Assessing Needs
What methods are used to gather information about a community's health needs?
Surveys, interviews, and focus groups
What are goals?
Broad statements of the desired outcomes
What is used to design a program?
What is Implementing the Plan?
The fourth step in the Generalized Model
What is Evaluating Outcomes?
The final steps of the Generalized Model
What does a needs assessment seek to identify?
The community's health challenges, barriers, and resources.
What are objectives?
Specific, measurable steps to reach a goal
What is Developing an Intervention?
The third step in the Gerneralized Model
Delivering the intervention, managing logistics, and ensuring fidelity
What are examples of outcome measures?
Measuring changes in BMI, physical activity, and nutriton knowledge
What is Assessing Needs?
The first step of the Generalized Model?
What is SMART?
What factors should be considered when designing an intervention?
Cultural factors, target population, and available resources
What are examples of implementing activities?
Training staff, launching the program, coordinating with partners, and monitor progress
What is the purpose of evaluation?
Help us learn what worked, what did not work and how to improve
What is the needs assessment?
The foundation of any health promotion program
What is an example of a SMART objective?
By the end of the school year, 80% of students will participate in 30 minutes of daily physical activity.
What examples of interventions for a childhood obesity program
Nutriton education, school gardens, family cooking workshops, and healthy cafeteria options
What is fidelity?
This ensures the program is delivered as it is designed
What are the three types of evaluation?
What are the common barriers identified in a needs assessment for a low-income community?
Food insecurity, lack of safe play spaces, and limited health access
What is setting goals and objectives?
The second step of the Generalized Model
What is the intervention design phase?
The stage where the program is designed based on the needs assessment and goals
What is required for good implementation?
Careful coordination and communication
Why is evaluation important for sustainability?
Help us demonstrate the program's impact to stakeholders and secure future funding