ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Interdependent - CORRECT ANSWER the involvement among different groups or
organizations within the community that are mutually reliant upon one another
Windshield survey - CORRECT ANSWER an observational method used as part of a
community assessment that scans the community's physical environment
Community health - CORRECT ANSWER the process of involving the community in
maintaining, improving, promoting, and protecting its own health and well-being
Healthy community - CORRECT ANSWER one where people, organizations, and local
institutions work together to improve the social, economic, and environmental conditions that make
people healthy - the determinants of health
Partnership - CORRECT ANSWER a relationship between individuals, groups, organizations,
or governments in which the parties actively work together at all stages of assessment, planning,
implementation, and evaluation
Community partnerships - CORRECT ANSWER involve collaborative decision-making efforts
in health planning with the goal of reducing health inequities and improving community health
Coalition - CORRECT ANSWER two or more groups that share a mutual issue or concern and
join forces, thereby increasing their influence in achieving a common goal
Community capacity building - CORRECT ANSWER identifying and working with existing
community strengths to promote a positive view of the community; therefore, it is focused on helping
communities become stronger based on their strengths rather than letting their weaknesses define
them - primary goal is empowerment
, Asset mapping - CORRECT ANSWER identifying community-based assets such as
individuals, local associations, businesses, public institutions, nonprofit organizations, and the
community's physical characteristics
Sustainability - CORRECT ANSWER the maintenance and continuation of established
community programs and it is more likely to occur when members of the community are involved as
partners in the community development process
Community competence - CORRECT ANSWER has been linked to community empowerment;
a competent community is able to use its problem-solving abilities to identify and deal with
community issues
Community health assessment - CORRECT ANSWER the process of thinking critically about
the community and involves getting to know and understand the community as a partner
Data collection - CORRECT ANSWER the process of acquiring existing, readily available
information or developing new information about the community and its health
Data gathering - CORRECT ANSWER the process of obtaining existing, readily available data
Data generation - CORRECT ANSWER the process of developing data that do not already
exist, through interaction with community members
Database - CORRECT ANSWER the combination of the gathered and generated data
Community health concerns - CORRECT ANSWER actual, possible, or potential community
health challenges with identifiable contributing factors in the environment
Community health strengths - CORRECT ANSWER community resources available to meet
community health concerns
Informant interviews - CORRECT ANSWER consist of directed talks with selected members
of a community about community members or groups and events, and are basic to effective data
collection