Chapter 3 Flashcards
- Review the purpose, goals, and objectives of the needs assessment.
- Develop a set of questions related to the nutritional problems and factors influencing these problems.
- Choose a method for obtaining answers to these questions.
Ways Nutritional Status can be improved
What are types of Data to collect from a target population?
- Individual lifestyle factors
- Utilization of the food supply & other factors
- Food supply and food availability
- Income and food prices
- Sociocultural factors (pg.90)
- Food preferences, knowledge, attitudes
- Health beliefs and practices
- Living and working conditions
What are methods of obtaining data about the target population?
- Survey
- Health Risk Appraisal-used to alert individuals to risky behavior
- Screening
- Focus Groups
- Interviews with key informants
- Direct Assessment of nutritional status
The proportion of people with the condition who have a positive test for it is ________
sensitivity
The proportion of people without the condition who have a negative test for it is ________
specificity
Validity aka
accuracy
The repeatability or reproducibility or precision of an assessment instrument is
reliability
Quantitative measures that help with screening, diagnosing and evaluating individuals is _______
Nutritional Status Indicators
A cultural assessment is done ______ to data collection to identify appropriate and inappropriate behavior.
prior
what kind of cultural issues involve Belief system and food rituals?
Religion
what kind of cultural issues involve Typical greeting, social customs, and communications?
Etiquette and Social customs
what kind of cultural issues involve eye contact, tone of voice, facial expression, gestures, personal space, touch etc?
Nonverbal Communication
- Community needs assessment
- A mandate handed down from a national office or federal agency
- Research findings
- Community leader or coalition makes a request
- Availability of new funding
- Government policy
are factors that
trigger program planning
what are steps in program planning?
- review the results of the comment needs assessment
- Define program goals and objectives
- Develop a program plan
- Develop a management system
- Identify funding sources
- Implement the program
- Evaluate program elements and effectiveness
What are the three keys in developing the program plan?
- Design the intervention
- Design the nutrition education component
- Develop the marketing plan
What are the smart objectives
S:pecific M:easurable A:chievable R:elevant T:ime
What are broad statements of desired changes or outcomes?
goals
What are specific, measurable actions to be completed within a specified time frame?
objectives
Build awareness (individual, community, system) lies in what level of intervention?
Level 1
Change in lifestyles lies in what level of intervention?
Level 2
Creates a supportive environment lies in what level of intervention?
Level 3
Evaluation is important to _________ your program.
improve
Evaluation is important to ________ your program or show accountability
justify
Evaluation is important to _______ your program in general
document
Tests and assess certain elements of a program prior to implementation is what kind of evaluation?
Formative
Measures how the program is implemented is what kind of evaluation?
Process
Determines if the desired result is obtained is what kind of evaluation?
Impact
Measures effectiveness is what kind of evaluation?
Outcome
Determines adequacy of the personnel, the facility, etc. is what kind of evaluation?
Structure
Determines benefits relative to cost is what kind of evaluation?
Fiscal