Features detailed, annotated answers to the 18 sample exam questions released by the NBPHE! CPH Exam Quick Reference Review is a comprehensive study guide that will thoroughly prepare you for the new Certification in Public Health exam offered for the first time in August, 2008. In seven chapters, you ll get a thorough review of the core and cross-cutting competencies as recommended by the Council on Education of Public Health (CEPH) and the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) as well as tips, test-taking skills, and 200 practice test multiple choice questions. A concise review of epidemiology, biostatistics, behavioral and social sciences, environmental sciences and health policy and management sciences is offered along with vignettes that illustrate the application of concepts. Each chapter offers additional multiple choice review questions with annotated answers. Numerous figures, tables, and references further enhance learning.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not Recommended,
This review is from: CPH Exam Quick Reference Review (Paperback)
This book does not provide a good context for preparing for the CPH Exam as it provides only questions and answers which may (or may not) be related to the kinds of questions found on the actual exam. More importantly, it leaves much out (e.g., references - preferably annotated, history concerning the processes of public health workforce development in general - and the CPH in particular, information specific to a diverse set of audiences, etc.).
The exam book sold by the National Board of Public Health Examiners (NPHE) - at less than half the price - is also somewhat limited. However, the NBPHE exam guide was useful to me as I prepared for the 2008 Exam. (I don't know how much the NBPHE book helped but I did pass the Exam with high scores in all six areas). Also, neither the author - nor any of the contributors - has passed the CPH; a bit disconcerting for those purporting to help others review for the exam! I would suggest that a book preparing public health professionals for the CPH Exam would include a much broader set of tools and be authored by people who have actually taken (and passed) the exam. The need for such a book is obvious and will (hopefully) be written so that people preparing for the CPH exam will have these tools made available to them. In conclusion, although being the "second to market" (after the NBPHE guide), I believe that this book is a poor investment. Although helping "break the ice" for commercial materials for CPH Exam preparation (and this is a sort of contribution), it is not a book I can recommend.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Hopefully more options will come out,
By Jackie "Jackie" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: CPH Exam Quick Reference Review (Paperback)
I didn't really like this book. There weren't many options for the exam so it was better than nothing but here's at least my experience:
I found the organization of the text confusing (Some things were broken up into subheadings but for me a lot of it was weirdly organized). The text often uses terms before defining them. The formulas & calculations are convoluted and not clear. The test answers don;t refer back to where to look and doesn't explain all answers, which is difficult if you got the question wrong and want to review or understand why you were wrong! Also I thought when it said there was a "test" that would mean there'd be a test. The test is just the questions from each section compiled in one place (with perhaps a few extras, but if you're doing the questions at the end of each section the test is redundant). So I hope future versions will be improved, but like I said it was certainly helpful compared to trying to go through old textbooks, and it did help me to prepare for the test.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Needs major editing,
By Dr. J (Rockville, MD United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: CPH Exam Quick Reference Review (Paperback)
This book is full of all kinds of mistakes. Very frustrating to work with. It seems like they went to press prematurely. Wording of some of the questions is very odd, and some of the answers are just plain wrong. Many grammar mistakes. Some sections have very complete explanations of the answers and some have no explanations, leaving the reader to just scratch his head. Some of the questions are self serving to the author since the author uses his own work as an example and cites himself as the source. It wouldn't be hard to publish a review book better than this one. I hope someone does soon, because this thing needs some competition.
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Public health emerged from the need to provide clean and safe water and protect the population from contaminated food in an attempt to reduce morbidity and mortality from infectious diseases; it remains a collective attempt by the government, public and private sectors, and individual communities to ensure that we as a society or people stay healthy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
geriatric care, effect measure modifier, epidemiologic causal inference, multiple suggested responses, health disparities elimination, joint relative risk, acute health consequences, biologic pollutants, observational management, essential public health services, following statistical methods, attributable benefit, ecologic model, following statements support, increased overall survival, hazard identification step, epidemiologic designs, surveillance bias, ecologic fallacy, androgen deprivation therapy, private health insurance coverage, monitored population, outdoor air pollutants, joint exposure, healthier mothers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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