Health Promotion Flashcards

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What are the life stages that health promotion works with

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early years
young people
adults in later life
adults in work

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2
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What are the settings for health promotion

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schools
workplace
community
primary care
hospitals
prisons
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3
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What is the first stage of health promotion

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planning

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4
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What is the framework for planning

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  1. identify needs and priorities
  2. set aims and objectives
  3. decide best ways to achieve the aims
  4. identify resources
  5. plan evaluation methods
  6. set an action plan
  7. ACTION - implement your plan including your evaluation
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5
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What is the background information required when planning

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epidemiology
what is currently available
what group would benefit from
information from literature searches

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6
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What is the difference between the aims and objectives

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aims = broad goals
objectives = specific and define what participants achieve at the end of the intervention
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What are the diff types of objectives

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educational
knowledge
affective
behaviors

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8
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What are knowledge objectives

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increase in level of knowledge

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9
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What are affective objectives

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changes in attitudes and beliefs

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10
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What are behavior objectives

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acquisition of new skills and competencies

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11
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What is the acronym used in the guide to setting useful objectives (stage 2)

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SMART

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12
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What does SMART stand for

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specific - precise 
measurable - easily assessed
appropriate - needs of individual/group 
realistic - achievable yet challenging 
time related - timescale to assess changes
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13
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What are different options in stage 3 - identify appropriate methods for achieving objectives

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community development
mass media
professional development
social media

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14
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What happens in stage 4

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have to identify recourses

decide on funding - where is it coming from

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15
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Why is stage 5 (evaluation) so important)

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integral aspect of all planned health promotion activity

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16
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What is considered in stage 5 - evaluation

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process
impact
outcome

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17
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What should be done in setting and action plan (stage 6)

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identify tasks, person responsible for task
recourses to be used
timescale/timeline
means of evaluation

18
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What does evaluation needed for

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to assess results, determine whether objectives have been met, and find out if methods used were appropriate and efficient
set aside 10% of budget for it

19
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What are the 3Es in evaluation

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efficiency
effectiveness
economy

20
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What do you look at in efficiency in evaluation

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assess what has been achieved

did an intervention have its intended effect

21
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What do you look at in effectiveness in evaluation

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measure its impact and whether it was worthwhile

22
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What do you look at in economy in evaluation

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was it cost effective

was time money and labour well spent

23
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What is the importance of evaluation

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inform future plans

justify decisions to others

24
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What does process evaluation aim to be

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practical

25
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What does process evaluation address

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process of program implementation/dissemination

26
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What does process evaluation do

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looks at participants perceptions/reactions
soft data often collected, interviews, observations etc
tells us about the particular program and factors responsible for success or failure

27
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What does impact evaluation refer to

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immediate effects, often done at end of program

28
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What does impact evaluation use

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questionnaires to determine change in behavior/increase in knowledge
hard data is collected
often easier to do

29
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What does outcome evaluation do

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involves the assessment of longer term effects
looks at changes in behavior a year later
PREFERRED method but more difficult

30
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What is the disadvantages of outcome evaluation

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more difficult to do

more costly

31
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What are research methods used in evaluation

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semi structured interviews
observations
focus groups
self response surveys
interview based surveys
telephone interviews
use of both qualitative and quantitative useful
32
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What is mass media defined as

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as any printed or audio-visual material designed to reach a mass audience.

this includes newspapers, magazines, radio, television, billboards, exhibition displays, posters and leaflets

33
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What are the advantages of mass media

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can raise consciousness, place health on the public agenda

convey simple information

more effective if it is part of an integrated campaign including elements such as one-to-one advice

information is ‘new’ and is seen to be relevant for the viewer

34
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What can mass media not do

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convey complex information

teach skills

shift people’s attitudes, beliefs

Message will be ignored if challenges basic beliefs

change behaviour in the absence of other enabling factors.

35
Q

What is child smile

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A national programme designed to improve the oral health of children in Scotland and reduce inequalities both in dental health and access to dental services

36
Q

What are the main components of child smile

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Childsmile Core
Childsmile Nursery & School
Childsmile Practice

37
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What is child smile core

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Every child receives toothbrushes and toothpaste for home use to the age of 5

supervised toothbrushing in nurseries and in deprived schools (p1 and 2)

38
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What is child smile nursery and school

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20% most deprived nursery and P1-P4 populations are targeted for fluoride varnish application

Fluoride varnish applied 6 monthly by dental nurses in education setting

Follow-up of children who are not regular attenders

39
Q

What do primary care dentists get paid for in child smile

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toothbrushing demo
dietary advise
fluoride varnish

40
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Who do you apply fluoride varnish to

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children > 2 years

apply 2 times a year

41
Q

What do you look at in the holiday logic model in evaluation

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Input,  
activities  
outputs   
short term outcomes      
long term outcomes
42
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What are the 5 key areas for action in health promotion

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building healthy public policy
creating supportive environments
strengthening community action
developing personal skills
reorienting health services