CHES– Questions With Correct Solutions (100%)
Needs assessment Right Ans - the systematic identification of needs within
a population and determination of the degree which those needs are being
met
Primary data Right Ans - data gathered by the health education specialists
from or about the individual or population of interest
Secondary data Right Ans - data that have already been collected by others
that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or population
being assessed
stakeholders Right Ans - may be involved in program operations as a
program manager, program staff, partners, funding agencies, coalition
members or those served or affected by the program/project including
patients, clients, advocacy groups and community members
How do health education specialists conduct a thorough needs assessment?
Right Ans - assess resources, locate existing data, collect data and use research
methods to guide data collection
service needs Right Ans - those things health professionals believe a given
population must have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demands Right Ans - those things that people say they must have or
be able to to in order to resolve their health problems
McKenzie's needs assessment process Right Ans - 1. determine the scope of
work and the purpose of the needs assessment 2. gather data 3. analyze the
data 4. identify any factors linked to the health problem 5. identify the focus
for the program 6. validate the need before continuing with the planning
process
Issel's models for conducting needs assessment Right Ans -
epidemiological model, public health model, social model, asset model, and
rapid model
,epidemiological model Right Ans - focuses on epidemiological data (ie birth
rates, prevalence rates, death rates, etc.)
public health model Right Ans - attempts to quantify health problems and
often uses epidemiological data. It can be more focused on specific
populations and can be mindful of limited resources
Social Model Right Ans - investigates social and political issues that
influence health
Asset Model Right Ans - focuses on the strengths of a community,
organization or population and looks to find ways to uses existing assets to
improve health
Rapid Model Right Ans - framework used with time and money are limited
offers some basic information but is lacking in detail
Primary data sources Right Ans - surveys, interviews, observation,
community forums, focus groups, nominal group process, Delphi panel,
community capacity inventory and community asset map
surveys Right Ans - primary data source used to determine the knowledge,
attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, skills and health status of a priority population
key informant interviews Right Ans - conducted with individuals who have
knowledge of and the ability to report on the needs of a corporation, hospital
or organization
observation Right Ans - gather data through direct surveillance of the
population
community forums Right Ans - public meetings that bring together people
in a particular population to discuss their perceptions of the community's
health problems
focus groups Right Ans - individuals are invited to participate based on
specific criteria and focus groups are typically led by a skilled facilitator,
participants share opinions and explain underlying reasons for those opinions
, nominal group process Right Ans - highly structured process in which a
few representatives from the priority population are asked to respond to
questions based on specific needs by privately ranking the ideas proposed and
then sharing in a round robin fashion
Delphi panel Right Ans - group process that generated consensus by using
a series of mailed or e-mailed questionnaires, involves individuals from 3
groups: decision makers, staff and program participants. 1 or 2 broad
questions are sent to the group their answers are analyzed and then more
specific questions are developed
community capacity inventory Right Ans - developing a written list of the
skills and talents of individual community members and of the associations
and other resources in the neighborhood
community asset maps Right Ans - created by community members as they
"map" local resources, abilities and other building blocks for community
growth and change
Informed consent Right Ans - the agreement to voluntarily and willingly
participate in a study based on a full disclosure of what constitutes
participation in the study and what the risks and benefits involved in
participation are
Institutional Review Board Right Ans - IRBS are composed of researchers
and community members or stakeholders who review proposed research for
compliance with federal regulations governing research involving human
participants
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Right Ans - The
purpose of HIPPA is to protect personal health information. In order for
individual data to be used, individual permission must be granted first
Behavioral (lifestyle) factors Right Ans - behaviors or actions of
individuals, groups or communities that influence health
Environmental factors Right Ans - determinants outside of the individual
that can be modified to support behavior, health or quality of life
Needs assessment Right Ans - the systematic identification of needs within
a population and determination of the degree which those needs are being
met
Primary data Right Ans - data gathered by the health education specialists
from or about the individual or population of interest
Secondary data Right Ans - data that have already been collected by others
that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or population
being assessed
stakeholders Right Ans - may be involved in program operations as a
program manager, program staff, partners, funding agencies, coalition
members or those served or affected by the program/project including
patients, clients, advocacy groups and community members
How do health education specialists conduct a thorough needs assessment?
Right Ans - assess resources, locate existing data, collect data and use research
methods to guide data collection
service needs Right Ans - those things health professionals believe a given
population must have or be able to do in order to resolve a health problem
service demands Right Ans - those things that people say they must have or
be able to to in order to resolve their health problems
McKenzie's needs assessment process Right Ans - 1. determine the scope of
work and the purpose of the needs assessment 2. gather data 3. analyze the
data 4. identify any factors linked to the health problem 5. identify the focus
for the program 6. validate the need before continuing with the planning
process
Issel's models for conducting needs assessment Right Ans -
epidemiological model, public health model, social model, asset model, and
rapid model
,epidemiological model Right Ans - focuses on epidemiological data (ie birth
rates, prevalence rates, death rates, etc.)
public health model Right Ans - attempts to quantify health problems and
often uses epidemiological data. It can be more focused on specific
populations and can be mindful of limited resources
Social Model Right Ans - investigates social and political issues that
influence health
Asset Model Right Ans - focuses on the strengths of a community,
organization or population and looks to find ways to uses existing assets to
improve health
Rapid Model Right Ans - framework used with time and money are limited
offers some basic information but is lacking in detail
Primary data sources Right Ans - surveys, interviews, observation,
community forums, focus groups, nominal group process, Delphi panel,
community capacity inventory and community asset map
surveys Right Ans - primary data source used to determine the knowledge,
attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, skills and health status of a priority population
key informant interviews Right Ans - conducted with individuals who have
knowledge of and the ability to report on the needs of a corporation, hospital
or organization
observation Right Ans - gather data through direct surveillance of the
population
community forums Right Ans - public meetings that bring together people
in a particular population to discuss their perceptions of the community's
health problems
focus groups Right Ans - individuals are invited to participate based on
specific criteria and focus groups are typically led by a skilled facilitator,
participants share opinions and explain underlying reasons for those opinions
, nominal group process Right Ans - highly structured process in which a
few representatives from the priority population are asked to respond to
questions based on specific needs by privately ranking the ideas proposed and
then sharing in a round robin fashion
Delphi panel Right Ans - group process that generated consensus by using
a series of mailed or e-mailed questionnaires, involves individuals from 3
groups: decision makers, staff and program participants. 1 or 2 broad
questions are sent to the group their answers are analyzed and then more
specific questions are developed
community capacity inventory Right Ans - developing a written list of the
skills and talents of individual community members and of the associations
and other resources in the neighborhood
community asset maps Right Ans - created by community members as they
"map" local resources, abilities and other building blocks for community
growth and change
Informed consent Right Ans - the agreement to voluntarily and willingly
participate in a study based on a full disclosure of what constitutes
participation in the study and what the risks and benefits involved in
participation are
Institutional Review Board Right Ans - IRBS are composed of researchers
and community members or stakeholders who review proposed research for
compliance with federal regulations governing research involving human
participants
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Right Ans - The
purpose of HIPPA is to protect personal health information. In order for
individual data to be used, individual permission must be granted first
Behavioral (lifestyle) factors Right Ans - behaviors or actions of
individuals, groups or communities that influence health
Environmental factors Right Ans - determinants outside of the individual
that can be modified to support behavior, health or quality of life
