Quiz Week 8

Question 1

Implementation

Answer 1

The act of converting program objectives into actions

Question 2

Intervention

Answer 2

Program components/Treatments (Effective- leads to desired out comes; Efficient - uses resources in a responsible manner; Tailored (one size does not fit all)

Question 3

Types of intervention strategies

Answer 3

health communication; health education; health policy/enforcement

Question 4

Health Education strategies

Answer 4

1. gain attention 2. present stimulus material 3. provide guidance 4. elicit performance and provide feedback 5. Enhance retention and transfer

Question 5

Other intervention strategies

Answer 5

Incentives, disincentives, social support activities

Question 6

Designing Appropriate interventions Key terms

Answer 6

BBBST (Best practices, best experiences, best processes, segmenting, and tailoring

Question 7

Best practices

Answer 7

using interventions that have undergone critical review of multiple research & evaluation studies

Question 8

Best experiences

Answer 8

fall short of best practices but show promise

Question 9

Best processes

Answer 9

original interventions based on theory

Question 10

Segmenting

Answer 10

dividing a broader population into smaller groups

Question 11

Tailoring

Answer 11

intervention created for specific needs, interests, & circumstances

Question 12

Community

Answer 12

a group of people who have common characteristics (can be defined by race, location, ethnicity, etc)

Question 13

Community organizing background

Answer 13

“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.”

Question 14

Locality development

Answer 14

seeks community change through broad self-help participation from the local community; builds a sense of community

Question 15

Social planning

Answer 15

task oriented, focused on problem solving usually by outside expert

Question 16

Social action

Answer 16

both task & process oriented; achieving change to redress imbalances in power

Question 17

Advocacy Activities (Community mobilization strategies)

Answer 17

CULT (Community rally, use of internet/email campaigns, lobbying, TV)

Question 18

Community Organization

Answer 18

various methods of interventions whereby individuals, groups, and organizations engage in planned collective action to deal with social concerns.

Question 19

Health literacy

Answer 19

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

Question 20

Health Numeracy

Answer 20

“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

Question 21

Questions needed to be asked before running a program

Answer 21

1. 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

Question 22

What are some of the assumptions planners work under when organizing a community?

Answer 22

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

Question 23

Mapping community Capacity

Answer 23

Mapping assets of the community