Health Promotion Programs Chapter 1 Test
US HC Expenditure
$9,800/ year
Literature
includes the articles, books, government publications, and other documents that explain the past and current knowledge about a particular topic
Tertiary prevention
measures aimed at rehabilitation following significant disease, illness, or injury
Return on Investment
measures cost of program versus the financial return realized by that program
Primary prevention
measures that forestall the onset of disease, illness, and injury
Secondary prevention
measures that lead to early diagnosis and prompt treatment of a disease, illness, or injury to minimize progression of health problem
Return on investment
measures the cost of a program versus the financial return realized by that program
Resources
money that can be turned into staff, supplies, etc.
NCHS
national center for health statistics
NCCDPHP
national center of chronic disease prevention and health promotion
doers
people who will be willing to roll up their sleeves and do the physical work needed to see that the program is planned and implemented properly
support
policies, values, decision making
Behavior patterns
represent the single most prominent domain of influence over health prospects in the US
Health promotion (Green and Kreuter)
Any planned combination of educational, political, regulatory, or organizational supports for actions and conditions of living conducive to the health of individuals, groups and communities
Health education (green and Kreuter definition)
Any planned combination of learning experiences designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary behavior conducive to health individuals, groups and communities
DHEC
Department of Health and environmental control
501c3
Non-profit groups which are tax exempt and cannot participate in elections or campaigns.
ODPHP
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
OECD
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Healthy People
U.S. government publication that brought together much of what was known about the relationship of personal health behavior and health status
Program ownership
a feeling by those in the priority population that the program in part belongs to them
pre-planning
a process carried out prior to the formal planning process that allows a core group of people to gather answers to key planning questions
Framework
a shortened name for the "A competency based framework for health education specialists"
health education specialist
an individual who has met, at a minimum, baccalaureate-level required health education academic preparations qualifications, who serves in a variety of settings, and is able to use appropriate educational strategies and methods to facilitate the development of policies, procedures, interventions, and systems conductive to the health of individuals, groups, and communities
Health education
any combination of planned learning experiences using evidence based practices and/or sound theories that provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
Stakeholders
any person, community, or organization with a vested interest in a program
Health promotion (joint commission definition)
any planned combination of educational, political, environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of living conductive to the health of individuals, groups, or communities
partnering
association of two or more entities working together on a project of common interest
Role Delineation Project
began to define the role of entry-level health educator
Cost Benefit analysis
benefit received from the dollars invested in the program
evidence
body of data that can be used to make decisions when planning a program (can come from need assessments, knowledge about the causes of health problem, research, and evaluations)
Authorship
immediately follows the title when writing a rationale
community
collective body of individuals identified by common characteristics such as geography, interests, experiences, concerns, or values
Healthy people
defines the nations health agenda and guides health policy
institutionalized
embedded in the organization so that it becomes sustained and durable
subjective evidence
evidence that can be verified only by the individual having the experience
Planning committee
group of individuals who are responsible for creating a program and then overseeing its implementation and evaluation
Collective Impact
have skilled and dedicated resources, range of expertise from a number of diverse organizations, organizations are working together to solve some of the worlds problems because one organization is not big enough to do it on their own
Objective evidence
science based evidence
Guide to Community Preventative Services (the community guide)
summarizes the findings from systematic reviews of public health interventions covering a variety of topics
planning parameters
the boundaries in which the planning committee must work when planning, implementing, and evaluating the program
organizational culture
the formal and informal policies of an organization that express the organization's values
The planning committee
the number of people involved depends on resources and circumstances of the particular situation
entry-level health educator
the practice level of a health education specialist with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree with professional preparation in the field of health education
Advanced Level 1 health education specialist
the practice level of a health education specialist with a minimum of a baccalaureate degree with professional preparation in the field of health education plus various combinations of degree and years of experience
Advanced Level 2
the practice level of health education specialist with a minimum of a doctoral degree in the field of health education, irrespective of years of experience
Social math
the practice of translating statistics and other data so they become interesting to the journalist, and meaningful to the audience
epidemiology
the study of the occurrence and distribution of health-related events, states and processes in specific populations, including the study of determinants influencing such processes and the application of this knowledge to control relevant health problems
Health Behavior
those behaviors that impact a person's health
priority population
those for whom the program is intended to serve
decision makers
those who have the authority to approve a plan
influencers
those who with a single phone call, email, or signature on a form will enlist other people to participate or will help provide the resources to facilitate the program
Health Education (joint commission definition)
using evidence-based practices and/or sound theories (or models) that provide the opportunity to acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors
Evidence-based practice
when program planners systematically find, appraise, and use evidence as the basis for decision making when planning a health promotion program
cost-benefit analysis
yields the dollar benefit received from the dollars invested in the program