Community Health: Certified Health Education Specialists

2006 CHES Examination

The National Commission for Health Education
Credentialing, Inc. (NCHEC)
1541 Alta Drive, Suite 303
Whitehall, PA 18052

Click here for requirements, deadlines and registration information: http://www.nchec.org/becomeches

2006 CHES Exam Dates: (offered at William Paterson University)
April 22, 2006
October 21, 2006

Requirements:
A bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree from an accredited institution of higher education;
AND one of the following:
An official transcript (including course titles) that clearly shows a major in health education, e.g., Health Education, Community Health Education, Public Health Education, School Health Education, etc.
OR
An official transcript that reflects at least 25 semester hours or 37 quarter hours of course work with specific preparation addressing the Area of Responsibility for Health Educator listed below.

The CHES Exam

The CHES exam is competency-based. It assesses those aspects of the responsibilities and the related competency found in A Competency-Based Framework for Professional Development of Certified Health Education Specialists, NCHEC, New York, 1996. The pencil and paper exam is based upon the Framework document which identifies several different areas of responsibility. Within each area of responsibility the basic competencies and related sub-competencies are delineated. It is upon this foundation the questions for the CHES exam are developed.

The CHES exam consists of 150 multiple choice questions that measure the possession, application, and interpretation essential the practice of health education

The Basis for the CHES Exam

The basis for the CHES exam are the following areas of responsibility.

• Assess individual and community need for health education.
• Plan effective health education programs.
• Implement health education programs.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of health education programs.
• Coordinate the provisions of health education services.
• Act as a resource person in health education, and
• Communicate health and health education needs, concerns and resources.