Chapter 2: Starting the Planning Process
Questions & Answers
Planning Health Promotion Programs - ANSWER- Planning a health promotion program
is a multistep process that begins after pre-planning. Planning is engaging in a process
of procedure to develop a method of achieving an end.
- Multistep process of planning does not all begin the same way because there are
different variables and circumstances of any one setting. Obvious and recognition,
successful in the past but needs to be updated, planners create programs that are
needed, not obvious, no successful health promotion programs and stakeholders want
proof that a program is needed and will be successful
- Planning process often begins with planners creating a rationale to gain support of key
people to obtain resources to ensure the planning process and implementation proceed
smoothly.
Responsibilities and Competencies for Health Education Specialists - ANSWERI.
Assess Needs, Resources, and Capacity for Health Education/Promotion
II. Plan Health Education/Promotion
V. Administer and Manage Health Education/Promotion
VI. Serve as a Health Education/Promotion Resource Person
VII. Communicate, Promote, and Advocate for Health and Health Education/Promotion,
and the Profession
The Need for Creating a Rationale to Gain the Support of Decision Makers - ANSWER-
Important that program has support from the highest level of the community for which
the program is being planned (board of health, officers, church elders). Top-level
decision-making positions are able to provide the needed resource support for the
program.
- Ideas for programs can come from top-level people, so don't have to sell the idea to
people. OR it begins at a level below the decision makers which means that those who
want to create a program must sell it to the decision makers. Decision makers need to
perceive a set of values/benefits associated with the proposed program to fund
resources and support into the health program planning.
- Behrens: Health promotion programs in business and industry have higher success if
all levels of management are committed and supported (supported for all settings).
, - If they need to gain support of decision makers, program planners should develop a
rationale for the program's existence. Problem because few people are motivated by
health concerns alone. Decisions by top-level management to develop new programs
depend on variety of factors. In order to sell program, planners need to develop a
rationale that shows how the program will help decision makers to meet the
organization's goals and to carry out its mission. Planners need to position their
program rationale politically, in line with the organization.
resources - ANSWERmoney that can be turned to staff, facilities, materials, supplies,
utilities, and a myriad number of things that enable organized activity to take place over
time
support - ANSWERcongruent organizational policies, program and concept visibility,
expressions of priority value, personal involvement of key managers, a place at the
table of organizational power, organizational credibility, and a role in integrated
functioning
Measuring Decision Makers' Support for Health Promotion - ANSWER- Della, DeJoy,
Goetzel, Ozminkowski, and Wilson created the Leading by Example: measurement
instrument to assess leadership support for health promotion programs in work settings
- Four factor scale: business assignment with health promotion objectives, awareness of
the economics of health and worker productivity, worksite support for health promotion,
and leadership support for health promotion.
- LBE used: through single administration to assess areas in which health promotion
climate might support/hinder programmatic efforts OR to administer two different times
to monitor change in support for health promotion programs over time.
Steps in Creating a Program Rationale - ANSWER- Gaining the support of decision
makers is one of the most important steps in the planning process. Planners need to
have a sound rationale for creating a program that is supported by evidence that the
proposed program will benefit those for whom it is planned.
1. Identifying appropriate background information
2. Titling the rationale
3. Writing the content of the rationale
4. Listing the references used to create the rationale
Step 1: Identifying appropriate background information - ANSWER- Need to identify
appropriate sources of information and data that can be used to sell program
development (before planners begin to write program rationale). Do it by conducting a
search on existing literature.
Questions & Answers
Planning Health Promotion Programs - ANSWER- Planning a health promotion program
is a multistep process that begins after pre-planning. Planning is engaging in a process
of procedure to develop a method of achieving an end.
- Multistep process of planning does not all begin the same way because there are
different variables and circumstances of any one setting. Obvious and recognition,
successful in the past but needs to be updated, planners create programs that are
needed, not obvious, no successful health promotion programs and stakeholders want
proof that a program is needed and will be successful
- Planning process often begins with planners creating a rationale to gain support of key
people to obtain resources to ensure the planning process and implementation proceed
smoothly.
Responsibilities and Competencies for Health Education Specialists - ANSWERI.
Assess Needs, Resources, and Capacity for Health Education/Promotion
II. Plan Health Education/Promotion
V. Administer and Manage Health Education/Promotion
VI. Serve as a Health Education/Promotion Resource Person
VII. Communicate, Promote, and Advocate for Health and Health Education/Promotion,
and the Profession
The Need for Creating a Rationale to Gain the Support of Decision Makers - ANSWER-
Important that program has support from the highest level of the community for which
the program is being planned (board of health, officers, church elders). Top-level
decision-making positions are able to provide the needed resource support for the
program.
- Ideas for programs can come from top-level people, so don't have to sell the idea to
people. OR it begins at a level below the decision makers which means that those who
want to create a program must sell it to the decision makers. Decision makers need to
perceive a set of values/benefits associated with the proposed program to fund
resources and support into the health program planning.
- Behrens: Health promotion programs in business and industry have higher success if
all levels of management are committed and supported (supported for all settings).
, - If they need to gain support of decision makers, program planners should develop a
rationale for the program's existence. Problem because few people are motivated by
health concerns alone. Decisions by top-level management to develop new programs
depend on variety of factors. In order to sell program, planners need to develop a
rationale that shows how the program will help decision makers to meet the
organization's goals and to carry out its mission. Planners need to position their
program rationale politically, in line with the organization.
resources - ANSWERmoney that can be turned to staff, facilities, materials, supplies,
utilities, and a myriad number of things that enable organized activity to take place over
time
support - ANSWERcongruent organizational policies, program and concept visibility,
expressions of priority value, personal involvement of key managers, a place at the
table of organizational power, organizational credibility, and a role in integrated
functioning
Measuring Decision Makers' Support for Health Promotion - ANSWER- Della, DeJoy,
Goetzel, Ozminkowski, and Wilson created the Leading by Example: measurement
instrument to assess leadership support for health promotion programs in work settings
- Four factor scale: business assignment with health promotion objectives, awareness of
the economics of health and worker productivity, worksite support for health promotion,
and leadership support for health promotion.
- LBE used: through single administration to assess areas in which health promotion
climate might support/hinder programmatic efforts OR to administer two different times
to monitor change in support for health promotion programs over time.
Steps in Creating a Program Rationale - ANSWER- Gaining the support of decision
makers is one of the most important steps in the planning process. Planners need to
have a sound rationale for creating a program that is supported by evidence that the
proposed program will benefit those for whom it is planned.
1. Identifying appropriate background information
2. Titling the rationale
3. Writing the content of the rationale
4. Listing the references used to create the rationale
Step 1: Identifying appropriate background information - ANSWER- Need to identify
appropriate sources of information and data that can be used to sell program
development (before planners begin to write program rationale). Do it by conducting a
search on existing literature.
