Chapter 7 - Quantifying the Issue Flashcards
- Magnitude of the problem
- Attitudes and behaviors
- Causes/Precursors (antecedents) of the problem
- Characteristics of the population
Collecting Descriptive Data (Four categories of information need to be collected before health planning)
- Epidemiologic perspective
- Public health perspective
- Social perspective
- Asset perspective
Describing the problem from different perspectives
Describe needs in relation to specific health problems using estimates of the incidence, prevalence, etc.
Epidemiological perspective
- Problem
- Agent
- Host
- Environment
Causes/Precursors (antecedents) of the problem
Quantifying health problems for the purpose of prioritizing the identified health issues
Public health perspective
Quantifying characteristics that contribute to the sociocultural, economic, and political factors that affect health of individuals
Social perspective
Focuses on strengths, assets, abilities, and resources that exist and are available
Asset perspective
- incidence
- prevalence
Magnitude of the problem
- culturally held beliefs
- lifestyle behaviors
- attitudes toward health promotion
Attitudes and behaviors
Demographics
Characteristics of the population
- interviews with key informant
- Service providers
- Surveys
- community forums
- focus groups
Primary Data
- often the best way to find out about the community is simply to observe
- physical features, conditions in various areas, the interactions of people, amount of traffic, commercial activity, etc (windshield survey)
Observational data
Include medical records, newspaper articles, and reports
Archival Data
- Data that are owned by an organization and that can be purchased for use
- ex. the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association
Proprietary Data
Excellent source of information for determining relative and normative needs
Published Literature
