Design Strategies

Question 1

What is the general model for program planning?

Answer 1

(NAPSGOIIE)

Needs and assets assessment

Priority setting

Goals and objectives

Intervention development

Implementation

Evaluation

Question 2

What is a needs and assets assessment?

Answer 2

Collect and analyze data to determine wants, needs, assets of the target population

Determine capacity to address needs

Get to know culture of the community

MUST BE BOTTOM-UP (i.e. the community must be involved in this process); top-down approaches are ineffective

Question 3

Following the needs assessment, how does priority-setting work?

Answer 3

Systematic process of identifying priority health issues based on assessment findings

• Severity of the problem
• # of people impacted
• Effective intervention available/feasible
• Cost-effectiveness of interventions

Question 4

What are program planning goals? What are objectives?

Answer 4

Foundation of a program, they tell you where you want to go

Goals - broad statements

Objectives - more specific statements (must be SMART)

Question 5

What is intervention development in program planning?

Answer 5

Develop strategies for how you will achieve goals/objectives

Multiple strategies are better than one (ex: communication, education, community mobilization etc.)

Question 6

What are the two main phases of program implementation?

Answer 6

Pilot testing

Phasing in

Question 7

What is program planning evaluation?

Answer 7

Determine the effectiveness of the program

• Formative evaluation (during, process, mid-course, and summative process)
• Summative (after, measures impact and outcome objectives)

Answers questions like:

• Did you do what you said you were going to do?
• Was your intervention effective in meeting your objectives?

Question 8

What are the four main aspects of a community assessment?

Answer 8

Needs

Capacity

Culture

Readiness

Question 9

Who are usually the two main target groups in a community assessment?

Answer 9

Priority population

Health professionals

Question 10

What does it mean for a goal to be SMART?

Answer 10

Specific

Measurable

Attainable

Relevant

Timely

Question 11

What are the layers of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (from base to peak)?

Answer 11

Physical needs

Safety

Connection

Self-efficacy

Self-actualization