CHES CH 1

Advisory Committee

Usually consists of individuals who are in a position to periodically report on their actual experiences related to some common issue. In doing so, members of this committee may offer their advice to a key individuals who is bringing them together or to another group of people who will be making programmatic decisions

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 this

Coalition

A group of diverse organizations and constituencies working together toward 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 or easily translated to numerical form

Planning Committee

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

Primary Data

Data that a HES collects directly, 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.

Stakeholders

Individuals or agencies with a vested interest in the 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

Need vs Capacity Assessment

Needs - What they need

Capacity - Actual and potential resources in the population

What other needs should be included in the needs assessment?

Expressed, Actual, Perceived, Relative

Expressed need

Observed through individuals use of services

Actual need

Inferred through the discrepancy of services provided to one community compared to another

Perceived need

What the community says they want

Relative need

A discrepancy between a community’s status and that of others

Partner

Individuals/Orgs that bring knowledge, skills, resources to the table and willing to share risks, responsibilities, and rewards

Stakeholders

Those who affect/are affected by change and those who have an interest in the results and/or what will be done with results

Validity

The degree to which a test or assessment measures what its intended to measure

Reliability

Refers to consistency, dependability, and stability of the measurement process.

Community Asset Map

Visual representation of the physical assets of a community that may provide support structures

Data collection process components

1. Data collection and instrument development

2. Data analysis plan

3. Findings or results of assessment

4. Written reporting of data

Predisposing factors

Individual knowledge and affective traits

Enabling factors

Factors that make possible a change in behavior

Reinforcing

Feedback and encouragement resulting from a changed behavior

Health problems classified as what should be considered first?

Highly important and high changeability

Socio-ecological model (SEM) levels

1. Individual (Intrapersonal)

2. Interpersonal

3. Institutional

4. Community

5. Public Policy

SEM - Individual

Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs that influence behavior

SEM - Interpersonal

Association with family, friends, and peers that define social identity, support, and role

SEM - Institutional

Rules, regulations, and policies, which may constrain or promote recommended behavior

SEM - Community

Social networks and norms

SEM - Public Policy

Local, state, and federal policies and laws that regulate or support actions/practices