d. experimental - correct answer 1. The health education specialist is organizing a summative evaluation. Which evaluation design offers the most control
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a. time series
b. quasi-experimental
c. non-experimental
d. experimental
b. health disparities - correct answer 2. For people which less than 12 years of education, the infant mortality rate and overall death rate is almost twice as high as people with 13 or more years of education. These are examples of:
a. health inequities
b. health disparities
c. social determinants of health
d. health equity
a. the necessity for the change in policy - correct answer 3. A health education specialist is meeting with a college campus community to try to make the campus smoke free. In order to gain support from key stakeholders in the first meeting, which of the following should be the focus of the health education specialist's message?
a. The necessity for the change in policy
b. The specific enforcement plan
c. The health communication strategy to be used
d. The incentive program could be used.
c. secular - correct answer 4. An outbreak of dysentery occurred in a community over the course of a week. The number of cases and time of onset of symptoms was determined. All who displayed symptoms ate sprouts at the same restaurant. For this outbreak, which type of epidemic curve can be prepare for the descriptive study?
a. single
b. seasonal
c. secular
d. propagated
d. cooperative agreements - correct answer 5. The intervention program is doing so well it needs to be expanded; however, the sponsoring agency has limited funding for expansion. The health education specialist found another agency willing to provide a larger venue in exchange for access to the sponsor's educational library. This method of financing the program is called:
a. organizational sponsorship
b. cost-sharing
c. third-party support
d. cooperative agreements
c. Process - correct answer 6. Measuring program reach and response is an element of which type of evaluation?
a. outcome
b. impact
c. process
d. summative
a. shift in critical mass - correct answer 7. The health education specialist's advocacy efforts are starting to be succesful. The city council has voted 4-1 to hold a town hall meeting to discuss a clean indoor air ordinance. Which type of advocacy benchmark is this?
a. shift in critical mass
b. community or individual behavior
c. changing definitions/reframing
d. institutional policy
d. assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies and social norms in a community - correct answer 8. A health education specialist wishes to use the ecological model in a needs assessment. Which of the following is an example of a way to assess levels of this model?
a. assessing use of interpersonal behavior change construct in the community
b. assessing health and quality of life of community members and evaluating current programs
c. assessing community norms and behaviors related to health issues.
d. assessing attitudes, behaviors, policies, and social norms in a community.
b. logic model - correct answer 9. The agency administrator wants the big picture or summary of an intervention's resources, activities, and results. The health education specialist creates which of the following to put in his/her report to the administrator?
a. marketing mix
b. logic model
c. instructional design framework
d. unit of study
c. adults should be actively involved in planning and evaluation - correct answer 10. When planning an adult audience training, the health education specialist should include adult learning theory principles. Which of following is an example of an adult learning principle to use when planning the training? [Show Less]