Chapter 11 Community Assessment

Question 1

community defitnion

Answer 1

specific area, possessing geographic boundaries and sharing the same governing structure

Question 2

group/aggregate defintion

Answer 2

consists of those who life within the boundary of geopolitical community

can include people who work but don’t live there

Question 3

phenomenologic community defintion

Answer 3

refers to members of a community with common interests who have interpersonal and intrapersonal connections

includes communities of solution

Question 4

geopolitical community

Answer 4

sharing geographic boundaries and governing structures

Question 5

communities of solution

Answer 5

formed by aggregate specifically to address health concerns within a particulate area

Question 6

community assessment defintion

Answer 6

includes examination of biologic, psychological, and sociocultural influences of the enviornment that surrounds a specific group of people

Question 7

main reasons to do a community assessment (2)

Answer 7

gain information and clarify the need for change

empower those responsible for implementing change

Question 8

windshield survey

Answer 8

observation of a community while driving a care/riding public transit to collect data for a community assessment

Question 9

what is a windshield survey also called

Answer 9

shoe leather epidemiology

Question 10

what might we assess when doing windshield survey

Answer 10

geographical features
location of agencies
services
business
industries

Question 11

epidemologic models
defintion

Answer 11

identify areas that affect the health of communities

Question 12

analyzing data helps predict

Answer 12

health status or potential for illness

Question 13

functional health status approach defintion

Answer 13

evaluates health patterns in the community

Question 14

developmental models/approach
defintion

Answer 14

retrospective historical approach to understand cultural changes over time to provide information for future initiatives

Question 15

assess based approach

Answer 15

identifies community resources and strengths along with community needs

Question 16

collaborative model

Answer 16

assessment by interdisciplinary team and members of the community

Question 17

identify areas that affect the health of the communites

Answer 17

epidmiologic model

Question 18

evaluates health patterns in community

Answer 18

functional health status approach

Question 19

retrospective historical approach to understand cultural changes over time to provide information for future initiatives

Answer 19

developmental model and approach

Question 20

identifies community resources and strengths along with community needs

Answer 20

asset based approach

Question 21

assessment by an interdisciplinary team and members of the community

Answer 21

collaborative model

Question 22

observation of a community while driving

Answer 22

windshield survey