GCH 300 – Global and Community Health, Chapter 5
Summary (George Mason University)
What is community organizing? - ANS ✔A process by which community groups are helped to
identify problems and implement strategies for reaching their collective goals.
What is the difference between top-down and grassroots community organizing? - ANS
✔Grassroot: When those who initiate community organization are members of the community
Top-down: When individuals outside of the community initiate community organizations
What does community building mean? - ANS ✔An orientation to practice focused on
community and not fixing problems but based on the assets and capabilities of the community.
What is a needs assessment? - ANS ✔The process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the
needs of a priority population. It is important because it also establishes a baseline for
evaluating program impact.
What are the differences between goals and objectives? - ANS ✔A goal is an idea of the future
or desired result that a person or group of people envisions and objectives are steps taken in
pursuit of a goal.
Name and briefly describe the six steps of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
framework for program evaluation. - ANS ✔1) Engage stakeholders - These individuals must be
engaged to ensure that their perspectives are understood
2) Describe the program - A clear program description helps to focus the evaluation of the
central and important questions
3) focus the evaluation design - The purpose of the evaluation and formulating the questions to
be answered by the evaluation
Summary (George Mason University)
What is community organizing? - ANS ✔A process by which community groups are helped to
identify problems and implement strategies for reaching their collective goals.
What is the difference between top-down and grassroots community organizing? - ANS
✔Grassroot: When those who initiate community organization are members of the community
Top-down: When individuals outside of the community initiate community organizations
What does community building mean? - ANS ✔An orientation to practice focused on
community and not fixing problems but based on the assets and capabilities of the community.
What is a needs assessment? - ANS ✔The process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the
needs of a priority population. It is important because it also establishes a baseline for
evaluating program impact.
What are the differences between goals and objectives? - ANS ✔A goal is an idea of the future
or desired result that a person or group of people envisions and objectives are steps taken in
pursuit of a goal.
Name and briefly describe the six steps of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's
framework for program evaluation. - ANS ✔1) Engage stakeholders - These individuals must be
engaged to ensure that their perspectives are understood
2) Describe the program - A clear program description helps to focus the evaluation of the
central and important questions
3) focus the evaluation design - The purpose of the evaluation and formulating the questions to
be answered by the evaluation
