NEDP Study Guide 2026

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📋 NEDP Exam Format at a Glance

75
Questions
90 min
Time Limit
70%
Passing Score

📚 NEDP Topics to Study (43)

✍️ Sample NEDP Questions & Answers

1. Which of the following best describes the water cycle?
The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection

The water (hydrological) cycle describes how water continuously moves through the environment: evaporation → condensation (clouds) → precipitation → collection → evaporation again.

2. Which transition word signals a contrast between two ideas?
However

'However' introduces a contrasting idea. 'Furthermore' and 'similarly' add or compare; 'therefore' shows result.

3. A person experiencing a mental health crisis should call which national hotline for immediate support?
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

Dialing or texting 988 connects callers to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, which provides free, confidential support for people in mental health crises 24 hours a day.

4. In National External Diploma Program, what role does continuing education play in social studies?
To keep professionals current with evolving standards, technologies, and best practices

Continuing education ensures professionals stay current with new developments, evolving standards, and emerging best practices in their field, maintaining competence throughout their careers.

5. What is an 'invasive species'?
A plant or animal introduced to a new ecosystem where it causes ecological harm

Invasive species are non-native organisms introduced to a new environment where, without natural predators, they outcompete native species and disrupt ecosystems.

6. Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are required by law to:
Provide care to all patients regardless of their ability to pay

FQHCs must serve all patients who seek care, regardless of ability to pay, and offer services on a sliding fee scale based on income.

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