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Standards and construction of the ches and mches examinations


Monday, November 4, 2013 : 12:55 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Beth Chaney, PhD, MCHES, Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Linda Lysoby, MS, MCHES, CAE, National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc (NCHEC), Whitehall, PA
     
Since October 2011, the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing (NCHEC) has offered the Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) examination twice a year simultaneously with the standard Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) examination. Both exams are based upon the results of the Health Educator Job Analysis (HEJA) Project which identified multiple levels of practice, entry and advanced-level, for health education specialists. The MCHES exam assesses all Sub-competencies, including the 61 advanced-level Sub-competencies while the CHES exam tests the 162 entry-level Sub-competencies. This presentation will inform participants of the first three cohorts (October 2011, April 2012, and October 2012) of the MCHES exam compared to the CHES exam. Items to be discussed will include exam development, pass rate, and results. Presenters will identify and compare differences in results by Areas of Responsibility of the CHES and MCHES exams. At the end of this session, participants will be able to explain the framework of the CHES and MCHES exams, as well as exam results. Lastly, information will be shared on the progress and updates of the next Health Education Specialist Job Analysis project.

Learning Areas:

Administer health education strategies, interventions and programs
Ethics, professional and legal requirements
Public health or related organizational policy, standards, or other guidelines

Learning Objectives:
explain the framework and exam development of the CHES and MCHES examinations, and describe the differences in results by Areas of Responsibility of the CHES and MCHES exams summarize the process and progress of the next Health Education Specialist Job Analysis

Keyword(s): Certification, Quality Assurance

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am qualified to be an abstract Author on the content I am responsible for because I am Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors for NCHEC, and am knowledgeable of the topic being covered.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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