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Issue identification: Someone calls to attention the problem that needs government action. Agenda setting: Problem is seriously considered by the policymaking institution. Policy formation: Deliberation of pros and cons of different courses of actions that may take years to complete. Policy adoption: Fight to gain governmental support for policy. Policy implementation: Carrying out of the policy through public programs and actions. Policy evaluation: Looking at government's actions to see ...

informative speaking - Answer publicly addressing others to increase their knowledge, understanding, or skills informative methods - Answer 1. definition 2. description 3. explanation 4. demonstration the five needs - Answer 1. physical 2. relational 3. identity 4. spiritual 5. instrumental persuasive speaking - Answer public speech that aims to influence listeners' beliefs, attitudes, and actions beliefs - Answer perceptions about what is true or false, accur...

health care - Answer the treatment of illness and maintenance of health finance - Answer funding health care financing - Answer funding for the treatment of illness and maintenance of health insurance - Answer protects against risk insured - Answer (also called beneficiary) some who is covered by insurance beneficiary - Answer a person who derives advantage from something, especially a trust, will or life insurance policy insurer - Answer a person or company that ...

answers Insurance Function Four fundamental principles - Answer 1) risk is unpredictable 2) risk can be predicted with some accuracy in a large group 3) insurance can transfer risk from the individual to group through pooling of resources 4) losses are shared by all members outpatient care - Answer Doesn't require overnight stay incurring room and board costs Ambulatory care similar to community medicine because it serves around the community, convenience, accessibility. Th...

Define health and wellness. Include how they are interchangeable and the two ways they are different. - Answer Health: the overall condition of body or mind and the presence or absence of illness or injury -can be influenced by factors beyond your control Wellness: optimal health and vitality, encompassing all dimensions of well-being -largely determined by the conscious decisions that you make to control risk factors List and briefly describe each of the nine dimensions of wellness - An...

brainstorming - Answer an idea-generating process in which group members offer whatever ideas they wish before any are debated - everyone contributes ideas, plan of actions, etc. - QUICKEST nominal group technique (NGT) - Answer an idea-generating process in which group members generate their initial ideas silently and independently and then combine them and consider them as a group - Facilitator is needed to create master list of ideas - More comfortable for those who are shy idea...

research is: - Answer systematic process of collecting, analyzing, and interpreting information (data) to increase understanding of a phenomenon about which we are interested simply put research does what - Answer produces new knowledge builds on previous knowledge adds to the body of knowledge for the scientific community research is NOT - Answer gathering information moving facts from one location to another merely rummaging for hard to find information why is resear...

How many American adults are overweight? Which gender has the highest percentage? - Answer 62-69% of Americans, men are more overweight and women are more obese What is the goal for wellness when it comes to weight management or weight loss? - Answer to adopt healthy behaviors that achieve an appropriate body composition a weight loss of how much in obese/overweight individuals can reduce the risk of weight-related health conditions and increase life expectancy? - Answer 5-10% of bod...

listening - Answer active process of making meaning out of another person's spoken message - ACTIVE includes process of listening preparation, receiving, constructing meaning, responding, and remembering hearing - Answer sensory process of receiving and perceiving sounds PASSIVE - process occurs automatically and requires no conscious effort attending - Answer paying attention to someone's words well enough to understand what the person is trying to communicate listening is ...

What are the factors that affect community health? - Answer -Physical factors (much to to with location) -Social and cultural issues -community organizations -individual behaviors What are some social factors/determinants of community health? - Answer -politics -economy -culture -religion -socioeconomic status -social norms What are some physical factors/determinants of community health? - Answer -geography -environment -community size -industrial development (contributes ...