CHES Community Health Education Models and Theories 3

Question 1

Which term describes the process by which a community health educator helps a group identify problems and develop solutions from within the community itself?

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Grassroots organizing

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Top-down program delivery

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Expert-driven needs assessment

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Standardized curriculum delivery

Question 2

In community health education, 'cultural humility' differs from 'cultural competence' in that it emphasizes:

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Ongoing self-reflection and openness to learning rather than achieving a fixed level of cultural knowledge

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Mastering a set of specific cultural facts about a target population

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Applying standardized culturally adapted materials to all interventions

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Achieving certification in cross-cultural communication

Question 3

The 'diffusion of innovations' framework suggests that the MOST effective way to accelerate adoption of a health innovation is to:

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Work with opinion leaders and early adopters to champion the innovation

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Mandate adoption through policy enforcement

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Focus all outreach efforts on late majority and laggard groups

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Rely solely on mass media campaigns

Question 4

A community health needs assessment (CHNA) is BEST described as:

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A systematic process to identify health priorities and resources in a defined community

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A clinical audit of individual patient records

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A review of national health statistics for a state

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An evaluation of a single health education program's outcomes

Question 5

Which of the following BEST demonstrates the principle of 'social justice' in community health education practice?

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Targeting resources and interventions to populations facing the greatest health disparities

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Distributing equal resources to all community members regardless of need

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Focusing health education exclusively on lifestyle behavior change

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Prioritizing populations with the best health outcomes for program investment

Question 6

A CHES is planning to use 'lay health workers' (promotores) in a community health program. This strategy is most effective because:

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They share cultural background and trust with the community, increasing reach and credibility

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They reduce the need for professional health educators in the program

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They require no training or supervision to be effective

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They are primarily useful for collecting research data