
A) Families
B) Communities
C) Individuals
D) All of these
A source that is written by people who were eyewitnesses to an event is a…
A) Referee panel
B) Secondary source
C) Popular press source
D) Primary source
The evolving demographic patterns in the U.S. are partly a result of…
A) Increased birth rates by Native Americans
B) Recent immigrants, increasing the minority population
C) Steeply declining infant death rates
D) Married couples having more children
The population of the U.S. is aging. The reason for this trend is…
A) Older Americans are spending more time traveling
B) Older Americans living longer
C) Married couples are having more children
D) The “baby boomers” are entering middle school
Which of the following is NOT considered as one of the three major categories of health agencies/associations/organizations?
A) Non-governmental
B) Corporations
C) Governmental
D) Quasi-governmental
The primary means of funding the work of a GOVERNMENTAL health agency is through…
A) Dues
B) Fees
C) Tax dollars
D) Grants
Information that has been collected and summarized from primary and secondary sources in order to produce a set of “facts” or reference materials is a/an…
A) Popular press source
B) Tertiary source
C) Abstract
D) Summary
Which of the following groups will be the most populous of the minorities in the U.S. population by 2030?
A) African American
B) American Indian
C) Asian/Pacific Islander
D) Hispanic
Which of the following is TRUE about the future population of the U.S.?
A) The population will get more diverse
B) The average age will stay about the same
C) The population will get younger
D) The population will get smarter
An example of a voluntary health agency is…
A) State Health Department
B) American Cancer Society
C) Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
D) Mercy Hospital
The primary means of funding the work of a PROFESSIONAL health organization is through…
A) Members’ dues and fees
B) Selling products
C) Tickets/fines
D) Tax dollars
Referred/peer-reviewed journals are…
A) Considered to have a 20% reliability
B) Considered the brass (worst) standard
C) Considered the gold (best) standard
D) Considered to have a 0% reliability
All of the following are skills health education specialists need in the future EXCEPT…
A) Research techniques
B) Skills in analyzing past and future trends
C) Skills in filing medical claims
D) Expertise in technology
To capitalize on the strengths of health education to manage disease, health education specialists will need to…
A) Concentrate on short-term results
B) All of these options
C) Focus on providing opinions to clients about medical services
D) Develop partnerships with the medical establishments to improve prevention efforts
____________’s mission is to enhance the professional practice of health education/promotion by promoting & sustaining a credentialed body of certified health education specialists.
A) The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
B) The International Union for Health Promotion & Education
C) The Coalition of National Health Education Organizations, USA
D) The Directors of Health Education Organizations, USA
Voluntary agencies, foundations, and professional fall under which category?
A) Quasi-governmental
B) Non-governmental
C) International
D) Governmental
A referred journal is one that...
A) Features articles that have been read and recommended by a panel of experts
B) Includes only secondary sources
C) Is synonymous w/ a popular press publication
D) Publishes articles that do not have bibliographies
___________ as opposed to simply increasing longevity (life span) is the goal of health promotion and health education professionals.
A) Treating chronic disease
B) Improving quality of life
C) Outliving parents
D) Dying a quick and painless death
Which of these is NOT usually a component of a research article?
A) Methodology/Methods section
B) Introduction
C) An editorial commentary
D) Results and conclusions
Today’s health education and health promotion professionals are of increased need because…
A) The rate of information production remains constant
B) Accessing information is not as important as it once was
C) Credibility of online information is easily distinguishable
D) There is an increasing demand by the public for information
Which of the following is NOT a benefit of joining a professional organization?
A) Get discounts on fees for the organization’s conferences
B) Receive guidance & mentoring from professionals
C) Receive a salary
D) Develop leadership skills
According to the chapter, which of these would NOT be a good area to consider when evaluating information on the internet?
A) Author's credentials
B) References
C) Quality of the graphics and photos
D) Purpose of site
Worksite health promotion programs are popular because employers want to…
A) Increase productivity and profits
B) Make sure that employees are friends
C) Offer employees anything they want
D) Seek more socially acceptable advertising
The National Commission for Health Education Credentialing has two primary goals when certifying and supporting CHES professionals. One is to make sure that the CHES professionals know the latest information about health and health education to ensure the most effective education practices. The other primary goal is to continually promote _________ among the CHES professionals, mostly through requiring ongoing continuing education.
A) Professionalism & ethics
B) The annual income
C) Publications
D) Lobbying efforts