CHES Health Equity and Disparities 3

Question 1

When designing a health intervention for a low-literacy population, a health educator should FIRST:

Accepted Answer

Assess the community's preferred communication formats

Answer

Community assessment of preferred formats ensures materials are culturally appropriate and meet actual communication needs before design begins.

Question 2

Which statistic is used to summarize overall health disparity across multiple population groups simultaneously?

Accepted Answer

Summary disparity index

Answer

The summary disparity index aggregates inequalities across multiple groups into a single measure for tracking overall disparities over time.

Question 3

A rural community lacks a grocery store within 10 miles. This is best described as:

Accepted Answer

Food desert

Answer

A food desert is defined as a low-income area with limited access to affordable, nutritious food due to lack of nearby stores.

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of a downstream intervention to address health disparities?

Accepted Answer

Providing free blood pressure medications to uninsured patients

Answer

Downstream interventions target immediate health problems at the individual level rather than addressing upstream social or structural causes.

Question 5

The Indian Health Service was established primarily to fulfill which obligation?

Accepted Answer

Federal treaty responsibilities to American Indian/Alaska Native tribes

Answer

IHS was created to fulfill the federal government's obligation to provide health services to American Indian and Alaska Native people based on treaty rights.

CHES - Certified Health Education Specialist Practice Test

CHES - Certified Health Education Specialist Practice Test

CHES Health Equity and Disparities 3