health promotions

which of the following categories individuals based upon when they adopt a new behavior?

Diffusion of innovations theory

which of the following are considered community theories?

Diffusion of innovations theory and community readiness model

which of the following is considered a stage theory

community readiness model

in the diffusion of innovations theory which classification of people is least likely to adapt to change

laggards

the question is the innovation easy to use refers to the innovation

complexity

in the community readiness model collecting information and data about the problematic community health issue is the most acceptable

in all of the intermediate stages called preplanning preparation and initiation

which of the following is not considered as one of the three major categories of health agencies associations and organizations

Corporations

which of the following is not a governmental health agency

national kidney foundation

which of the following is quasi-governmental health agency

American red cross

the primary means of funding the work of professional health organization is through:

membership dues

According to the Hierarchy of Controls, training proper body mechanics to employees to prevent back pain/injuries and other musculoskeletal disorders is considered as part of

Administrative controls

To help determine whether it is right or wrong to end a person’s life, one would apply which of the following areas of philosophy?

ethics

The primary means of funding the work of a voluntary health agency is through:

donations

The question “Is the innovation better than it will replace?” refers to the innovation’s

Relative advantage

 In the Community Readiness Model, awareness raising on a health concern or risk reduction is the most applicable

In all of the beginning stages of the Community Readiness Model

 The expected norms of a person who practices health education/promotion are found in:

a professional code of ethics

Which of the following is not a funding source for the operation of state and local health departments?

Governmental bonds

 Deontological theories can best be summarized as:

the end does not justify the means

Excessive workload and stress in the workplace are an example of what occupational hazard category:

Psychosocial hazards

 Which of the following is not considered as one of the three major categories of health agencies/associations/organizations?

Corporations

 Which of the following is not a governmental health agency?

National Kidney Foundation

Which of the following is a quasi-governmental health agency? 

 American Red Cross

The primary means of funding the work of a professional health organization is through: 

 membership dues.

Innovation—>

•  idea, object, or practice thought to be new by an indovidual, organiztion, or community

• Communication channels—>

the ways of transmitting the innovation from one person to another 

Social system—>

•  a group of individuals who together adopt the innovation

time

how long it takes adopt the innovation

Consumer of innovations

adopters (adopters can be placed in different categories)

Innovators <3%

-first to try innovation

-adventures & interested in new ideas 

-willing to risk take

-often first to develop new ideas 

-very little, if anything, needs to be done to appeal to this population

1. Early adopters 14%

-represent opinion leaders

-enjoy leadership roles

-embrace change opportunities

-strategies to appeal to this population

       ~  How to manuals

       ~  Information sheets on implementation

-do not need information to convine them to change

1. Early majority 34%

rarely leaders

-adopt new ideas before the average person

-need to see evidence 

-strategies to appeal to this population

         ~success stories 

         ~evidence of innovations effectiveness 

Late majority 34%

-skeptical of change 

-adopt an innovation after it has been tried by the majority

-strategies to appeal to this population: 

       ~info. On how many other people have tried the innovation and adopted it successfully 

Laggards 16%

-bound by tradition

-very conservative

-very skeptical of change

-hardest group to bing on board 

-strategies to appeal to this population

        ~stats

        ~fear appeals 

        ~pressure from people in the other adopter groups

• 5 factors determine how quickly and to what extent the innovation will be adopted & diffused 

• Relative advantage (is the innovation better than what it will replace?)

• Compatibility (does the innovation fit with the intended audience?)

• Complexity (is the innovation easy to use?)

• Trialability (can the innovation be tried/tested before making the decision to adopt it?)

Observability (are the results of the innovation observable and easily measurable?)