Planning for Community Change

Question 1

organized and systematic process in which problem are identified, priorities selected, and objectives set for the development of community health programs based on findings of community health assessments and health surveillance data.

Answer 1

Health planning

Question 2

Programs or interventions to change community health status include an assessment of the community’s readiness to undertake the change process related to a specific health issue

Answer 2

Community READINESS for change

Question 3

the process of enabling communities to increase control over their lives

Answer 3

community EMPOWERMENT

Question 4

systematic process that may use several approaches including key informant interviews, analysis of data on health status and health behavior indicators, observation, and community surverys

Answer 4

community ASSESSMENT

Question 5

systematic process that involves all sectors of a community to conduct a comprehensive community health assessment, identify priorities for action, develop and implement a community health improvement plan, and guide future community decisions and resource allocations

Answer 5

Community health improvement planning process (CHIP)

Question 6

what is the force field analysis used to identify

Answer 6

the forces driving or restraining change
ex.) forces driving change: comprehensive environmental assessment
forces restraining change: lack of resources

Question 7

what are the social determinants of health

Answer 7

• think NEESH *
  1. N- neighborhood and environment
  2. E- Economic Stability
  3. E- Education Access & Quality
  4. S- Social and Community Context
  5. H- Health Care Access and Quality

Question 8

what do the social determinants of health measure

Answer 8

health disparities, health equity, and social justice

Question 9

what is the purpose of using the levers of change

Answer 9

-to increase driving forces and/or to decrease restraining forces
-bring about change in community health status
ex.) SMOKING
-1965: health warning
-1985: FDA approves nicotine gum
-1980: smoking banned on all domestic flights
-1997: Cali bans smoking in bars and restaurants

also known as multilevel interventions

Question 10

what is the theory of change or theory of action model

Answer 10

logic model

Question 11

what are logic models developed to do

Answer 11

program or intervention is expected to produce desired outcomes

Question 12

SMART Objectives

Answer 12

-specific
-measurable
-achievable
-relevant
-time bound

Question 13

why do we like to use SMART objectives

Answer 13

they are easy to evaluate because they are measurable

Question 14

valuable partners to the public health department or community health nurse in planning, implementing, and funding programs to improve population health

Answer 14

Community Benefit Programs

Question 15

Funding Community- Level Intervention Programs

Answer 15

Project Funding:
-gov
-private
-local