CHES Practice Exam Questions Review

Flashcards targeting core vocabulary and concepts from the CHES (Certified Health Education Specialist) Practice Exam Questions (7th edition) transcript.

Health Belief Model

A theory or model where people assess the threat of an emerging disease by assessing their perceived susceptibility against the severity of the disease.

Diffusion of Innovations (First Adopters Strategy)

A strategy best used for the first people to adopt a program by focusing on how new and different the program is from what exists.

Health Disparities

Differences in health outcomes between populations, such as an infant mortality rate for mothers with less than a high school education being almost twice as high as those with $13$ or more years of education.

Infrastructure (Technology)

The type of technology need that includes data storage.

Communication Channels

Mediums such as newsletters, community meetings, public service announcements, and social networking sites used to reach a population.

Health Policy

A strategy in a community-based program such as implementing smoking bans in a restaurant.

Results Section

The part of an original research paper that presents evidence tested against the stated hypotheses or research questions and presents the statistical findings.

Informed Consent

A statement that explains the benefits, risks, and that participation is voluntary and may be terminated at any time.

Generalization of Findings

A limitation or concern when gathering data from a specific focus group (e.g., low income citizens from one side of town) to answer question for a city wide intervention.

Advocacy Tactics

The question of 'what tactics should be used to influence people' which should be considered last when developing advocacy plans.

ERIC

The Education Resources Information Center; a bibliographic database most appropriate for finding school health resources for physical activity.

Supporting Participants

Coalition members who contribute money to the coalition but are not active in the day-to-day implementation.

Advisory Board

A group consulted to elicit specialized guidance and expert opinion on a specific health topic to aid in decision-making.

Behavioral Factors

Health-related factors such as consumption, medication compliance, and self-care.

Fidelity of Implementation

Ensuring that program components are being implemented in the correct order as planned.

Ordinance

A type of health strategy used to institute a smoke-free environment throughout an entire community’s local businesses, agencies, and restaurants.

Inputs (Logic Model)

The component of a logic model where activities to be included in a program are identified (according to the transcript).

Institutional Level (Social Ecological Model)

The factor or level of the social ecological model that includes specific settings like a school or worksite.

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

A law amended in $1998$ requiring Federal agencies to make their electronic and information technology (EIT) accessible to people with disabilities.

Grassroots Advocacy

An advocacy strategy exemplified by starting a community petition drive.

Prevalence Rate

The most useful data for a health education specialist tasked with gathering local data on chronic disease conditions for facility expansion.

Elaboration Likelihood Model (Peripheral Stimuli)

A strategy using pictures or video to increase attention for a person who does not feel susceptible to a health threat like the flu.

Gantt Chart

A planning tool that outlines when specific tasks are to be accomplished before, during, and after a program and tracks actual accomplishments.

Phasing In

A strategy of starting an intervention at one level and adding in other levels over time rather than waiting for all aspects to be ready.

RE-AIM

A model used to deal with the greatest drawbacks of a multilevel strategy intervention; stands for Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance.

Photovoice

A data method, often involving storytelling from a student's point of view, that causes a more emotional reaction to evidence for an intervention.

Grassroots Lobbying

An appeal asking members of the public (e.g., PTA/PTO) to contact their district school board members to vote for a specific policy.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The reliable source for data related to disabilities resulting from automobile crashes.

Epidemiological Assessment (PRECEDE-PROCEED)

The phase of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model where a prioritization matrix is used or where data on high fatty acid intake would fall.

Feasibility (CDC Framework)

The standard for effective evaluation that requires being realistic, prudent, diplomatic, and frugal.

Behavioral Objective

A type of objective focusing on changing behavior, such as 'among program participants, smoking rates will decrease by $35\%$ in $12$ months.'

Implementation Guide

A tool created by a health education specialist to help improve intervention fidelity.

Process Objective

An objective such as 'By $2018$, volunteers will distribute informational flyers to at least $50\%$ of program participants.'

Price (Social Marketing Model)

The 'P' that takes into account the physiological impact (effort or cost) of exercise for a sedentary person.

Ratio Data

A level of measurement achieved by asking a question such as: 'How many cigarettes do you smoke per day?'

Revolutionary Change

An approach to organizational change occurring when an organization undergoes restructuring because of budgetary cuts.

Psychinfo

The best database to find research articles specifically related to mental health.

Drafting a Fact Sheet

One of the first things a health education specialist should develop when starting the advocacy process.

Synthesizing

The cognitive process of qualitative research focusing on aggregating data during assessment.

Secondary Prevention

A level of prevention involving early detection, such as mass hypertension screenings at a shopping mall.

Capacity Assessment

An assessment that focuses on identifying community resources.

Procedural Manual

A collection of 'how-to' materials for implementing a program developed before the implementation begins.

CAEP

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation; the organization that accredits undergraduate teacher preparation programs.

Outcome Objective

A type of objective used to measure any morbidity, mortality, and health status change that occurred as a result of an intervention.

Proxy Measures

Alternative measures used when you cannot measure exactly what you want/need, resulting in measuring what you can.

Environmental Change

A type of intervention strategy such as placing speed bumps on school parking lots bordering playgrounds.

Cultural Audit

A process in organizations similar to a needs assessment that assesses assumptions and values to health education/promotion.

Attack Rate

A calculation used to determine the rate of illness in a specific group (e.g., tourists on an ocean liner) following an acute outbreak.

Enabling Factor

A factor in the educational and ecological assessment of PRECEDE-PROCEED that assesses if community members have adequate access to services.

Bloom's Taxonomy (Application Level)

The level of learning where a priority population demonstrates a task, such as preparing a healthy meal.

Critical Path Method

A proven method to create a timeline and plan for a health intervention.

Social Marketing Model (Audience Segmentation)

The process of outlining specific portions of the priority population to focus on.