CHES - Certified Health Education Specialist Health Education Program Planning Questions and Answers

Question 1

A health education specialist is designing a program to increase physical activity among sedentary office workers.
The following objective is drafted: 'By the end of the 6-month program, 50% of participants will report engaging in at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week.' Which component of the SMART objective criteria is best represented by '50% of participants'?

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Measurable

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Specific

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Achievable

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Time-phased

Question 2

During the initial phase of program planning, a health education specialist convenes a group of community members, local business owners, and healthcare providers to gather input and build consensus. According to the CHES Areas of Responsibility, this action primarily falls under which competency?

Accepted Answer

Convening priority populations, partners, and stakeholders.

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Developing plans and materials for implementation.

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Defining desired outcomes.

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Determining health education and promotion interventions.

Question 3

A health education specialist uses a planning model that begins with identifying the desired long-term outcomes (e.g., quality of life) and then works backward to identify the behavioral, environmental, and educational factors that influence those outcomes. Which of the following models best fits this description?

Accepted Answer

PRECEDE-PROCEED

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MATCH (Multilevel Approach to Community Health)

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Intervention Mapping

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SMART (Social Marketing Assessment and Response Tool)

Question 4

Which of the following is considered an 'Input' in a logic model for a health education program?

Accepted Answer

Funding from a community grant and staff time.

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The number of workshops conducted.

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An increase in participants' knowledge about nutrition.

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A reduction in childhood obesity rates.

Question 5

A health education specialist is planning a smoking cessation program for a specific community. To ensure the intervention is based on a solid understanding of the problem and its determinants, they follow a systematic, six-step process that includes creating a logic model of the problem, designing the intervention, and developing an implementation and evaluation plan. Which planning framework is being used?

Accepted Answer

Intervention Mapping

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MAPP (Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships)

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Health Belief Model

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Transtheoretical Model

Question 6

When developing program objectives, a health education specialist writes the following: 'Participants in the diabetes self-management program will be able to list three healthy carbohydrate choices by the end of the first session.' What type of objective is this?

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Learner Objective

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Process Objective

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Outcome Objective

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Behavioral Objective