Week 4 Flashcards
A focus group is a small group discussion guided by a trained leader, used to learn more about ________ on a designated topic, and then guide future action.
opinions
How are focus groups different from regular “groups”?
They are focused on a specific ______.
They have a trained ________.
Members of the group are encouraged to talk openly about their opinions and respond to other members.
They are focused on a specific topic.
They have a trained facilitator.
Members of the group are encouraged to talk openly about their opinions and respond to other members.
When should you use a focus group?
When considering introducing a new program or service.
When the main concern is depth or shading of opinion.
When you want to ask questions that can’t easily be asked or answered in a written survey.
When considering introducing a new program or service.
When the main concern is depth or shading of opinion.
When you want to ask questions that can’t easily be asked or answered in a written survey.
How to Conduct a Focus Group:
Before the meeting:
Recheck your goals
Consider other methods
Find a good leader
Find a recorder
Decide who should be invited
Decide about incentives
Decide on the meeting particulars.
Prepare your questions.
Recruit your members.
Review the arrangements.
Before the meeting:
Recheck your goals
Consider other methods
Find a good leader
Find a recorder
Decide who should be invited
Decide about incentives
Decide on the meeting particulars.
Prepare your questions.
Recruit your members.
Review the arrangements.
How to Conduct a Focus Group:
When the group meets:
Thank people for coming.
Review the group’s purpose and goals.
Explain how the meeting will proceed and how members can contribute.
Set the tone by asking an opening question and making sure all opinions on that question are heard.
Ask further questions in the same general manner.
When all your questions have been asked, ask if anyone has any other comments to make.
Tell the group about any next steps that will occur and what they can expect to happen now.
Thank the group for coming!
Thank people for coming.
Review the group’s purpose and goals.
Explain how the meeting will proceed and how members can contribute.
Set the tone by asking an opening question and making sure all opinions on that question are heard.
Ask further questions in the same general manner.
When all your questions have been asked, ask if anyone has any other comments to make.
Tell the group about any next steps that will occur and what they can expect to happen now.
Thank the group for coming!
How to Conduct a Focus Group:
After the meeting meets:
Make a transcript or written summary of the meeting.
Examine the data for patterns, themes, new questions, and conclusions.
Share the results with the group.
Use the results.
After the meeting meets:
Make a transcript or written summary of the meeting.
Examine the data for patterns, themes, new questions, and conclusions.
Share the results with the group.
Use the results.
Surveys - A way of collecting information that you hope represents the views of the ____________ in which you are interested.
whole group
3 main methods of surveys
Case study surveys
Sampled surveys
Census surveys
Case study surveys
Sampled surveys
Census surveys
Why conduct a survey?
Learn about behaviors, needs, & opinions.
Find out about attitudes & reactions.
Measure client satisfaction.
Add credibility to research.
Learn about behaviors, needs, & opinions.
Find out about attitudes & reactions.
Measure client satisfaction.
Add credibility to research.
When should you conduct a survey?
When you need information quickly and efficiently.
When you need statistically valid information about a large number of people.
When you can’t get the information you need through other means.
When you need information quickly and efficiently.
When you need statistically valid information about a large number of people.
When you can’t get the information you need through other means.
Preparing a survey
Decide on the _________ of the survey.
Decide whom you will survey.
>_________
Decide what method you will use to collect your survey data.
>Written or oral
Write your questions.
-Open-ended
-Closed-ended
-Multiple choice
-Likert scale
Decide on the purpose of the survey.
Decide whom you will survey.
>Sampling
Decide what method you will use to collect your survey data.
>Written or oral
Write your questions.
-Open-ended
-Closed-ended
-Multiple choice
-Likert scale
Distributing a survey
Direct mail
Interviews & phone surveys
Drop boxes
Media distribution
Convenience sampling
Group administration
Direct mail
Interviews & phone surveys
Drop boxes
Media distribution
Convenience sampling
Group administration
Collecting the surveys
Gather incoming surveys
Review returned surveys
Secure a larger return, if necessary
Gather incoming surveys
Review returned surveys
Secure a larger return, if necessary
Analyzing the survey results
Add up results and display in a table.
Try to find __________.
Look at the overall survey to see how percentages compare.
___________ results in a one page report.
Share with staff & get their feedback.
Decide what to do with results.
Add up results and display in a table.
Try to find patterns.
Look at the overall survey to see how percentages compare.
Summarize results in a one page report.
Share with staff & get their feedback.
Decide what to do with results.
an interview is a conversation with _________.
purpose
Interviews are not the best option when:
It’s large-scale.
You need numeric data.
There are too many traps.
Interviewee has an agenda.
It’s large-scale.
You need numeric data.
There are too many traps.
Interviewee has an agenda.
Types of interviews
Face-to-face
Telephone
Focus groups
Face-to-face
Telephone
Focus groups
Conducting an interview
Practice
Small-talk
Be natural
Look sharp
Listen
Keep your goals in mind
Don’t take “yes/no”
Respect
Practice
Small-talk
Be natural
Look sharp
Listen
Keep your goals in mind
Don’t take “yes/no”
Respect
Problems with interview questions
Intimidating questions
Two-in-one question
Complex questions
Question order
Intimidating questions
Two-in-one question
Complex questions
Question order
Interviews - Summary
Determine what you want
Discuss possible questions
Draft questions
Decide on interviewee
Train your interviewers
Contact interviewees
Make appointments
Analyze the data
Determine what you want
Discuss possible questions
Draft questions
Decide on interviewee
Train your interviewers
Contact interviewees
Make appointments
Analyze the data
Enivronmental health is
… all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person and all the related behaviors, but excluding those natural environments that cannot be reasonably ________. - WHO
“Fundamental component of the comprehensive public health system, environmental health works to advance policies and programs to reduce chemical and other environmental exposures to air, water, soil, and foot to protect residents and provide communities with healthier environments”
… all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person and all the related behaviors, but excluding those natural environments that cannot be reasonably modified.
“Fundamental component of the comprehensive public health system, environmental health works to advance policies and programs to reduce chemical and other environmental exposures to air, water, soil, and foot to protect residents and provide communities with healthier environments”
A Critical Theory Approach to Environmental Health
Nurses can take environmental health history that can benefit client in:
-Increased awareness
-Improved timelines
-Prevents disease
-Identifies potential environmental hazards
Uses upstream thinking (hx)
Promote population health
-Raise questions about oppressive situations
Clients’ work and home environment
Nurses can take environmental health history that can benefit client in:
-Increased awareness
-Improved timelines
-Prevents disease
-Identifies potential environmental hazards
Uses upstream thinking (hx)
Promote population health
-Raise questions about oppressive situations
Clients’ work and home environment
Areas of Environmental Health
Field of environmental health divided into
Built environment
Work-related exposures
Outdoor air quality
Healthy homes
Water quality
Food safety
Waste management
Built environment
Work-related exposures
Outdoor air quality
Healthy homes
Water quality
Food safety
Waste management
The built environment
Social Component
Physical Component
-Growing evidence supports that the built environment directly and indirectly affects health outcomes and disease rates.
Neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) was found to be a greater mediator of childhood ________ than racial or ethnic disparities.
Social Component
Physical Component
-Growing evidence supports that the built environment directly and indirectly affects health outcomes and disease rates.
Neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) was found to be a greater mediator of childhood obesity than racial or ethnic disparities.
