Week 5 - Important Concepts Flashcards

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fundamental process used by CHNs for planning, evaluating and monitoring community health programs

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program planning and evaluation

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What are the different reasons for why a plan is chosen over others?

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1 - Standard framework used by an agency
2 - Specific frameworks for funding
3 - Specific frameworks to guide theories, or address certain groups

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What are the 5 main elements of the multiple intervention framework?

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1 - Burden of illness and inequities
2 - Socioecological features of the problem
3 - Intervention options
4 - Optimal blend of strategies
5 - Monitor and evaluate
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What are the different levels of the sociological features of the problem in the multiple intervention framework?

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Micro - level of individual
Meso - level of community
Macro - level of society

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5
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What are the common reasons that programs fail?

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Failing to involve the community in planning
Program of too short a duration
No planning for long-term sustainability
Inadequate funding

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6
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To optimize application of the multiple interventions framework, it needs to be based on what three things?

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In-depth knowledge of the community
Expertise with relevant theories
Up to date information on quality, evidence-based research

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How has the multiple intervention framework shifted?

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Started in homes and clinics, but is not targeting multiple layers of the system (communities, policies, organizations)

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What are the 9 key components of the planning-implementation-evaluation cycle?

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analyze situation –> identify problem –> consider alternatives –> select the best alternative –> design program –> implement program –> evaluate program –> analyze findings –> use results

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anyone affected with policy changes, or interest and concern in the program

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stakeholders

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10
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assets and capacities located inside the neighbourhood/community, largely under neighbourhood/community control

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primary stakeholders

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11
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assets located within the community but largely controlled by outsiders

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secondary stakeholders

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12
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What are the three categories of secondary stakeholders?

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Private and non-profit orgs
Public institutions and services
Physical resources

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13
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skills, talents, and experience of residents; individual businesses

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individual assets

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14
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business associations, financial institutions, cultural organizations

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organization assets

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15
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• Structure for complex health programs and means of documentation – i.e. what the program is supposed to do, with whom and why

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logic model

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16
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What are the two stages of the logic model?

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CAT and SOLO

17
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What is CAT?

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Components, activities, target groups

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activities clustered for program review

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components

19
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specific intervention strategies to be used for each component

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activities

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intended recipients

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target groups

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What is SOLO?

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Short-term outcomes

Long-term outcomes

22
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immediate and direct results of the program

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Short-term outcomes

23
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reflect ultimate goals of the program

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long-term outcomes

24
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specific, measurable characteristics or changes that represent achievement of an outcome - answer the question - How will I know it?

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indicators

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: the situation of an individual or family without stable, permanent, appropriate housing, or the immediate prospect, means and ability of acquiring it
homelessness
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What are the different types of at risk physical living conditions?
unsheltered emergency sheltered Provisionally accomodated At risk of homelessness
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a culture of pervasive poverty passed on from parents to children. No chance for children to better themselves through education or other means
generational poverty
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the result of sudden circumstances that plunges a household into poverty – e.g. breadwinner gets laid off, injured or dies
situational poverty
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inequality of income within an area
relative poverty
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: families cannot afford the basic necessities required for living
absolute poverty
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The LIM is based directly on what? | How is it calculated?
Based directly on income Calcuated based on what a single person requires, with the assumption that food, clothing, shelter should account for 50% of the median income for one person
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Persistent poverty is concentrated in these groups
o Lone parents (w/ at least one child under 18); aboriginals off reserve, work limiting disabilities, recent (last 10 years) immigrants, unattached individuals between 45-64
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What is the proportion of child poverty in Canada, before and after income taxes? How do we rank according to Unicef for developed nations?
1 in 8 before; 1 in 6 after | 17 out of 23
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What is Ontario's poverty reduction strategy?
Focusing on Ontario's children to break the intergenerational cycle of poverty
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What proportion of Canadian households suffers from Food insecurity?
1 in 12
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What are the predictors of food insecurity?
low income; aboriginal; renting; lone parent and female led
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survey tool that monitors the cost of healthy eating; household size adjustment factor is applied in order to account for the economies of scale that are associated with family size
Nutritious food basket