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CPH Exam Quick Reference Review
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May 20, 2008 |
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 Five Stars, February 05, 2015
By Alayna
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I passed. :-)
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 Useless, October 13, 2013
By Richard
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I was shocked at how a book this bad got published...and costs so much. All sorts of mistakes, ranging from the largely inconsequential (e.g., spelling and grammatical errors that would have been caught had anybody ACTUALLY read the book before sending it to press) to the unforgivable (e.g., wrong answers provided to practice questions). The practice exam adds little beyond the practice questions at the end of each chapter since the latter make up the bulk of the former. Not that the questions are an accurate reflection of what's on the exam anyway. Finally, the written content is not well organized at all. Overall, this book suggests an appalling level of laziness on the part of all involved in its publication, from the author himself to the editor. They should all be ashamed of themselves for charging any money for this book.
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 Supplemental study aid, January 09, 2011
By N.Henry
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I haven't read many positive reviews on this book but I got it at a great price. I would use this to supplement other study aides.
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 Needs major editing, August 25, 2009
By Dr. J
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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.
7 of 7 people found the above review helpful.
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excellent book, June 04, 2009
By benny
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This is a wonderful refresher to use when preparing for the CPH exam. I recommend it wholeheartedly!
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Not Recommended, March 29, 2009
By The Bege
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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.
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