PBHL 3643 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
vision of public health (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- organized community efforts
- prevention of disease
- promotion of health
- multidisciplinary
core functions of public health (3) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assessing the publics health
promoting sound policies
assuring effectiveness
public health approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
5 core areas of public health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- epidemiology
- social and behavioral sciences (health education / health science)
- environmental health
- biostatistics
- health services administration
generalized planning model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
ALL phases of precede - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅phases 1-4
phase 1 preceed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅social assessment and situational analysis
- seeks to subjectively define the QOL (problems and priorities) of those in the priority population
phase 2 preceed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅epidemiological assessment
, - identify and rank the health goals or problems that may contribute to or interact with problems
identified in phase 1
phase 3 preceed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅educational and ecological assessment
- factors that have potential influence behavior or change the environment
phase 4 preceed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅intervention alignment and administrative policy assessment
-determine if capabilities & resources are available to develop & implement a program
other types of planning models - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
needs assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a process that identifies and prioritizes the needs of a
population
(may be the most critical step in planning)
why a needs assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. logical place to start
2. helps insure appropriate use of planning resources
3. absence may prevent or delay adequate attention directed to a more important health problem
4. can help determine internal capacity of a community to address specific needs
5. develop a focus for an intervention
6. a reference point for future assessments
types of needs assessment processes (primary) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- delphi
- focus groups
- nominal group process
- observation
- individual assessment
vision of public health (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- organized community efforts
- prevention of disease
- promotion of health
- multidisciplinary
core functions of public health (3) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅assessing the publics health
promoting sound policies
assuring effectiveness
public health approach - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
5 core areas of public health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- epidemiology
- social and behavioral sciences (health education / health science)
- environmental health
- biostatistics
- health services administration
generalized planning model - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
ALL phases of precede - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅phases 1-4
phase 1 preceed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅social assessment and situational analysis
- seeks to subjectively define the QOL (problems and priorities) of those in the priority population
phase 2 preceed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅epidemiological assessment
, - identify and rank the health goals or problems that may contribute to or interact with problems
identified in phase 1
phase 3 preceed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅educational and ecological assessment
- factors that have potential influence behavior or change the environment
phase 4 preceed - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅intervention alignment and administrative policy assessment
-determine if capabilities & resources are available to develop & implement a program
other types of planning models - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅
needs assessment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a process that identifies and prioritizes the needs of a
population
(may be the most critical step in planning)
why a needs assessment? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. logical place to start
2. helps insure appropriate use of planning resources
3. absence may prevent or delay adequate attention directed to a more important health problem
4. can help determine internal capacity of a community to address specific needs
5. develop a focus for an intervention
6. a reference point for future assessments
types of needs assessment processes (primary) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅- delphi
- focus groups
- nominal group process
- observation
- individual assessment
