Quiz 4 Flashcards
Assertion: Community-based approaches to health promotion involve professionals making decisions about what is to be done and how to do it
Reason: Community empowerment and social capital are goals of community-based approaches to health promotion
A) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C) The assertion is true but the reason is false
D) The assertion is false but the reason is true
E) Both the assertion and the reason are false
C
Assertion: Community-centred approaches to health promotion are more likely to be sustainable in the long term than are community-based approaches
Reason: Community-centred approaches involve greater community member participation than do community-based approaches
A) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C) The assertion is true but the reason is false
D) The assertion is false but the reason is true
E) Both the assertion and the reason are false
A
Which of the following statements about community-centred health promotion is false?
A) Community workers may experience a split allegiance to their employer and to their community
B) Evaluating its effects is fairly straightforward as it focusses on changes in self-reported behaviour
C) Most funding is for short periods only, making planning and evaluating difficult
D) It can be difficult for trained professionals to place their expertise to the side in favour of community decision-making
B
Which of the following best defines participation in community-centred approaches to health promotion?
A) Developing the ability of community members to gain control over decisions and resources that influence their lives
B) A focus on reducing inequalities between disadvantaged communities and the wider society
C) Increasing community members’ involvement in decisions concerning intervention design and delivery
D) A focus on the resources already available in the community
C
Which of the following questions is least likely to be asked in an evaluation of a community-centred health promotion intervention?
A) Is the work empowering community members to address problems on their own?
B) Have rates of disease decreased in the community?
C) Are we building community assets and resources?
D) Do community members feel a sense of ownership of the project?
B
Which of the following best defines social justice in community-centred approaches to health promotion?
A) Developing the ability of community members to gain control over decisions and resources that influence their lives
B) A focus on reducing inequalities between disadvantaged communities and the wider society
C) Increasing community members’ involvement in decisions concerning intervention design and delivery
D) A focus on the resources already available in the community
B
Which of the following is least likely to be how community is defined in community-centred health promotion practice?
A) Geography
B) Social stratification
C) Genetics
D) Culture
C
Which of the following best defines empowerment in community-centred approaches to health promotion?
A) Increasing community members’ involvement in decisions concerning intervention design and delivery
B) Developing the ability of community members to gain control over decisions and resources that influence their lives
C) A focus on reducing inequalities between disadvantaged communities and the wider society
D) A focus on the resources already available in the community
B
To which rung of the ladder of intervention discussed in the text would the following example best correspond? Example: The legalization of recreational cannabis use
A) Guide choice through disincentives
B) Enable choice
C) Eliminate choice
D) Guide choice through incentives
B
Which of the following best describes the health impact assessment (HIA) stage 1: screening?
A) Outlining the possible hazards and benefits and the questions that should be asked in the HIA
B) Assessing whether a project or policy is likely to pose significant health questions and therefore whether it is worth doing an HIA
C) Deciding which policy option to take
D) Identifying the nature and magnitude of the harmful and beneficial factors
B
Which of the following best describes the health impact assessment (HIA) stage 2: scoping?
A) Assessing whether a project or policy is likely to pose significant health questions and therefore whether it is worth doing an HIA
B) Outlining the possible hazards and benefits and the questions that should be asked in the HIA
C) Deciding which policy option to take
D) Identifying the nature and magnitude of the harmful and beneficial factors
B
Which of the following statements best describes the recommendations in the City of Toronto’s Health Impact Assessment (HIA) of the Use of Artificial Turf in Toronto from April 2015?
A) The HIA provides information about the health effects of artificial turf but makes no recommendations for or against its use by the City
B) The City should install only artificial turf in the future development of any city-owned park, community centre, or recreation centre
C) Artificial turf should only be used in specific situations, and when it is used, the mitigation of potential health-damaging effects should be pursued
D) The City should not install artificial turf in any city-owned park, community centre, or recreation centre
C
Assertion: Although presented as a rational process, healthy public policy making is in reality incremental and messy
Reason: In reality, healthy public policy making involves an objective assessment of all possible choices for action
A) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C) The assertion is true but the reason is false
D) The assertion is false but the reason is true
E) Both the assertion and the reason are false
C
Assertion: Healthy public policy (HPP) and Health in all policies (HiAP) are largely similar
Reason: HiAP evolved from HPP
A) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C) The assertion is true but the reason is false
D) The assertion is false but the reason is true
E) Both the assertion and the reason are false
A
To which rung of the ladder of intervention discussed in the text would the following example best correspond? Example: Designing a public building so that the stairs are more prominent than the elevators upon entry to the building
A) Restrict choice
B) Provide information
C) Guide choice through changing the default
D) Guide choice through incentives
C
Of the examples of health in all policies (HiAP) discussed in the WHO’s Helsinki Framework for Country Action, which was most widely focused?
A) Sweden
B) Ecuador
C) Thailand
D) The International Framework Convention
B
Which of the following best describe aspects of social marketing practice?
A) Both formative research and audience segmentation
B) Formative research but not audience segmentation
C) Neither formative research nor audience segmentation
D) Audience segmentation but not formative research
A
Assertion: Social marketing campaigns are more tailored to a particular audience than are planned media campaigns
Reason: Social marketers segment their audience based on attitudes, behaviour, socioeconomics, and/or demographics
A) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C) The assertion is true but the reason is false
D) The assertion is false but the reason is true
E) Both the assertion and the reason are false
A
In social marketing, what is meant by the price?
A) Psychological, emotional, cultural, and other barriers to behaviour change
B) The channels used to promote behaviour change
C) Adoption of a new idea or behaviour
D) Means by which behaviour change is promoted
A
Assertion: Under Diffusion of Innovation (DI) Theory, interpersonal communication is seen as more important than the mass media in influencing behaviour change
Reason: DI theorizes that a small group of opinion leaders can encourage others to adopt some behaviour change
A) Both the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
B) The assertion is true but the reason is false
C) The assertion is false but the reason is true
D) Both the assertion and the reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
E) Both the assertion and the reason are false
D
Which of the following is a mass media health promotion campaign most likely to lead to?
A) Change in behaviour
B) Awareness of an issue
C) Understanding of a complex message
D) Change in attitudes or beliefs
B
In social marketing, what is meant by the product?
A) Psychological, emotional, cultural, and other barriers to behaviour change
B) Means by which behaviour change is promoted
C) The channels used to promote behaviour change
D) Adoption of a new idea or behaviour
D
According to Diffusion of Innovations Theory, which of the following groups is the largest?
A) Early adopters
B) Early majority adopters
C) Late adopters
D) Innovators
B
Which of the following is a mass media health promotion campaign least likely to lead to?
A) Getting the issue on the agenda for public policy change
B) Understanding of a simple message
C) Awareness of an issue
D) A change in attitudes or beliefs
D
