CHES Needs Assessment and Capacity 5

Question 1

A CHES specialist identifies that a community's health problem stems from inadequate social support networks. This reflects which level of the Social Ecological Model?

Accepted Answer

Interpersonal level

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Individual level

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Community level

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Policy level

Question 2

When conducting a key informant interview for a needs assessment, which question type yields the MOST actionable information about community health needs?

Accepted Answer

Open-ended questions about perceived barriers and priorities

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Yes/no questions about service availability

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Questions that confirm the health educator's existing hypotheses

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Closed-ended questions about demographic characteristics

Question 3

A needs assessment report recommends that a health education program target 'predisposing factors.' Based on the PRECEDE-PROCEED model, which of the following is a predisposing factor?

Accepted Answer

Individuals' beliefs and attitudes toward vaccination

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Availability of health clinics

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Community health policy mandates

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Skills training workshops for health educators

Question 4

Which of the following BEST illustrates an expressed need identified during a community needs assessment?

Accepted Answer

Residents sign a petition requesting a community mental health center

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A health department determines that hypertension rates exceed national benchmarks

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Community members use health services at a rate higher than neighboring counties

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A survey reveals that most residents feel stressed but do not seek help

Question 5

A health educator discovers that 40% of survey respondents skipped questions about substance use, resulting in incomplete data. This is MOST likely an example of:

Accepted Answer

Social desirability bias and item nonresponse

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Sampling bias

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Confirmation bias

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Recency bias

Question 6

In a needs assessment, the health educator calculates the 'years of potential life lost' (YPLL) for several health conditions. This metric is MOST useful for:

Accepted Answer

Identifying conditions that cause premature mortality in the population

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Estimating program implementation costs

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Measuring community satisfaction with health services

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Comparing treatment effectiveness across interventions

Question 7

A health educator reviewing focus group data notices that one participant dominated the conversation and others did not share their views. Which focus group facilitation technique should have been used to prevent this?

Accepted Answer

Using a round-robin or structured turn-taking approach

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Increasing the group size to 20+ participants

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Eliminating the moderator to reduce bias

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Replacing focus groups with individual surveys