Test 2 Flashcards
What is at the heart of communities for health promotion and community action?
Empowerment of communities, their ownership, and control of their own endeavours
Define a healthy community
Where people, organizations, and local institutions work together to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions that make people healthy that focuses on the SDOH
List the 12 characteristics of a healthy community
- clean and safe physical environments
- peace, equity, and social justice
- adequate access to food, clean water, shelter, income, safety, work, and recreation
- strong, mutually-supportive relationships and networks
- wide participation of residents in decision-making
- strong cultural and spiritual heritage
- diverse and robust economy
- opportunities for learning and skill development
- access to health services, including public health and preventative programs
- workplaces that are supportive of individual and family well-being
- Protection of natural environment
- responsible use of resources to ensure long-term sustainability
What two key things are essential for CHN practice?
Partnerships and relationships
What is at the foundation of community partnerships?
Collaborative decision-making efforts in health planning
What 11 elements are part of effective community partnerships?
- equality in decision-making
- a shared vision
- integrity
- agreement on specific goals & objectives
- a plan of action to meet goals
- respect for diversity
- mutual trust and respect
- open, honest, and clear communication
- flexible structures and processes
- power-sharing strategies
- capacity building
Effective community partnerships allow ____ to engage in community _____ building and community _____ development
Effective community partnerships allow CHNs to engage in community capacity building and community development.
Is capacity building and community development up or downstream?
Upstream
What are the four steps to the traditional community health promotion approach and underlying assumptions?
Felt-need identification of problem, analysis of causes, analysis of possible solutions, and action planning (treatment)
Assumptions - community is a problem to be fixed, experts know best, deficit model
What are the three steps in strength-based approach for health promotion in communities and 3 underlying assumptions?
Appreciating and valuing the best of what exists, envisioning the potential based on strengths, and dialoguing what can be done
Assumptions - the community can address its problems, community knows best, asset model
what two aspects does community capacity building rely heavily on?
Collaboration and partnerships
What is the core principle of community capacity building?
Identifying and working with existing community strengths to promote a positive view of the community
What is the predominant focus of community capacity building?
Helping communities become stronger based on their assets rather than letting deficiencies define them
What are the three ways that CHNs are involved in community capacity building?
- CHNs actively involve the community in decisions about programs and initiatives (working WITH the community
- Identify specific needs, assets, and resources of the community
- Partnerships are developed and resources identified to address those needs
Define the CHN standard 5 for capacity building?
CHNs partner with the client to promote capacity. The focus is to recognize barriers to health and to mobilize and build on existing strengths
List the first 6/11 activities associated with standard 5 for capacity building
- uses an asset approach
- enhances the client’s ability to recognize strengths, challenges, and resources available that impact health
- Assists the client in making informed decisions for health priorities
- uses capacity building strategies (mutual goal setting, facilitation, etc.)
- Helps client identify and access available resources to address health needs
- Supports the client to build capacity and advocate for themselves
List the second 7/11 activities associated with standard 5 for capacity building
- supports environmental development conducive to healthy lifestyle choices
- recognizes unique history of indigenous people and incorporate indigenous ways of knowing into capacity building efforts
- uses different strategies to build community capacity (coalition building, intersectional collaboration, community engagement, partnerships)
- supports community-based action to influence health policy change
- evaluate the impact of capacity building efforts in partnership with the client
Define CASN entry to practice competency 2.4 for undergrads that speaks to assessment
Participates in group/community/population health assessment and analysis identifying opportunities and risks by using multiple methods and sources of knowing in partnership with the client.
Define CASN entry to practice competency 4.1 for undergrads that speaks to engagement
Engages with the community, in particular populations facing inequities, using a capacity building/mobilization approach to address public health issues.
Define CASN entry to practice competency 4.2 for undergrads that speaks to collaboration
Collaborates and advocates with the community to promote and protect the health of the community.
Define CASN entry to practice competency 4.3 for undergrads that speaks to coalitions
Seeks opportunities to participate in coalitions and inter-sectoral partnerships to develop and implement strategies to promote health.
What does the IIECE acronym stand for? What does it aim to do?
Inform, input, engage, collaborate, and empower
Speaks to increasing public involvement
Define inform in increasing public involvement and provide an example
CHN gives information to the community members
ex. Giving a pamphlet, social media campaign
Define input in increasing public involvement and provide an example
Information is sought from community members
ex. Survey
Define engage in increasing public involvement and provide an example
CHN and community members talk and understand each other
ex. Participatory data/observation, interviews and support groups, structured public consult
Define collaborate in increasing public involvement and provide an example
CHN and community members work together
ex. health organizations work collaboratively with other partners, such as school and health
Define empower in increasing public involvement and provide an example
CHN works with community members to build capacity
ex. community members are able to make decisions on their own, control their own health
What is foundational definition/goal of community development?
Community is engaged in a dynamic, continuous process of social change that leads to permanent enhancements in people’s lives (product)
building communities from the inside out
What are the 9 aspects that provide a grassroots approach to community development
- assume responsibility and control for decisions
- organize and plan together
- develop healthy options
- empower themselves
- reduce ignorance, poverty, and suffering
- create employment and opportunities
- achieve social and/or health goals
- move from current to desired situation
- realize their potential
List the 9 steps in community development
- defining the issue
- initiating the process
- planning community conversations
- talking, discovering and connecting
- creating an asset map
- mobilizing the community
- taking action
- planning and implementing
- evaluating