vocab for CHES exam

advisory committee

usually consist of individuals who are in a position to periodically report on their actual experiences related to some common issue. in doingso, members of the committee may offer their advice to a key individual who is bringing them together or to another group of people who will be making programmatic decisons.

capacity assessment

a measure of actual and potential individual, group, and community resources that can be inherent, and/or brought, to bear for health maintenance and enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is included in the capacity assessment.

coalition

a group of diverse organizations and constituencies working together towards a common goal

Needs assessment

the process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the needs of a priority population

qualitative data

data in narrative form, which is collected to better understand motivation, thoughts,feelings, and behaviors.

quantitative data

data collected in numerical form that can be counted and analyzed using statistics

Planning committee

Advisory committee members, experts, and agency staff. The lifespan of this committee may be episodic (with limited duration) or continuing (on-going)

primary data

data that a health education specialist collects directly ( via a survey , a focus group , in - depth interview , etc. ) , which are used to answer unique questions related to the specific needs assessment

secondary data

data that already have been collected by others that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed.(Examples include existing research published in peer - reviewed journals and / or datasets , such as the United States Census , Vital Records , and Disease Registries.)

stakeholders

individuals or agencies with a vested interest in health education program

social determinants of health

conditions in which people are born, live,work,play, as well as age, that affect their health risks , health , daily functioning, and quality of life.

Programs

are defined as a set of planned activities over time designed to achieve specific objectives

Program planning

is the process of identifying needs, establishing priorities, diagnosing causes of problems, assessing and allocating resources, and determining barriers to achieving objectives

Vision statements

are a brief description of where the program will be in the future, usually in three to five years. Among the elements considered are future products, markets, customers, location, and staffing

Mission statements

are a short statement describing the focus or purpose of a program. The mission statement underpins the development of program goals and objectives

Goals

are statements of the intent and direction of a program as well as the end results desired. The target population is identified and action words such as reduce, eliminate, or increase are used

Objectives

are precise statements of intended outcomes of the program. In measurable terms, they are used to describe the changes in behavior, attitude, knowledge, skills, or health status that will occur in the intervention group as a result of the program. Objectives are small, specific steps that enable the goal to be met and serve as a bridge between a needs assessment and a planned intervention

Community-based programs

are delivered at locations considered within community boundaries rather than at a centralized location outside of the community parameters. Programs are generally delivered in libraries, local churches, schools, recreation centers, and local clinics

Logic models

are a tool for program planning and evaluation that shows the relationship of inputs and activities to outputs, immediate outcomes, and long-term outcomes

Models

are a mixture of ideas or concepts taken from any number of theories used together

pilot testing

is a set of procedures used by planners to try out a program on a small group of participants prior to actual implementation

Theories

are a set of interrelated concepts, definitions , and propositions that presents a systematic view of events or situations by specifying relations among variables to explain and predict the events of the situation.