Building health communities

Question 1

What are 4 community assessment strategies

Answer 1

1. Problem investigation
2. environmental scan
3. Needs assessment
4. Resource evaluation

Question 2

Steps for a community assessment

Answer 2

1. Build relationships
2. collect and analyze available information (secondary)
3. Collect and analyze new data (Primary)
4. Analyze results (needs, resources, and capacities)
5. Validate findings (report back to the community)

Question 3

What does PISO stand for in CHN process (determining purpose of assessment)

Answer 3

Population
Intervention
Setting
Outcome

Question 4

Primary vs secondary data

Answer 4

Primary: research you conduct with the community
Secondary: research from other sources

Question 5

What does CAT SOLO stand for in terms of developing a Logic model in the planning stage of CHN process

Answer 5

CAT: Cluster ideas, activities (interventions), Target population

SOLO: determine the possible short-term outcomes and long-term outcomes

Question 6

Types of planning tools for CHN process

Answer 6

• GANTT
• SWOT: weakness-strength;opportunities-threats chart
• Logic Model: Shared vision and environmental forces impact Inputs, CAT SOLO

Question 7

7 Interventions Strategies for CHN process

Answer 7

Social marketings
Educational activites
counselling and skill development
Environmental and organizational change
Connecting people for support
Healthy public policy
Community development

Question 8

2 types of evaluations for the CHN process

Answer 8

Process/formative: to improve the operation of an existing program
Outcome: To assess the impact of the program
Pluralistic evaluation means using both

Question 9

Strategies for evaluation

Answer 9

• Surveys
• Community forums
• focus groups
• Key informants
• Review Past surveys
• Review epidemiology data
• environmental scans
• SWOT(strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)