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Community Health Worker Practice Test

Check what you know about the community health worker job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on community health worker knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Teach-back:
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Answer: Confirms understanding. Patients explain back.

Question 2 of 15Social determinants of health include:
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Answer: Housing and food. Conditions that shape health.

Question 3 of 15Cultural humility:
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Answer: Respects others’ cultures. Ongoing learning.

Question 4 of 15A promotora is:
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Answer: A Spanish-speaking CHW. A community health promoter.

Question 5 of 15Before screening for needs:
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Answer: Have resources ready. Be ready to help.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Ability to understand health information.”
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Answer: Health literacy. Health literacy: Ability to understand health information.

Question 7 of 15What does “Outreach” mean?
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Answer: Reaching people where they are.. Outreach: Reaching people where they are.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Public health insurance.”
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Answer: Medicaid. Medicaid: Public health insurance.

Question 9 of 15What does “Care coordination” mean?
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Answer: Organizing care across providers.. Care coordination: Organizing care across providers.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A missed appointment.”
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Answer: No-show. No-show: A missed appointment.

Question 11 of 15What does “Cultural humility” mean?
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Answer: Ongoing respect for others’ cultures.. Cultural humility: Ongoing respect for others’ cultures.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A long-term illness like diabetes.”
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Answer: Chronic disease. Chronic disease: A long-term illness like diabetes.

Question 13 of 15What does “Social determinants of health” mean?
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Answer: Conditions like housing and food that affect health.. Social determinants of health: Conditions like housing and food that affect health.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Helping patients move through care.”
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Answer: Patient navigation. Patient navigation: Helping patients move through care.

Question 15 of 15What does “Promotora” mean?
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Answer: A Spanish-speaking community health worker.. Promotora: A Spanish-speaking community health worker.

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