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| What is evidence based public health? |
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Definition
| The development, implementation, and evaluation of effective programs and policies in public health through application of principles of scientific reasoning, including systematic uses of data and information systems and appropriate use of behavioral science theory and program planning |
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| What is e public health equivalent of the "teaching hospital" affiliation between medical schools and hospitals? What does it try and enhance? Who does it benefit? |
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-Academic health department: a formal affiliation between an academic health professions institution and a state or local health department
-enhance public health education and training, research, and service
-benefits the organizations involved as well as the community as a whole |
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| What is the purpose of The strategic planning MAPP? (mobilizing for action through planning and partnerships) |
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Definition
| Strategic planning tool for a community driven process with a focus on the local public health system |
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| What does NACCHO stand for? |
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| National association of county and city Heath officials |
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| What two things were evaluated in the community Heath status assessment (CHSA)? |
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Definition
-how healthy are our residents?
-what does the health status of our community look like? |
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| What three things were evaluated in the community themes and strengths assessment?? |
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Definition
-what is important to the community?
-how is the quality of life perceived?
-what assets do we have to improve the Heath of the community? |
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| What are the 4 purpose points for the CHSA/CTSA? |
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Definition
-inform decision making
-facilitate prioritization of Health issues
-provide a prompt for community dialogue around the health and quality of life in Knox county
-provides a comprehensive summary of relevant health indicators |
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| What type of methodology did the CHSA CTSA use? |
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Definition
| -mixed methodology (primary and secondary data, focus group, key informant interview) |
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| What were three stats the collected data from the CHSA were compared to? |
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Definition
| State and national stats and healthy people 2010 targets |
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| What were the three factors used to evaluate the strengths and risks in the community that contribute to health? |
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Definition
-quality of life
-behavioral risk factors
-environmental health indicators |
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| What were the four indicators used to determine health status? |
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Definition
-social and mental health
-maternal and child Heath
-death, illness, and injury
-communicable disease |
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| What were the qualitative and quantitative methods used in the CTSA |
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Definition
Focus group
Survey
Key informant interviews |
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| What were the main goals of the psst project? |
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Definition
-Reduce pregnancy, birth, and STI rates among participants of the program in Appalachia east TN areas
-replication of evidence based safer sex program |
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Term
| What was the psst project safer sex One on one intervention based on? |
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Definition
| Trans theoretical model of behavior change (pre contemplative and contemplative) |
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Term
| The psst project had a randomized control study design, what was the difference between the girls in the study and the controls? |
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Definition
| Each group received baseline survey, standard of care, and 12 and 18 month follow up, but the girls in the study also received intervention |
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Term
| What was the purpose of the WIC niutrition program feasibility study? |
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Definition
-Compare the impact of non invasive testing on work flow and office efficiency to current testing methodology
-compre the impact of non invasive and invasive methodologies and participant and staff satisfaction
-compare total cost of both test methodologies |
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