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In a priority population, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate for mothers with less than a high school education is almost twice as high as mothers with 13 or more years of education. These are examples of: correct answersHealth disparities The health department administrator just r...

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In a priority population, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate for mothers with less than a high
school education is almost twice as high as mothers with 13 or more years of education. These are
examples of: correct answersHealth disparities



The health department administrator just returned from a meeting where someone used a focus group
to gather data and now has a great idea. The administrator tasks the health education specialist with
conducting a focus group of low income citizens from the south side of town to answer questions about
which heart disease intervention the department should offer city wide. Knowing the limitations of this
strategy, the health education specialist is rightfully concerned about: correct answersThe
generalizability of the findings (because only a segment of the population)



Consumption, medication compliance, and self-care are considered which type of factors related to
health? correct answersBehavioral



The health education specialist is working with a local community to institute a smoke free environment
in local businesses, agencies, and restaurants throughout the entire community. What type of health
strategy would the health education specialist implement in the community? correct answersOrdinance



A hospital is expanding outreach services and facilities with a new unit focused on prevention and the
treatment of chronic disease. The health education specialist is tasked with gathering local data on these
conditions. Which is the most useful rate to use? correct answersPrevalence rate



A health education specialist has been asked to collect qualitative data from participants. Given a short
time period to collect data, which method takes the least amount of time? correct answersFocus groups



A health education specialist is asked to measure actual use of a walking trail in a local community.
Which of the following methods is best to measure actual use of the trail over a period of a week?
correct answersObservation



The health education specialist must analyze the meaning of the data collected during the assessment
and determine health education/promotion needs. If the health education specialist aggregates the
data, which cognitive process of qualitative research is he/she focusing on? correct answersSynthesizing

,Conducting a capacity assessment focuses on identifying community: correct answersResources



Which method represents a secondary source for a needs assessment? correct answersPublished data
from a CDC article



Using a written questionnaire, a cross-sectional survey about personal alcohol, tobacco, and other drug
use behaviors was administered to a priority population. The priority population for the survey did not
respond. The health education specialist would then need to find other evidence that the behaviors
occurred or did not occur using: correct answersProxy measures



Print material was selected as the appropriate way to provide a take-home message to reinforce
concepts presented during a behavior change intervention. The first step in planning the specific
materials to be developed is to: correct answersDefine the audience for the material



Which represents primary sources that could be used for a community needs assessment? correct
answersInformal interviews, observations, and surveys



In a community, twice as many people died over the course of one year in house fires than in car
crashes. Community members demand the health education specialist immediately create a fire
prevention intervention. Before planning the fire prevention intervention, the health education specialist
should first determine the: correct answersPopulation at risk



A large group of tourists traveled on an ocean liner to a tropical island and developed an acute, flu-like
illness. The suspected cause of illness is associated with cruising on this ocean liner. Health authorities
need to know the number of all passengers who became ill, as well as those who traveled on the ocean
liner. Which rate should the health education specialist calculate to provide information to health
authorities? correct answersAttack rate (measures frequency of morbidity, speed of spread, in an at risk
population)



In a meeting, community members offer suggestions for curbing the community's obesity problem. They
focus on the behaviors of individuals in the community, thinking if community members change their
dietary behaviors, then the obesity problem will be solved. A health education specialist explains the
solution is not simple because: correct answersSometimes behaviors are influenced by other factors,
such as lack of access to healthy food, that are out of a person's control.

,What is the first step in designing a survey? correct answersDetermining the objectives of the survey



If a health education specialist wished to use the application level of Bloom's taxonomy in an
intervention aimed at decreasing saturated fat consumption, what might the health education specialist
have the priority population do? correct answersDemonstrate how to prepare a healthy meal



A health education specialist needs to determine specific alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use
prevention needs and immediately prioritize those needs with a few experts from the priority
population. Which primary data collection technique would be the best to use in this scenario? correct
answersNominal group process



Smoking bans in restaurants are which type of strategy in a community-based smoking prevention
program? correct answershealth policy



The health education specialist has core substance abuse prevention coalition members in place and is
currently broadening group representation. Some new members only contribute money to the coalition
and are categorized as: correct answerssupporting participants



A group of health education specialists run into a situation where they need to elicit specialized guidance
and expert opinion on a specific health topic in order to aid in decision-making. What type of group
should be consulted? correct answersAdvisory board



A health education specialist is identifying the types of activities to be included in a health
education/promotion program. In a logic model, these activities would be included in: correct
answersInputs



In planning a health education/promotion program, a health education specialist needs to develop a
timeline for delivery of the intervention. What accomplishes this task? correct answersGantt chart



The health education specialist would use a prioritization matrix in which phase of the PRECEDE-
PROCEED Model? correct answersEpidemiological assessment

, An example of a behavioral factor that must be considered to assess the root causes of racial and ethnic
disparities. correct answersLack of seat belt use



The healthy hearts coalition emails all PTA/PTO members and asks them to contact their district school
board members to vote for the healthy snacks in school policy. This appeal is considered: correct
answersGrassroots lobbying



In the process of selecting the most appropriate educational method to use in a health education
program, what guidelines should be used? correct answersConsider the nature of the audience and the
purpose of the program.



When planning a cardiovascular disease prevention program following the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model,
data on high fatty acid intake would fall into which assessment phase? correct answersEpidemiological
assessment



Among program participants, smoking rates will decrease by 35% in 12 months is an example of a/an:
correct answersbehavioral objective



By 2018, volunteers will distribute informational fliers to at least 50% of program participants. This is an
example of which type of objective? correct answersProcess



In health education presentations, what is an appropriate guideline to promote learning? correct
answersEstablish the relevance of the information to learners



When creating a marketing plan, the health education specialist must segment the audience. How does
this occur? correct answersBy outlining specific portions of the priority population to focus on.



The intervention program has been adopted, and the priority population is ready to participate. The
implementation team needs to know their tasks and associated due dates, and the health education
specialist needs a relatively simple way to track the team's projected and actual tasks needed for full
implementation, the health education specialist creates a: correct answersGantt chart

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