Planning & Evaluating Health Education Programs

These flashcards cover key concepts and terminology related to the planning and evaluation of health education programs.

Assessment of Needs and Capacity

The process of collecting and analyzing data to determine the health needs of a population and the resources available to address those needs.

PRECEDE-PROCEED Model

A planning model used to guide the development of health education programs through phases of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Epidemiological Assessment

The phase in the PRECEDE-PROCEED model that involves identifying and ranking health problems based on evidence such as morbidity, mortality, and disability data.

Predisposing Factors

Factors that influence a person's motivation to engage in a behavior, including knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs.

Reinforcing Factors

Feedback and rewards received after a behavior change that either encourage or discourage continued behavior.

Enabling Factors

Factors that remove barriers to change and make it easier to engage in health-promoting behaviors, such as access to resources and skills.

Process Objectives

Objectives focusing on the implementation process of a program, including daily tasks and activities required to reach intended audiences.

Impact Objectives

Objectives that describe the immediate observable effects of a program, such as changes in learning, behavior, or environment.

Outcome Objectives

Long-term objectives that aim for changes in health status and quality of life resulting from a program.

Logic Model

A systematic visual representation that illustrates the relationship among resources, activities, outputs, and outcomes of a program.