CHES Exam with complete solutions
Area of Responsibility 1 - Answers -Assess Needs, Resources, and Capacity for Health
Education/Promotion
Area of Responsibility 2 - Answers -Plan Health Education/Promotion
Area of Responsibility 3 - Answers -Implement Health Education/Promotion
Area of Responsibility 4 - Answers -Conduct evaluation and research related to health
education/promotion
Area of Responsibility 5 - Answers -Administer and Manage Health
Education/Promotion
Area of Responsibility 6 - Answers -Serve as a Health Education/Promotion Resource
Person
Area of Responsibility 7 - Answers -Communicate, Promote, and Advocate for Health,
Health Education/Promotion, and the Profession
What does HES do in community setting? - Answers --collects data from health
planning agencies, public health departments, census reports, data sets, interviews
-convene reps
-seek input and promote involvement from those who will affect, be affected by the
program
-lead efforts to formulate goals and objectives and to develop EBIs
-identify and obtain resources to implement program
-interpret research findings for use in their work
-conduct and interpret results of evaluations
-data collection for research and evaluation and interpretation
-managing and administering health programs
-gaining acceptance of programs
-managing financial, technological, and human resources
-monitor program budget, hire/evaluate personnel, work with internal/external partners
-provide current health info
-serve on community coalitions
-train others
-advisors or consultants for new community orgs
-develop communication messages
-act as advocates
-create policy
-promote profession through service/mentorship
,What does HES do in K-12 setting? - Answers --uses local/state/natl data to develop
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model program
-Info about health knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices gathered from students
-info gathered from parents, admins, and school health personnel
-assists in identifying gaps in creating healthy school community
-organize advisory committee consisting of teachers, administrators, members of the
community, reps form voluntary agencies, parents, youth group leaders, clergy, and
students to select and develop health education curricula and materials
-infer objectives appropriate to students' learning and decide teaching techniques
-assess and monitor student learning to facilitate revisions in curricula and instructional
methods
-work with staff to encourage school policies that support healthy behaviors
-assist in documentation of student health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors
-secure financial resources
-curriculum coordinators
-manage curricular and budgetary issues
-work with school health advisory councils to obtain acceptance
-curriculum committee formed to identify and select education materials
-examine state laws and codes, establishing criteria for eval of instructional materials,
and recommending placement of the topic in curriculum
-presenting curriculum info/student health info needs to groups of parents
-advocate by creating school health councils or teaching advocacy skills
What does HES do in healthcare setting? - Answers --interviews patient and reviews
medical records of patients
-work with nurses, docs, nutritionists, physical therapists, patients to plan patient and
community education programs
-develops education programs for patients and their families to assist with decision-
making, promote compliance with medical directions, and enhance understanding of
medical procedures/conditions
-establishing goals and objectives, identifying staff member roles in providing education,
selecting teaching methods and strategies, evaluating results, documenting education
effort, designing promotion activities, and training staff to conduct program
-liaison between patients and providers to enhance patient education
-outreach coordinators
-understand and interpret research findings for patients and their families
-participate as member of a research team that investigates behavioral components of
adherence to clinical regimens
-manage professional development programs in medical complexes, nursing homes, or
transitional facilities
-planning programs that contribute to institutional maintenance of accreditation and
compliance
-serve as consultants to community group by developing chronic disease prevention
and control education programs
-provide links to health care services and community
-creating and updating all patient education materials
,-voice for patient education and advocate for inclusion in healthcare setting
-promote profession through service and participation in professional organizations
What does HES do in business/industry setting? - Answers --analyzes data that can be
used to identify health needs of workers
-priority needs for health promotion programs
-analyze data from numerous sources, including insurance and safety records, workers'
compensation claims, and self-reported employee questionnaires
-outlining the benefits and costs of a health education program
-convene an employee committee with reps from org
-offer educational programs that respond to employees' health and lifestyle needs
-qualitative and quantitative research skills to demonstrate the efficacy of health
promotion programs and the contributions of such programs to productivity and
organizational goals
-safety compliance and injury reduction
-coordinator for employee assistance program or director of a health promotion effort
-disseminating info to employers/employees about programs
-identify and organize resources needed for implementation and continuation
-identify/develop relevant health promotion materials
-communicate employee needs to management
-offer program/screening or changing org policy
What does HES do in college/uni setting? - Answers --assesses student performance to
meet certification reqs
-analyze research results, current professional competencies, accreditation standards,
and certification reqs
-design professional preparation programs that develop essential health education
planning competencies in candidates
-implement academic programs and prepare future HES using teaching methods
-evaluate student work and teach students to apply research and evaluation
competencies in future work
-contracted to serve as evaluators for community projects
-coordinating professional preparation programs and chairing academic departments
-develop and manage program budgets, supervise part-time faculty, responsible for
annual evaluations
-coordinate and supervise student internships
-analyze curriculum, facilitate committees
-consultants to community agencies and school districts
-teach students how and where to obtain valid and reliable health info so they can serve
as resource persons
-ensuring health education's place in uni curricula
-reports to curricula committees, presentations to admins, electronic communications, or
group discussions with members and students
-advocacy plans
-teach students how to communicate, promote, advocate for health
, What does HES do in college/uni health services setting? - Answers --assesses the
health needs of students, staff members, and faculty through focus groups, surveys,
and interviews
-work closely with clinical practitioners in health, counseling, and fitness/wellness
centers
-develop partnerships with clinical practitioners, academicians, students, and others
-work with others on campus to implement
-monitor program implementation, participant interest, and attendance, and request
feedback
-determine efficacy and cost-effectiveness of programs for students, staff members, and
faculty
-coordinate special events, develop health initiatives, arrange for health screenings,
develop health education programs
-hire, administer, train, manage, and evaluate personnel
-secure funds and manage financial, technological, and other resources
-advocate for support and acceptance of health programs, conduct quality assurance,
process improvement studies, facilitate organizational change, and manage stakeholder
relationships
-assess needs for health info, evaluating resources, and adapting materials for the
campus community
-develop, evaluate, and deliver messages to campus community
-explain role on campus, benefits to participating in professional orgs, how to become
credentialed
-work with student orgs
-advocate for local laws/ordinances
capacity assessment - Answers -A measure of actual and potential individual, group,
and community resources that can be inherent to and/or brought to bear for health
maintenance and enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is included
in the capacity assessment.
service needs - Answers -things health professionals believe a given population must
have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demands - Answers -Those things people say they must have or be able to do
in order to resolve their health problem.
how to define priority population to be assessed - Answers --demographic qualities
-geography, sector, environmental conditions, culture/social aspects, size of pop,
shared characteristics within community
-manpower, healthcare systems, social service agencies
6 step process for conducting needs assessment - Answers -1. determine the scope of
work and the purpose for the needs assessment
2. gather the data
3. analyze the data