Social Network Theory
A method to measure network effects within health theories is known as ____.
Social Network Analysis
True or False. Community Capacity building refers to working collaboratively with groups connected by geography, interests, or situations to address issues affecting their well-being, with roots in social justice and community change processes.
False. Community engagement refers to working collaboratively with groups connected by geography, interests, or situations to address issues affecting their well-being, with roots in social justice and community change processes.
What are the 3 core components of the One Health Approach?
human health, environmental health, animal health
What are the five stages of adoption in the Diffusion of Innovations Theory?
Awareness, persuasion, decision, implementation, and confirmation
Name the three key components of Social Network Theory.
Network environment, network position, and network structure
A health project trains local youth to lead workshops on nutrition and asks them to help develop the curriculum and agenda based on their own felt needs. What principle of Community Engagement is this an example of?
Participation and relevance
Name 2 benefits of the One Health Approach
1. Reduce antimicrobial-resistant infections and improve human and animal health
2. Prevent outbreaks of zoonotic disease in animals and people.
3. Improve food safety and security
4. Protect global health security
Maria hears about a new mobile health app from her campus health center and decides to try it. Which stage of adoption is this?
Implementation
Ben mostly hangs out with people who also vape, which makes it hard for him to quit. What concept explains this pattern of choosing similar friends?
Homophily
Name 4 common CBPR research methods.
Surveys, focus groups, interviews, case studies
What are 3 behavioral targets for climate resilience?
Dietary changes (plant based diets lower methane emissions), active transportation (walking or biking can reduce carbon emissions), energy conservation (reduces pollution and protects resources)
What is the difference between relative advantage and trialability in the context of innovation adoption?
Relative advantage refers to how much better the innovation is compared to current options while trialability refers to whether the innovation can be tested on a small scale before full adoption.
Tom is well-connected on campus and often shares new health trends with friends while Sam mostly keeps to himself and doesn’t go to events. What network positions do they each represent?
Tom = central, Sam = peripheral
Which type of CBPR focuses on a central, well established community organization, allowing for targeted needs assessments and solution development with core community members?
Area-based collaboration
What 4 factors make it easier for diseases to spread between animals and people?
People live closer together, changes in climate and land use, more global travel and trade, animals being more than food
Students are more likely to join a new campus fitness program after seeing their friends participate and share results on social media. Which innovation concept explains how visible results speed up adoption?
Observability
Jamie waited until most of her friends got the COVID-19 vaccine before doing the same. What concept from Social Network Theory does this illustrate, and what does it mean?
This describes threshold for behavior change which refers to the level of exposure needed before a person adopts a behavior. Jamie would be considered a high threshold individual.
What are the five key steps of the CBPR process, in order?
Assess community dynamics, create research questions based on priority public health issues, conduct research, discuss research findings, and interpret and translate research findings with community members
Why are marginalized communities more vulnerable to climate-related health issues like heatwaves or flooding?
Because of structural inequities like limited access to healthcare, safe housing, and emergency resources
A public health team wants to introduce a new smoking cessation app but finds that older adults are less likely to adopt it due to unfamiliarity with technology. Which factor influencing diffusion best explains this barrier?
Adopter characteristics