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Advisory Committee - Correct Answer ✅usually consists of
individuals who are in a position to periodically report on their
actual experiences related to some common issue. In doing
so, members of this committee may offer their advice to a
key individual who is bringing them together or to another
group of people who will be making programmatic decisions
Capacity assessment - Correct Answer ✅a measure of
actual and potential individual, group, and community
resources that can be inherent, and/or brought, to bear for
health maintenance and enhancement. The process of
mapping community assets is included in the capacity
assessment
Coalition - Correct Answer ✅a group of diverse
organizations and constituencies working together toward a
common goal
Needs assessment - Correct Answer ✅the process of
identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the needs of a priority
population
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Qualitative data - Correct Answer ✅data in narrative form,
which is collected to better understand motivation, thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors
Quantitative data - Correct Answer ✅data collected in
numerical form (e.g., mortality rates or number of cigarettes
smoked) or easily translated to numerical form (e.g., patient
satisfaction using a 5 point scale from dissatisfied to
satisfied)
Planning Committee - Correct Answer ✅advisory
committee members, experts, and agency staff. The lifespan
of this committee may be episodic (with limited duration) or
continuing (on-going)
Primary data - Correct Answer ✅data that a health
education specialist collects directly (via a survey, a focus
group, in-depth interview, etc.), which are used to answer
unique questions related to the specific needs assessment
Secondary data - Correct Answer ✅data that already have
been collected by others that may or may not be directly
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gathered from the individual or population being assessed.
Examples include existing research published in peer-
reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the United States
Census, Vital Records, and Disease Registries
Stakeholders - Correct Answer ✅individuals or agencies
with a vested interest in the health education program
Social determinants of health - Correct Answer ✅conditions
in which people are born, live, work, play, as well as age, that
affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality
of life (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC],
2018a)
needs assessment - Correct Answer ✅the process of
identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the needs of a priority
population
capacity (asset-based) assessment - Correct Answer
✅actual and potential influential resources in the community
(e.g., stakeholders) and the support (e.g., individual
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protective factors, significant others, settings) at an
individual level to address needs
Area of Responsibility 1 - Correct Answer ✅Assessment of
Needs and Capacity
Competency 1.1 Plan Assessment - Correct Answer ✅Sub-
competencies:
1.1.1 Define the purpose and scope of the assessment.
1.1.2 Identify priority population(s).
1.1.3 Identify existing and available resources, policies,
programs, practices, and interventions.
1.1.4 Examine the factors and determinants that influence
the assessment process.
1.1.5 Recruit and/or engage priority population(s), partners,
and stakeholders to participate throughout all steps in the
assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
processes.