Deck 9: Doing Something About It: the Ecological Perspective and the Move From Theory to Practice

Question 1

The PRECEDE-PROCEED approach is designed to work within which type of framework to understand a health problem and help guide the selection of factors to target?

A) Epigenetic
B) Ecological
C) Sociological
D) Epidemiological

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which assessment stage, if completed in its full form, will be completed before you seek funding for a specific project?

A) Social assessment
B) Epidemiological assessment
C) Behavioral and environmental assessment
D) Educational and ecological assessment

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is an assessment of the prevalence/incidence of a health condition, comorbid condition(s), and affected populations?

A) Social assessment
B) Epidemiological assessment
C) Behavioral and environmental assessment
D) Educational and ecological assessment

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which of the following is an assessment of attitudes, knowledge, social norms, patterns of social and community organizations, and similar factors that contribute to risk behaviors and environmental risks?

A) Social assessment
B) Epidemiological assessment
C) Behavioral and environmental assessment
D) Educational and ecological assessment

Question 5

Which of the following involves the practical details about putting a program into action?

A) Epidemiological assessment
B) Behavioral and environmental assessment
C) Educational and ecological assessment
D) Administrative and policy assessment

Question 6

Which of the following is extremely important as a way of letting you know-internally-whether your program is working and in what ways it is or is not working, and even why it may or may not be working?

A) Incorporation
B) Implementation
C) Evaluation
D) Authorization

Question 7

The PRECEDE-PROCEED approach is oriented toward addressing health problems at the community or local level, where it is easier to identify the factors and issues related to a health problem.

Question 8

Most of the risk behavior research has consistently pointed to multiple causes; cumulative exposure; or interactions among individual, family, and community risk factors affecting youth over the course of their development.

Question 9

The social assessment will help you narrow your target, both in term of health conditions to be addressed and the specific populations to target.

Question 10

In today's health promotion program environment, there is often a requirement to use evidence-based or model programs that are responsive to the community situation.