Mod 4 Unit 1 Topic 2 Part 1 Flashcards
Recognizing the issue
Refers to the members of the community who initiated the
community organization
GRASS ROOTS / CITIZEN
INITIATED / ORGANIZED FROM BOTTOM UP
Recognizing the issue
Is when community organization is initiated by individuals from outside the community
OUTSIDE IN / ORGANIZED FROM TOP DOWN
Community organizing
This is the critical step in the process / most CRUCIAL step in the process. Here, ORGANIZERS must study the community well
Gaining entry into the community
Organizing the people
CORE GROUP of community members -will become the backbone of the work force and will end up doing the majority of the work
EXECUTIVE PEOPLE
LEADER selection
5 Considerations on Recruitment of members:
(1) impacted by the problem
(2) provide “perks” for volunteers
(3) keep volunteer time short,
(4) match volunteer assignments with their abilities and expertise
(5) provide appropriate training
Organizing the people
“a formal, long-term alliance among a group of individuals representing diverse organizations, factors or constituencies within the community who agree to work together to achieve a common goal.”
COALITION
a process by which data is collected and analyzed to identify concerns or problems of a community and furthermore prioritize these problems so that strategies can be created to tackle them
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT
COMMUNITY HEALTH NEEDS ASSESSMENT:
is a process that:
- Describes the health of the local people
- Enables the identification of major risk factors and causes of ill-health
- Enables identification of the action needed to address major risk
Health is affected by a number of factors: 4
- PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT
- SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
- POVERTY
- FAMILY GENETICS & INDIVIDUAL BIOLOGY
- dominant definition of health (Absence of Disease)
- health and illness are explained in terms of the mechanical systems of the body
- any breakdown of the body’s function leads to an infirmity
BIOMEDICAL
- health is more related to a holistic manner
- definition of WHO’s health
SOCIAL
- health co-exist with disease if people have the capacity to overcome the effects of disease by coping positively with their situations.
- Health as a strength to overcome adversity.
HUMANIST
BRADSHAW’S MODEL OF NEED
-defined by experts
NORMATIVE NEED
BRADSHAW’S MODEL OF NEED
-individual perception of variation from normal health
FELT NEED
BRADSHAW’S MODEL OF NEED
-need translated to action
EXPRESSED NEED
BRADSHAW’S MODEL OF NEED
-comparisons between needs for severity, size, range of interventions
COMPARATIVE NEED
data that are gathered or collected specifically for use in the process
PRIMARY DATA
data that are already gathered for some other purpose
SECONDARY DATA
consists of some type of STATISTICAL ANALYSIS
FORMAL ANALYSIS
most common means of analysis
INFORMAL ANALYSIS
any combination of planned learning experiences based on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to
acquire information and the skills to make quality health decisions.
Health education
any planned combination of educational, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities.
Health promotion
is a process in which an intervention is planned to help meet the needs of a specific group of people.
Program planning
Identifying and collecting the necessary resources for implementation and creating the appropriate timeline for implementation
implementing the intervention strategy and activities
comparing the outcomes of the process to the goals that were set
evaluating the outcomes of the plans of action
need for a long term capacity for problem solving
maintaining the outcomes over time
to look back and modify or restructure the work plan to organize the community
Loop back
is the process of collecting and analyzing information to develop an understanding of the issues, resources, and constraints of the priority population, as related to the development of the health promotion program.
NEEDS ASSESSMENT
is a future event toward which a committed endeavor is directed
Goal
are the steps taken in pursuit of a goal
Objectives
is the actual carrying out or putting into practice of the activity or activities that make up the intervention.
Implementation
is the process in which planners determine the value or worth of the objective of interest by comparing it against a standard of acceptability.
Evaluation
Evaluation
is done during the planning and implementing processes to improve or refine the program.
Formative evaluation
begins with the development of goals and objectives and is conducted after implementation to determine the program’s impact on the priority population
Summative evaluation
