CHES Ethics in Health Education 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A health educator discovers a colleague is falsifying program evaluation data to secure continued funding. What is the most ethical course of action?
- Ignore it to avoid conflict
- Report the misconduct to supervisors or an ethics board (Correct answer)
- Help cover it up to protect the program
- Resign immediately without reporting
Correct answer: Report the misconduct to supervisors or an ethics board
CHES ethical standards require health educators to report professional misconduct that compromises data integrity and public trust.
Question 2: Which ethical principle is most directly violated when a health educator shares a client's health information with the client's employer without consent?
- Justice
- Beneficence
- Confidentiality (Correct answer)
- Nonmaleficence
Correct answer: Confidentiality
Sharing protected health information without consent directly violates the ethical principle of confidentiality.
Question 3: A health educator is asked to teach a program based on methods with no scientific evidence. The most ethical response is to:
- Teach it anyway to meet employer demands
- Refuse and propose evidence-based alternatives (Correct answer)
- Modify the content without telling the employer
- Only teach it if students request it
Correct answer: Refuse and propose evidence-based alternatives
Health educators are ethically obligated to use scientifically sound methods and advocate for evidence-based practice.
Question 4: The principle of 'justice' in health education ethics primarily refers to:
- Legal compliance in health programs
- Fair and equitable distribution of health education resources (Correct answer)
- Punishing unethical practitioners
- Following institutional rules
Correct answer: Fair and equitable distribution of health education resources
Justice requires that health education services and resources be distributed fairly and without discrimination.
Question 5: When a health educator has a financial relationship with a supplement company and recommends their products to clients, this is an example of:
- Professional development
- Conflict of interest (Correct answer)
- Beneficence
- Competence
Correct answer: Conflict of interest
A financial relationship that influences professional recommendations constitutes a conflict of interest.
Question 6: A CHES practitioner is asked to work in an area outside their scope of expertise. The ethical response is to:
- Accept and learn on the job
- Decline and refer to a qualified professional (Correct answer)
- Accept only if compensated adequately
- Consult the internet before proceeding
Correct answer: Decline and refer to a qualified professional
Ethical practice requires recognizing the limits of one's competence and referring clients to appropriately qualified professionals.
Question 7: Which document serves as the primary ethical framework guiding CHES professionals?
- HIPAA Privacy Rule
- Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession (Correct answer)
- APA Ethics Code
- Belmont Report
Correct answer: Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession
The Code of Ethics for the Health Education Profession outlines the ethical responsibilities of CHES practitioners.
CHES Ethics in Health Education 2
A health educator discovers a colleague is falsifying program evaluation data to secure continued funding.
What is the most ethical course of action?