CHES Community Health Education Models and Theories 2

Question 1

The process of 'coalition building' in community health education is PRIMARILY aimed at:

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Increasing collective capacity to address complex health issues

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Reducing the number of organizations working on a health issue

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Centralizing decision-making among health professionals

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Limiting community involvement to ensure program fidelity

Question 2

Which of the following is an example of a 'structural' intervention in community health education?

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Installing sidewalks to promote physical activity

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Teaching individuals about the benefits of walking

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Providing motivational counseling to sedentary adults

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Distributing pedometers to community members

Question 3

Community readiness is BEST assessed by examining:

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Existing resources, leadership, and community awareness of the issue

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Only the prevalence data for the targeted health problem

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The number of external funders willing to support the program

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Federal guidelines for the health topic

Question 4

A CHES facilitates a 'focus group' during a community health assessment. This method is best suited for:

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Exploring community members' perceptions, attitudes, and experiences in depth

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Collecting quantitative prevalence data on health behaviors

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Assessing individual clinical health outcomes

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Establishing statistical relationships between variables

Question 5

A health educator who helps community members identify political and economic factors affecting their health is practicing:

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Community empowerment

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Individual behavior change counseling

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Clinical prevention

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Program fidelity monitoring

Question 6

According to the Social Ecological Model, addressing multiple levels simultaneously is important because:

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Health behaviors are influenced by individual, social, community, and policy factors together

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Interventions at one level are always sufficient to change behavior

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Policy changes alone are the most effective strategy for all health issues

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Individual counseling is the most cost-effective level of intervention