Certified Prevention Professional (CPP) Practice Exam

Which of the following is NOT one of the seven strategies to affect change?

1. Provide information

2. Enhance skills

3. Set up community gardens

4. Policy change

The correct answer is: Set up community gardens

The correct answer is that setting up community gardens is not considered one of the seven strategies to affect change. The seven strategies typically encompass broader approaches aimed at influencing societal norms and improving public health outcomes. These strategies focus on providing information, enhancing skills, changing policies, and other systematic methods to drive change in communities. While community gardens can certainly be a valuable community initiative and can contribute to enhanced food security, local engagement, and community bonding, they do not fall under the established strategies that framework practitioners use to enact widespread and systematic change. The other options mentioned—providing information, enhancing skills, and policy change—specifically align with techniques that professionals employ to bring about effective and sustainable change in populations. They address educational components, skills development, and structural adjustments that can lead to long-term improvements.