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CHES EXAM Area of responsibility I (1)Primary role of needs assessment - answer to gather information to determine what
health education activities are appropriate in a given setting
area of responsibility I - answer assess needs, assets, and capacity for health education
Health problem - answer potential or real threat to physical or emotional well-being
Needs assessment - answer 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 - answer 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 - answer 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 - answerinvolved 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 - answerthose things health professionals believe a given population
must have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demand - answerthose 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 - answer1. 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 - answerfocus on epidemiological data (death rates, prevalence
rates, birth rates, etc.)
public health model - answerto quantify health problems and often uses epidemiological
data. more focused on a specific population and can be mindful of limitations of
resources.
social model - answerinvestigates social or political issues that infulence health
asset model - answerfocuses on the strengths of a community, organization, or
population and looks to find ways to use exisitng assets to improve health
rapid model - answera framework that is used when time and money are lacking for
needs assessment
quantitative data - answernumerically describes what is occuring
qualitative data - answernot numerical, describes what is occurring and why
surveys - answerused to determine the knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, skills,
and health status of a priority population. Have a high respond rate. reliability and
validity
interviews - answerconducted by telephone, face-to-face, electronically, or in groups.
key informants interview - answerindividuals who have knowledge of and the ability to
report on the needs of the corporation, hospital or organization
telephone interview - answerrelatively easy method of collecting data at a moderate
cost.
electronic (or web-based) interviews - answergrowing as a viable means of collecting
data from a large number of individuals quickly and at lower cost
observations - answerused to gather data through direct surveillance of the population.
accomplished through watching and recording specific behaviors of the population.
community forums - answerpublic meetings. Bring together people in a particular
populations to discuss their perceptions of the community health problems
focus group - answertechniques 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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