Chapter 8 Flashcards
Interventions
Activity or set of activities that help to achieve the outcomes stated in the goals and objectives
What should interventions be?
Effective (leading to desired outcome) and efficient (uses resources in a responsible manner)
Multiplicity
Number of components or activities
Dose
Number of program units delivered
How many times offered
Strategy
General plan of action for affecting a health problem
Types of Interventions
Health Communication Health Education Health Policy/Enforcement Environmental Change Health-Related Community Service Community Mobilization Others
Purpose of Health Communication Intervention
Designed to inform and influence individual and community decisions to influence health
What type of intervention is the most cost effective and less threatening than other strategies?
Health Communication Intervention
What is the Health Communication Intervention useful for?
Reaching many goals and objectives
What are the tools for the Health Communication Intervention?
Video and audio teleconferencing Telephones Mass Media In Person Printed Materials Computers/Internet/Email
Communication Channel
Route through which a message is disseminated to the priority population
Examples of Intrapersonal Channel
Health care
Hotlines
Examples of Interpersonal Channel
Small classes
Support groups
Examples of Organizational Channel
Newsletters
Bulletins
Examples of Mass Media Channel
Newspaper
Billboards
TV
Examples of Social Media Channel
User/Consumer Generated
Post
Assists program planners in creating health promotion interventions
What does POST mean?
People
Objectives
Strategy
Technology