CPH-CERTIFIED IN PUBLIC HEALTH EXAM
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2024(ACTUAL EXAM)
Which term refers to a collective body of individuals identified by
geography, common interests, concerns, characteristics, or
values?
(A) Community
(B) Population
(C) Sample
(D) Group Correct Answer A
Which of the following is defined as a community's ability to define
and solve its own problems?
(A) Social capital
(B) Community development
(C) Community organization
(D) Community capacity Correct Answer D
Biological, environmental, behavioral, organizational, political, and
social factors that contribute to the health status of individuals,
groups and communities are commonly referred to as:
(A) Health behavior causal factors
(B) Social ecology factors
(C) Needs assessment factors
(D) Determinants of health Correct Answer D
An individual's capacity to obtain, interpret, and understand basic
health information and services and the individual's competence
to use such information and services in ways that advance health
are called:
,(A) Medical informatics
(B) Health literacy
(C) Health education
(D) Patient education Correct Answer B
Which of the following terms refers to a consumer-driven
application of sales and promotional techniques to the analysis
(including the review of background information and formative
work), planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs
designed to encourage positive health behaviors within intended
audiences?
(A) Health communication
(B) Health promotion
(C) Focus group testing
(D) Social marketing Correct Answer D
Which of the following terms from the social cognitive theory
refers to the dynamic interaction among the person, environment,
and behavior?
(A) Behavioral norms
(B) Reciprocal determinism
(C) Decisional balance
(D) Bidirectional dependence Correct Answer B
A community has high rates of HIV infection among injection drug
users (IDUs). The community council decides to legalize needle
exchange programs in an effort to provide clean syringes to
prevent the sharing of contaminated needles in drug-using
networks. This type of program is an example of:
(A) Harm reductions
(B) Policy advocacy
(C) Community organization
(D) Behavior change Correct Answer A
Theory is defined as:
,(A) A branch of philosophy that deals with morality
(B) A tested set of hypotheses listed in order of importance
(C) A systematic relationship of constructs devised to analyze,
predict, and otherwise explain the nature of behavior of a
specified set of phenomena
(D) A verified fact that the majority does not believe to be true
Correct Answer C
Which of the following is not a construct from the Health Belief
Model?
(A) Susceptibility
(B) Cues to action
(C) Decisional balance
(D) Barriers Correct Answer C
Which of the following processes from the Transtheoretical Model
refers to substituting healthy behaviors for unhealthy ones?
(A) Stimulus control
(B) Consciousness raising
(C) Reinforcement management
(D) Counter-conditioning Correct Answer D
Which of the following is the best example of a process evaluation
for a program designed to decrease mortality from drinking and
driving among high school youth?
(A) Document change in mortality associated with drinking and
driving
(B) Document change in numbers of youth riding with impaired
drivers
(C) Document about risks of riding with impaired drivers
(D) Document number of students who attend the school's
alcohol-free party Correct Answer D
Which of the following most directly deals with the issue of
internal validity in program evaluation design?
, (A) Having a reliable and valid measurement instrument
(B) Having well-written process objective (s)
(C) Having a comparison group
(D) Ensuring generalizability of program effects Correct Answer C
Which of the following is the best example of intrapersonal factors
that affect an individual's behavior as outlined by the Social
Ecological Model?
(A) National laws and policies
(B) Informal social networks
(C) Personal knowledge or skills
(D) Community partnerships Correct Answer C
Which of the following is not an example of a methodology used
during a social assessment?
(A) Process evaluation
(B) Focus groups research
(C) Delphi method
(D) Survey administration Correct Answer A
Which of the following is not a principle/key concept in community
organization and community building practice?
(A) Critical consciousness and empowerment
(B) Critical allocation of resources and sharing among partners
(C) Principle of relevance or "start where the people are"
(D) Principle of participation Correct Answer B
When a person is healthy, without signs and symptoms of
disease, illness, or injury, the level of prevention most appropriate
would be:
(A) Primary prevention
(B) Secondary prevention
(C) Tertiary prevention
(D) No prevention level is needed Correct Answer A
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