NCHEC: THE HEALTH EDUCATION
SPECIALIST (7TH ED) QUESTIONS |
GUARANTEED PASS
Primary purpose of a needs, resource, and capacity assessment - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ To gather data and information to determine what interventions
would be appropriate in a given setting
Capacity assessment - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A measure of actual and
potential individual, group, and community resources that can be inherent to and/or
brought to bear for health maintenance and enhancement; mapping community
asset is included
Needs assessment - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ the systematic identification of
needs within a population and the determination of the degree to which those needs
are being met
qualitative data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ information that is difficult to
measure, count, or express in numerical terms
quantitative data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ information that can be expressed
in numerical terms, counted, or compared on a scale
primary data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ data gathered by health education
specialists to obtain accurate data about the problems, influences, and potential
solutions to health issues specific to the community
How is primary data often collected? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ surveys,
interviews, focus groups, and direct observation
, secondary data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ data that have already been
collected by others that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or
population being assessed; important in defining the needs of the popualtion
What are some examples of secondary data? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
existing research published in peer-reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the
United States Census, Vital Records, and Disease Registries
stakeholders - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ individuals or agencies that have a
vested interest in the health education program; those who affect and are affected
by change and those who have an interest in the results and/or what would be done
with the results
social determinants of health - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ conditions in which
people are born, live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, daily
functioning, and quality of life
service needs - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ things health professionals believe a
given population must have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demands - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ those things people say they must
have or be able to do in order to resolve their health problem
What is needed to successfully conduct a needs assessment? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Health education specialists must determine the purpose and scope
of the assessment, collect appropriate data, prioritize the needs, and identify the
program focus
SPECIALIST (7TH ED) QUESTIONS |
GUARANTEED PASS
Primary purpose of a needs, resource, and capacity assessment - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ To gather data and information to determine what interventions
would be appropriate in a given setting
Capacity assessment - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ A measure of actual and
potential individual, group, and community resources that can be inherent to and/or
brought to bear for health maintenance and enhancement; mapping community
asset is included
Needs assessment - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ the systematic identification of
needs within a population and the determination of the degree to which those needs
are being met
qualitative data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ information that is difficult to
measure, count, or express in numerical terms
quantitative data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ information that can be expressed
in numerical terms, counted, or compared on a scale
primary data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ data gathered by health education
specialists to obtain accurate data about the problems, influences, and potential
solutions to health issues specific to the community
How is primary data often collected? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ surveys,
interviews, focus groups, and direct observation
, secondary data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ data that have already been
collected by others that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or
population being assessed; important in defining the needs of the popualtion
What are some examples of secondary data? - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
existing research published in peer-reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the
United States Census, Vital Records, and Disease Registries
stakeholders - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ individuals or agencies that have a
vested interest in the health education program; those who affect and are affected
by change and those who have an interest in the results and/or what would be done
with the results
social determinants of health - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ conditions in which
people are born, live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, daily
functioning, and quality of life
service needs - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ things health professionals believe a
given population must have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demands - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ those things people say they must
have or be able to do in order to resolve their health problem
What is needed to successfully conduct a needs assessment? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Health education specialists must determine the purpose and scope
of the assessment, collect appropriate data, prioritize the needs, and identify the
program focus
