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Used to identify the priority population for a health education program |
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individuals who are part of the at-risk population |
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Factors addressed in a needs assessment |
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expressed, actual, perceived, and normative needs of priority population |
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individuals who receive the intervention or participate in the program |
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People who may be interested in being a part of the planning process |
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1. individuals who represent various groups within the priority population
2. representatives of other stake holders not represented in the priority population
3. individuals who have key roles within the organization sponsoring the program |
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People or groups it is important to gain the support of in the community |
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Local elected officials, clergy, influential members of the community, community-based organizations, local departments of health or related agencies |
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Community groups and collaborative effors that provide the opportunity for program planners to bring together representatives of diverse organizations, segments, or constituencies to work toward a common goal. |
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Using needs assesment data about the priority population accomplishes: |
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1. the proof to justify the program to the stakeholders and/or potential funders
2. helping to "sell" the importance of the program to the priority population
3. help develop a program that is useful and hasn't already been done |
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Primary data collected through interviews, surveys, or forums |
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Gives insight to community perceptions and attitudes to health issues |
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a set of planned activities over time designed to achieve specific objectives |
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the process of identifying needs, esablishing priorities, diagnosing causes of problems, assessing and allocating resources, and determining barriers to achieving objectives |
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A statement of the distnictive purpose of and unique reason for the existence of a program. It also identifies the scope or focus of the organization or program. |
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general, long-term statements of desired program outcomes and provide the direction upon which all objectives are based |
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measurable statements that describe the changes in behavior, attitude, knowledge, skills, or health status that will occur in the intervention group as a result of the program. Small, specific steps that enable the goal to be met. |
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individuals or agencies that have a vested interest in the health education program |
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Community-based organization (CBO) |
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public or private, nonprofit organziation of demonstrated effectiveness that is representative of a community or significant segments of a community and provides educational or related services to individuals in the community |
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the use of marketing principles to promote a product, idea, or attitude among members of a population |
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the art and technique of informing, influencing, and motivating individual, institutional, and public audences about important health issues |
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In general, a program will be more successful if the priority population feels it has been instrumental in the development process. In order to accomplish this, community organization includes: |
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community recognition of the issue, the entrance of health educators into the community to organize the citizens, community assessment and priority setting, selection and implementation of an intervention, and evaluation and reassessment of the action plan |
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In order to utilize community resources |
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existing programs of health education should be integrated into the new approach whenever possible |
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Possible methods of communication for message dissemination used to express the need of the program, especially to those involved: |
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announcements in newsletters, communication at public meetings, media messages |
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four Primary Communication channels |
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intrapersonal
interpersonal
organziation and community
mass media |
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Important aspects of the planning stages |
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development of mission statement, goals, objectives, and a foundation for program evaluation |
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program or outcome objectives |
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Related to the goals, but are specific, measurable statements of what the educator wants to accomplish at a given time. They include items such as changes in morbidity, mortality, or quality of life |
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describe the behaviors or actions that the population will engage in that will resolve the problem and lead to attainment of the program goal. They are statements of desired outcomes that indicate who is to demonstrate how much of what action and by when |
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Learning or Instructional Objectives |
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short-term, specific descriptions of behaviorial (cognitive, affective, and skill dimensions) results sought in relation to the content being taught |
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Administrative Objectives (Process or Impact) |
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the tasks program facilitators must accomplish for the program to succeed. They are the daily tasks and work plans that lead to the accomplishment of all other planned objectives |
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refer to environmental, or nonbehavioral, influences on a health problem. Include: social, physical, and psychological environments |
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More important components of program planning: |
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1.understanding and engaging the priority population
2. conducting a needs assessment
3. developing goals and objectives
4. creating and intervention
5. implementing the intervention
6. conducting program evaluation
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those that help lay out the program planning steps to ensure that a health educator has anticipated potential problems in a program and developed solutions |
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Other items to consider in intervention design: |
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Available resources, previous effective strategies, single or multiple strategies |
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The creators of PRECEDE-PROCEED model |
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1. Social assessment
2.Epidemiological assessment
3. Behavioral and environmental assessment
4. Educational and ecological assessment
5. Administrative and policy assessment
6. Implementation
7. Process evaluation
8. impact evaluation
9. Outcome evaluation |
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Multi-level
Approach
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Community
Health |
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1. goals selection
2. intervention planning
3. program development
4. implementation preparations
5. evaluation |
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the 4 P's of social marketing |
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Price
Place
Promotion
Product |
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Developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; includes 6 phases:
1. define and describe the problem
2. analyze the problem
3. identify and profile audience
4. develop communication strategies
5. develop evaluation plan
6. launch the plan and obtain feedback |
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Factors used to decide what and how much information regarding a specific health topic will be discussed during a health education program: |
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1. needs assesment data
2. culture of the priority population
3. literacy level of the priority population
4. previous experience regarding the health issue
5. budget constraints
6. time restrictions of program participants
7. availability of space to conduct programs |
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Ten Principles to help increase program participant's motivation to learn:
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1. use several senses
2. actively involve participants
3. Provide an appropriate learning environment
4. Assess learner readiness
5. Establish the relevance of the information
6. Use repetition
7. Strive for a pleasant learning experience
8. Start with the known and move toward the unknown
9. Generalize the information
10. Appropriately pace delivery of the information |
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Published documents that consulting can help keep a program moving in a direction to positively affect individual and community behavior change: |
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Healthy People 2010
National and state standards and benchmarks for school health education
Agency/organization mission statements |
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Other published health information resources for referencing: |
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US Census reports
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
Vital statistics reports
Health planning agency reports
Trend data over time from the National Center for Health Statistics
World health reports |
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Most appropriate interventions are: |
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based on theory, available resources, and resonable fit to the priortiy population |
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activities usually associated with courses, workshops, or seminars. |
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examples of educational strategies: |
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Examples include: audiovisual materials, printed materials, classroom techniques, brainstorming, case studies, lectures, panel discussions, role playing, simulations, outside classroom techniues, health fairs, field trips |
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Health Engineering strategies |
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change the social or physical environment in which people live or work; usually affect a large number of people and may change behavior by influencing awareness, attitudes, and knowledge or through forced choice.
Examples: safety belts, air bags, and speed bumps |
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Community Mobilization Strategies |
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Directly involve participants in the change process. Include initiatives like colaition building and lobbying as well as community organizaion, community building, and community advocacy. |
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Health Communication Strategies |
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Use all types of communication channels to change behavior. These activities can impact knowledge, awareness, or attitudes. Communication may also provide cues for action and provide reinforcement of behaviors. |
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Examples of Health Communication Strategies |
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print media
billboards
radio
television
newsletters
flyers
direct mail
e-mail
self-help materials |
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Health policy/enforcement strategies |
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Mandate actions through laws, regulations, policies, or rules. Such actions are justified on the basis of "the common good"; that is they are actions implemented to protect the public's health |
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Health-related community service strategies
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Include services, tests, or treatments to improve the health of the priority population. Examples include activities that enable individuals to evaluate their personal level of health through the use of health-risk appraisals, screening, and self-examination. |
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Ways to ensure that intervention strategies planned will be effective in dealing with specific health problems |
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network with other health educators
review the lieterature |
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