Question

Throughout this course, you have been introduced to the work of health education specialists. This chapter focused on the different professional organizations of our profession. We also learned about NCHEC. Being a member of a professional organization is different than becoming certified as a health education specialist. Compare and contrast what you see to be the benefits of membership in a professional organization and becoming a CHES or MCHES. Aside from financial costs, do you see any drawbacks to membership and certification?

Answer 1

Ans) A CHES® is an individual that has:
met required academic preparation qualifications.
successfully passed a competency-based examination administered by the National Commission for Health Education Credentialing, Inc.satisfies the continuing education requirement to maintain the national credential.
- There are several tangible benefits to becoming a CHES: Establishes a national standard for practice, as opposed to state or local certifications and registries. Attests to an individual's knowledge and skills in areas deemed necessary to the field of practice as delineated by the profession.

- This test does not have a set minimum passing score for all of its tests. Instead, the passing score is determined by how hard the test is. For example, a harder test will have a lower minimum passing score while an easier test would have a higher minimum passing score.