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CHES EXAM Area of responsibility I (1)Questions and Answers
Primary role of needs assessment - Answers -to gather information to determine what
health education activities are appropriate in a given setting
area of responsibility I - Answers -assess needs, assets, and capacity for health
education
Health problem - Answers -potential or real threat to physical or emotional well-being
Needs assessment - Answers -systematic, planned collection of information about the
health knowledge, perceptions, attitudes, motivations, and practices of individuals or
groups and the quality of the socioeconomic environment in which they live. Measures
the gaps between what is an what ought to be.
Primary data - Answers -data gathered by the health education specialist directly from
or about the individual or population of interest. Collected from means by surveys,
interviews, focus groups, direct observations.
secondary data - Answers -data that are already have been collected by others that
may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed.
Existing research, US Ceneus, Vital Records, Disease Registries.
stakeholders - Answers -involved in program operations as program managers,
program staff, partners, funding agencies, coalition members or those served or
affected by the program/project including patients, clients, advocacy groups and
community members. Those who affect change or are affected by it
service needs - Answers -those things health professionals believe a given population
must have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demand - Answers -those things people say they must have or be able to do in
order to resolve their health problem
six-step process for conducting a needs assessment - Answers -1. determine the scope
of the work and the purpose of the needs assessment
2. gather data
3. analyze data
4. identify any factors linked to the health problem
5. identify the focus of the program
, 6. validate the need before continuing the planning process
epidemiological model - Answers -focus on epidemiological data (death rates,
prevalence rates, birth rates, etc.)
public health model - Answers -to quantify health problems and often uses
epidemiological data. more focused on a specific population and can be mindful of
limitations of resources.
social model - Answers -investigates social or political issues that infulence health
asset model - Answers -focuses on the strengths of a community, organization, or
population and looks to find ways to use exisitng assets to improve health
rapid model - Answers -a framework that is used when time and money are lacking for
needs assessment
quantitative data - Answers -numerically describes what is occuring
qualitative data - Answers -not numerical, describes what is occurring and why
surveys - Answers -used to determine the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors,
skills, and health status of a priority population. Have a high respond rate. reliability and
validity
interviews - Answers -conducted by telephone, face-to-face, electronically, or in groups.
key informants interview - Answers -individuals who have knowledge of and the ability
to report on the needs of the corporation, hospital or organization
telephone interview - Answers -relatively easy method of collecting data at a moderate
cost.
electronic (or web-based) interviews - Answers -growing as a viable means of collecting
data from a large number of individuals quickly and at lower cost
observations - Answers -used to gather data through direct surveillance of the
population. accomplished through watching and recording specific behaviors of the
population.
community forums - Answers -public meetings. Bring together people in a particular
populations to discuss their perceptions of the community health problems
focus group - Answers -techniques capitalized on communication among participants
who are selected based on specific criteria. Led by a skilled facilitator. Participants
share opinions and explain the reasons for underlying those opinions.
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