CHES Ultimate 5

Question 1

A CHES professional is required to complete continuing education to maintain certification. How many continuing education contact hours must a CHES earn every five years to maintain their credential?

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75 CECH

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50 CECH

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100 CECH

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150 CECH

Question 2

During formative evaluation of a health campaign, a health educator tests the clarity and appeal of draft materials with a small sample of the target audience. This activity is an example of:

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Pretesting

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Summative evaluation

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Impact evaluation

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Process evaluation

Question 3

A health educator working in a school setting notices that several students have limited English proficiency. According to the Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession, the educator's FIRST responsibility is to:

Accepted Answer

Ensure that health education programs are accessible and responsive to all students regardless of language

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Refer all non-English-speaking students to ESL services immediately

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Use only English-language materials approved by the district

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Document language barriers in students' permanent records

Question 4

Which epidemiological measure describes the probability that a person without a disease will develop that disease over a specific time period?

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Incidence rate

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Prevalence rate

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Case fatality rate

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Attack rate

Question 5

A health educator is building a coalition to address food insecurity in an urban neighborhood. Which stage of coalition development involves establishing trust, developing shared goals, and clarifying roles among members?

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Formation

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Implementation

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Maintenance

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Institutionalization

Question 6

Social cognitive theory emphasizes that behavior change is influenced by the interaction of personal, behavioral, and environmental factors. This three-way interaction is called:

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Reciprocal determinism

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Operant conditioning

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Stimulus discrimination

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Classical conditioning

Question 7

When a health educator submits a manuscript for peer-reviewed publication and lists a colleague as a co-author solely because of that colleague's administrative position—not their intellectual contribution—this violates which ethical principle?

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Veracity/honesty

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Beneficence

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Justice

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Nonmaleficence