Question 1

When community members have the power to select the problems they want to address and direct efforts to achieve their goals, the process is referred to as:
a. Community partnerships
b. Community intervention
c. Community organization
d. Community capital

Community organization

Accepted Answer

The process described in the question is known as community organization. This involves empowering community members to identify and prioritize the issues they want to address and then work towards achieving their goals. Community partnerships may be a part of the community organization process, but they do not necessarily involve community members having full control over problem selection and goal-setting. Community intervention and community capital are not appropriate choices as they do not accurately describe the process described in the question.

Question 2

Which of the following is an important component of community-based approaches to health promotion?&#10;a. Social networks&#10;b. Community participation&#10;c. Social marketing&#10;d. Exchange theory

Accepted Answer

Community participation is a vital component of community-based approaches to health promotion as it involves engaging members of a community in identifying health issues, developing solutions, and implementing interventions. Social networks can also play a significant role in community-based health promotion, but community participation is the most important. Social marketing and exchange theory may be utilized in community-based health promotion, but they are not essential components.

Question 3

The protective effect of community social cohesion for CVD mortality has been labeled how?&#10;a. Roseto effect&#10;b. Social alienation&#10;c. Community devolution&#10;d. Community disorganization

Accepted Answer

The protective effect of community social cohesion for CVD mortality has been labeled how?
a. Roseto effect
b. Social alienation
c. Community devolution
d. Community disorganization

Roseto effect

Question 4

Putting together a community coalition of partners to implement a program represents what component of community intervention choose best answer)?
a. Asset mapping
b. Community mobilization
c. Needs assessment
d. Maintenance and consolidation

Accepted Answer

Community mobilization involves bringing together various community partners and stakeholders to work together towards a common goal or program. This often involves building relationships and partnerships, identifying resources and assets, and developing strategies to address community needs. Putting together a community coalition of partners is a key aspect of community mobilization.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the definition of community in public health?
a. It may refer to a geographic or administrative unit
b. It may refer to participatory planning
c. It may refer to a place or a collective identity
d. It may refer to neighborhoods or census units

Accepted Answer

In public health, a community is often defined as a group of people who share a common place, experience, or identity, which aligns with the idea of a place or collective identity.

Question 6

Actively involving community members in community assessment and other research activities describes which of the following?
a. Planned approach to community health
b. Community-based participatory research
c. Community-based prevention marketing
d. Community mobilization

Accepted Answer

Community-based participatory research involves actively involving community members in research and assessment activities. Option A, planned approach to community health, refers to a systematic approach to community health assessment and planning. Option C, community-based prevention marketing, involves using marketing strategies to promote health behaviors in a community. Option D, community mobilization, involves bringing community members together to take collective action and address community issues. While community mobilization may involve research and assessment activities, it does not necessarily incorporate community members in those activities to the same extent as community-based participatory research.

Question 7

The PATCH process is an example of:&#10;a. A community-based planning model&#10;b. A community-based evaluation model&#10;c. An evidence-based intervention design&#10;d. A process planning model&#10;Questions from lecture: Community-based Health Promotion Programs

Accepted Answer

The PATCH process is a community-based planning model, which involves collaboration between community members, organizations, and public health experts to identify health needs and develop interventions. It emphasizes community engagement and participation in decision-making, and is often used in public health and health promotion programs.

Question 8

&#34;A group of people sharing a sense of collective identity, common values, goals, and institutions&#34; defines which of the following entities?&#10;a. Corporation&#10;b. Organization&#10;c. Culture&#10;d. Community

Accepted Answer

The definition given in the question closely matches the definition of a community. Communities are groups of people who share common identity, values, and goals, and are often bound together by shared institutions such as schools, places of worship, or civic organizations.

Deck 14: Community-Based Approaches to Health Promotion