Objectives 19-26 Midterm

Question 1

What is this a definition of:
“A collaborative partnership approach to research that equitably involves community members, organizational reps, and researchers in all aspects of the research process.”

Answer 1

Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR)

Question 2

What is a promising strategy for reducing health disparities in underserved communities?

Answer 2

Community Based Participatory Research

Question 3

What is the 1st principle of CBPR?

Answer 3

1. Community is the unit of identity

Question 4

What is the 2nd principle of CBPR?

Answer 4

2. Builds on strengths of community

Question 5

What is the 3rd principle of CBPR?

Answer 5

3. Facilitates partnerships (in all phases of research)

Question 6

What is the 4th principle of CBPR?

Answer 6

4. Promotes co-learning and capacity building

Question 7

What is the 5th principle of CBPR?

Answer 7

5. Balance b/w research and action

Question 8

What is the 6th principle of CBPR?

Answer 8

6. Emphasizes local relevance and ecological perspective

Question 9

What is the 7th principle of CBPR?

Answer 9

7. Involves system development via iterative process

Question 10

What is the 8th principle of CBPR?

Answer 10

8. Disseminates findings and knowledge

Question 11

What is the 9th principle of CBPR?

Answer 11

9. Long term commitment

Question 12

Define and identify 5 key principle of CBPR

Answer 12

Definition: A collaborative partnership approach to research that equally involves the community and all stakeholders.
5 key principles:
1. Community is identity
2. Builds on strength of community
3. Facilitates partnerships
4. Promotes co-learning and capacity
5. Balance b/w research and action

Question 13

What does maternal, infant, and child health encompass?

Answer 13

MIC encompasses the health of women of child-bearing age from pre-pregancy through pregnancy, labor and delivery, the postpartum period and the health of the child prior to birth and through adolescence.

Question 14

Why is it important to study MIC?

Answer 14

MIC statistics are important indicators of effectiveness of disease prevention and health promotion services in a community.

Question 15

Why is it helpful to use age-related profiles?

Answer 15

Age-related profiles helps identify risks and target interventions.

Question 16

What is infant mortality a measure of?

Answer 16

It is a measure of a nation’s health

Question 17

What is the leading cause of death in children?

Answer 17

Unintentional injuries

Question 18

What are some factors that affect infant health?

Answer 18

• Mother’s health prior to and during pregnancy
• Mother’s level of prenatal care
• Quality of delivery
• Infant’s environment after birth
• Nutrition
• Immunizations

Question 19

What are leading causes of infant death?

Answer 19

• Congenital abnormalities
• preterm/low birth weight (< 5.5 lbs)
• SIDS

Question 20

How long is it recommended to breastfeed?

Answer 20

Up to one year old

Question 21

What are some causes of maternal mortality and morbidity rates?

Answer 21

Causes include poverty and limited education

Question 22

What are the most common causes of maternal death?

Answer 22

• puerperium (bleeding after delivery)
• eclampsia
• preeclampsia

Question 23

How can up to half of maternal deaths be prevented?

Answer 23

They can be prevented with changes in health and lifestyle and access to health to better health care.

Question 24

What are main causes of child morbidity?

Answer 24

• Unintentional injuries
• Child maltreatment
• Infectious diseases

Question 25

What can health educators do to promote maternal health before conception?

Answer 25

- Screen women for health risks and pre-existing conditions - Counsel women about contraception - Counsel women about good nutrition; especially about folic acid & iron. - Advise about adverse effects of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs - Advise about the value of regular exercise

Question 26

What can health educators do to promote maternal health during pregnancy?

Answer 26

- Provide women with early access to high quality care throughout phases of pregnancy, labor, and delivery. - vaccinate against flu if appropriate - Educate women about early signs of pregnancy related problems - Continue counseling of nutrition and exercise

Question 27

What can health educators do to promote maternal health during the postpartum period?

Answer 27

- warn parent about second hand smoke exposure - provide information on benefits of breastfeeding - Counsel parents about placing infants to sleep on their backs

Question 28

What is WIC?

Answer 28

WIC is a special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children sponsored by the USDA; established in 1974

Question 29

What is medicaid for?

Answer 29

Medicaid is insurance for low-income individuals and families; children are slightly more than half of all medicaid beneficiaries.

Question 30

What does CHIP target?

Answer 30

CHIP targets uninsured children whose families do not qualify for Medicaid (families who fall through the cracks)

Question 31

What is FMLA?

Answer 31

FMLA is the Family and Medical Leave Act - Grants 12 weeks off unpaid with job protected to men or women after the birth of a child, adoption, or illness in immediate family - Only affects certain businesses

Question 32

What are the social determinants of health?

Answer 32

Conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age including the health system.

Question 33

What are social determinants of health shaped by?

Answer 33

They are shaped by the distribution of money, power, and resources at global, national, and local level. Example: education, socio-culture, affordability, and availability, etc.

Question 34

What are risk factors for early childhood development.

Answer 34

Some risk factors would be not having the child' hierarchy of needs met according to Maslow. Also being born to a teenage mother, being born into low SES, poor prenatal health of the mother, living in a single-parent home.

Question 35

What are some protective factors for early childhood development.

Answer 35

Some protective factors would be having both parents present in raising the child, good health behavior of the mother and father before and after birth, having parents of higher SES, planned pregnancy and the child having his/her hierarchy of needs met according to Maslow.

Question 36

Why are Life Style Profiles used? (LSPs)

Answer 36

LSPs once assigned to an individual or population can be predictive of behavior. - Residential location is highly correlated or a determinant of social identity and behavior.