CWP CWP Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: According to the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which rating indicates a service has high certainty of substantial net benefit?
- Grade A (Correct answer)
- Grade B
- Grade C
- Grade D
Correct answer: Grade A
A USPSTF Grade A recommendation indicates high certainty that the net benefit of the preventive service is substantial and it should be offered.
Question 2: Which level of prevention focuses on reducing the impact of an existing disease and preventing complications?
- Tertiary prevention (Correct answer)
- Primary prevention
- Primordial prevention
- Secondary prevention
Correct answer: Tertiary prevention
Tertiary prevention aims to minimize disability and manage complications in people already diagnosed with a disease.
Question 3: The Healthy People 2030 framework is MOST useful to a CWP because it:
- Provides science-based national health objectives and targets for the US population (Correct answer)
- Lists covered preventive services under Medicare
- Defines clinical treatment protocols for chronic disease
- Sets OSHA workplace safety standards
Correct answer: Provides science-based national health objectives and targets for the US population
Healthy People 2030 establishes measurable national health objectives that guide public health and wellness program priorities across the US.
Question 4: A CWP is leading a smoking cessation program. Which combination is supported by the strongest evidence?
- Pharmacotherapy combined with behavioral counseling (Correct answer)
- Willpower training alone
- Hypnotherapy only
- Nicotine gum alone without counseling
Correct answer: Pharmacotherapy combined with behavioral counseling
Clinical practice guidelines consistently show that combining FDA-approved pharmacotherapy with behavioral counseling produces the highest quit rates.
Question 5: Which concept explains why a small shift in the average risk of a large population produces more cases prevented than intensive intervention in a small high-risk group?
- The Prevention Paradox (Geoffrey Rose) (Correct answer)
- Pareto Principle
- The Law of Diminishing Returns
- Bradford Hill Criteria
Correct answer: The Prevention Paradox (Geoffrey Rose)
Geoffrey Rose's Prevention Paradox shows that small risk reductions across the whole population can prevent more disease than large reductions in a small high-risk group.
Question 6: Under the ACA, non-grandfathered health plans must cover which category of services with NO cost-sharing?
- USPSTF Grade A and B preventive services (Correct answer)
- All specialist visits
- Elective cosmetic procedures
- Experimental treatments
Correct answer: USPSTF Grade A and B preventive services
The ACA mandates that non-grandfathered plans cover USPSTF Grade A and B recommendations, ACIP vaccines, and HRSA women's/children's guidelines at zero cost-sharing.
CWP CWP Health Promotion and Disease Prevention 1
According to the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which rating indicates a service has high certainty of substantial net benefit?