Chapter two: Plan Health Education/
Promotion Questions & Answers
Planning a health education program - ANSWERS1) Must include an honest
assessment of the limitation in a given situation, including any potential obstacles to the
success of the program.
2) Must include the names of the health professionals that will be required for
implementation of the program.
3) Also provisions should be made for training participants in the program and
establishing a system of record keeping to document the success of the program.
the program - ANSWERSThe programs success can only be defined as the extent to
which the health education program meets the objective.
Planning an effective health education program - ANSWERS1) Prioritizing primary
objectives so that secondary objectives do not get in the way.
2) The specific problems must be clearly defined in order for the health education
program to be on target.
3) Must include the problems that may occur in the program endure in the health
education program.
4) To complete an accurate assessment health experts should be convened and
relevant individuals in the community should be interviewed.
5) Also the planner should develop a clear system for record keeping.
Characteristics of a plan for a health education program - ANSWERSMust include:
1) A summary of the program goals, all of the objectives that ill contribute to the
achievement of goals and all the particular tasks that will contribute to the objective.
2) Its important that objectives be measurable so that the progress of the plan can be
evaluated continuously.
3) An effective and complete plan also needs to include a summary of the resources
that will be required.
4) The plan needs to include a summary of the data that ill be used to measure the
progress towards the objective.
Stakeholder - ANSWERSMay be defined as a person, group, or institution with interests
in a project or policy or who may be directly or indirectly affected by the process or
outcome.
Stakeholder analysis - ANSWERSIs a vital tool to utilize when engaging stakeholders to
participate in the assessment process. Such an analysis will provide critical information
regarding the project environment and facilitate negotiation for discussion. This analysis
highlights the concerns and interested of various stake holders regarding the areas to
be addressed in the project in the planning phase, or in the objective of the project once
, it has begun. Analysis of stake holders also helps to identify common ground between
stakeholders, which may serve to further enhance the ability to proceed with the project.
Community- based organization - ANSWERSIs defined as a public or private nonprofit
organization of the demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of a community or
significant segments of a community, provides education or related services to
individuals in the community. Can help solve a common problem or pursue a common
goal, and helps community buy in.
What are the ways to Elicit input from priority populations - ANSWERS1) Surveys
2) Interviews
3) Focus groups
4) Direct observation
5) Community Capacity Inventory
6) Community asset maps
7) Nominal group method
Nominal group method - ANSWERSis a data source using small groups of 5 to 7 people
each having an equal voice in the discussion and voting.
What to considerations when program planning - ANSWERSThe health education
program can only be effective if it is appropriate to the needs of the particular
community. i.e a smoking cessation program would be pointless to design in an area
that the population does not smoke.
The health education program should be designed to resolve those problems in the
community which are deemed to be most egregious.
Health education programs would be designed to make the maximum positive impact
on the community.
They also should also include clear and measurable benchmarks that can be used to
evaluate progress.
what components are important when using data and organization together to succeed -
ANSWERS1) It is important to be idealistic about the potential of health education
programs, you will be better served if you base your decisions on the data and strong
organization.
2) Rather than try to completely change the community to an idealistic state through the
program it is important rather to see the needs of the community and what are
achievable goals can immediately improve health in some way.
3) It is important that the to identify the primary objectives so that the secondary
objectives to not set you as a health educator off track. Focus on one or few objectives
there is usually too many aspects in the community that the health educator wants to
change.
Mission Statement - ANSWERSIs a brief explanation of the general intent of a health
education program. It is composed so that members of the community can find out
exactly why the health education program can be created. It is also supposed to help
Promotion Questions & Answers
Planning a health education program - ANSWERS1) Must include an honest
assessment of the limitation in a given situation, including any potential obstacles to the
success of the program.
2) Must include the names of the health professionals that will be required for
implementation of the program.
3) Also provisions should be made for training participants in the program and
establishing a system of record keeping to document the success of the program.
the program - ANSWERSThe programs success can only be defined as the extent to
which the health education program meets the objective.
Planning an effective health education program - ANSWERS1) Prioritizing primary
objectives so that secondary objectives do not get in the way.
2) The specific problems must be clearly defined in order for the health education
program to be on target.
3) Must include the problems that may occur in the program endure in the health
education program.
4) To complete an accurate assessment health experts should be convened and
relevant individuals in the community should be interviewed.
5) Also the planner should develop a clear system for record keeping.
Characteristics of a plan for a health education program - ANSWERSMust include:
1) A summary of the program goals, all of the objectives that ill contribute to the
achievement of goals and all the particular tasks that will contribute to the objective.
2) Its important that objectives be measurable so that the progress of the plan can be
evaluated continuously.
3) An effective and complete plan also needs to include a summary of the resources
that will be required.
4) The plan needs to include a summary of the data that ill be used to measure the
progress towards the objective.
Stakeholder - ANSWERSMay be defined as a person, group, or institution with interests
in a project or policy or who may be directly or indirectly affected by the process or
outcome.
Stakeholder analysis - ANSWERSIs a vital tool to utilize when engaging stakeholders to
participate in the assessment process. Such an analysis will provide critical information
regarding the project environment and facilitate negotiation for discussion. This analysis
highlights the concerns and interested of various stake holders regarding the areas to
be addressed in the project in the planning phase, or in the objective of the project once
, it has begun. Analysis of stake holders also helps to identify common ground between
stakeholders, which may serve to further enhance the ability to proceed with the project.
Community- based organization - ANSWERSIs defined as a public or private nonprofit
organization of the demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of a community or
significant segments of a community, provides education or related services to
individuals in the community. Can help solve a common problem or pursue a common
goal, and helps community buy in.
What are the ways to Elicit input from priority populations - ANSWERS1) Surveys
2) Interviews
3) Focus groups
4) Direct observation
5) Community Capacity Inventory
6) Community asset maps
7) Nominal group method
Nominal group method - ANSWERSis a data source using small groups of 5 to 7 people
each having an equal voice in the discussion and voting.
What to considerations when program planning - ANSWERSThe health education
program can only be effective if it is appropriate to the needs of the particular
community. i.e a smoking cessation program would be pointless to design in an area
that the population does not smoke.
The health education program should be designed to resolve those problems in the
community which are deemed to be most egregious.
Health education programs would be designed to make the maximum positive impact
on the community.
They also should also include clear and measurable benchmarks that can be used to
evaluate progress.
what components are important when using data and organization together to succeed -
ANSWERS1) It is important to be idealistic about the potential of health education
programs, you will be better served if you base your decisions on the data and strong
organization.
2) Rather than try to completely change the community to an idealistic state through the
program it is important rather to see the needs of the community and what are
achievable goals can immediately improve health in some way.
3) It is important that the to identify the primary objectives so that the secondary
objectives to not set you as a health educator off track. Focus on one or few objectives
there is usually too many aspects in the community that the health educator wants to
change.
Mission Statement - ANSWERSIs a brief explanation of the general intent of a health
education program. It is composed so that members of the community can find out
exactly why the health education program can be created. It is also supposed to help
