Quiz Week 8 Flashcards
Implementation
The act of converting program objectives into actions
Intervention
Program components/Treatments (Effective- leads to desired out comes; Efficient - uses resources in a responsible manner; Tailored (one size does not fit all)
Types of intervention strategies
health communication; health education; health policy/enforcement
Health Education strategies
- gain attention 2. present stimulus material 3. provide guidance 4. elicit performance and provide feedback 5. Enhance retention and transfer
Other intervention strategies
Incentives, disincentives, social support activities
Designing Appropriate interventions Key terms
BBBST (Best practices, best experiences, best processes, segmenting, and tailoring
Best practices
using interventions that have undergone critical review of multiple research & evaluation studies
Best experiences
fall short of best practices but show promise
Best processes
original interventions based on theory
Segmenting
dividing a broader population into smaller groups
Tailoring
intervention created for specific needs, interests, & circumstances
Community
a group of people who have common characteristics (can be defined by race, location, ethnicity, etc)
Community organizing background
“A process through which communities are helped to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and in other ways develop and implement strategies for reaching their goals they have collectively set.”
Locality development
seeks community change through broad self-help participation from the local community; builds a sense of community
Social planning
task oriented, focused on problem solving usually by outside expert
Social action
both task & process oriented; achieving change to redress imbalances in power
Advocacy Activities (Community mobilization strategies)
CULT (Community rally, use of internet/email campaigns, lobbying, TV)
Community Organization
various methods of interventions whereby individuals, groups, and organizations engage in planned collective action to deal with social concerns.
Health literacy
Health literacy is the use of a wide range of skillsthat improve the ability of people to act on information in order to live healthier lives
Health Numeracy
“The degree to which individuals have the capacity to access, process, interpret, communicate, and acton numerical, quantitative, graphical, biostatistical, and probabilistic health information needed to make effective health decisions
Questions needed to be asked before running a program
- Do we have the resources? 2. Single or mulitstrategy? 3. What needs need to be addressed? 4. What level of prevention? 5. What level on influence will the intervention focus on? 6. what type of intervention strategy is most effective? 7. What program strategy is the appropriate fit for the priority population
What are some of the assumptions planners work under when organizing a community?
1) people have the capacity to deal with their own problems 2) people can and want to change 3) people should be active participants in changes in their community 4) use a holistic approach 5) self imposed community changes are more powerful than non self imposed 6)democracy requires cooperative participation
Mapping community Capacity
Mapping assets of the community