Community Organizing/Agencies
This type of agency is funded primarily by tax dollars. It is managed by government officials and exists at four levels (international, national, state & local)
What is being done when you are assessing needs?
collecting and analyzing data to determine the health needs of a population, setting priorities, and selecting a priority population
The study of distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations
Epidemiology
Determining the preferred number and spacing of children and choosing the appropriate means to accomplish it.
Family planning
This type of agency has some official health responsibilities but mainly operates as a voluntary health organization. Ex: Red Cross
Quasi-governmental health organizations
What step of planning is when you determine HOW goals and objectives will be achieved.
developing interventions
What are the two types of epidemiology and what are the differences?
Descriptive - who, what, when, and how many.
Analytic - why and how
A federal program that provides funds for family planning services for low-income people
Title X - Family Planning Act
These organizations are funded by private donations or membership dues. There are different types as well: voluntary, professional, religious, social, philanthropic, corporate, or service.
Non-governmental health agencies
What does SMART stand for and is it used for goals or objectives?
Specific, measurable, achievable/attainable, realistic, time-based.
Objectives
An outbreak of disease over a wide geographical area such as a continent
Pandemic
How many pregnancies in the US are unintended each year
About half.
Socio-ecological perspective
This term is used when planning intervention strategies and means the number of components that make up the activity.
multiplicity
Number of new health-related events or cases of a disease in a population exposed to that risk during a particular period of time
Incidence
Medical care provided to women (and men) of reproductive age to promote health prior to conception.
Pre-conception care
This term is used when planning intervention strategies and means it based on a critical review of research and evaluation studies.
Number of new and old cases in a given period of time
Prevalence
Leading cause of death for children and adolescents
unintentional injury