Deck 5: Program Theory and Interventions Revealed

Question 1

The part of the process theory that includes inputs and capacity is the _______________________.

Answer 1

organizational plan

Question 2

An explanation of how the programmatic interventions will affect the antecedent, causal, moderating, and mediating factors of the health problem is called the ______________________.

Answer 2

effect theory

Question 3

The _____________ and theory-in-action are not always congruent. Sometimes the idea of how the intervention should work differs from how is actually delivered.

Answer 3

espoused theory

Question 4

Name at least five characteristics of a "good" intervention.

Question 5

What are the two qualifications that all program theories, or any theory, must meet?

Question 6

Why is the program theory vital to efficient and effective planning and evaluation?

Question 7

Briefly explain how a program planner develops a program theory for a health intervention.

Question 8

An agency is planning to address a health problem that requires making changes across the various pyramid levels, as well as micro and macro health problems. To accomplish this, will its program have multiple or single program components?

Question 9

Name the four major purposes of a health intervention, and provide an example of each.

Question 10

What is intervention of the following item.
-Block watch program

Question 11

What is intervention of the following item.
-Back-to-Sleep campaign

Question 12

What is intervention of the following item.
-Group therapy

Question 13

What is intervention of the following item.
-WIC

Question 14

What is intervention of the following item.
-Meditation for chronic pain

Question 15

What is intervention of the following item.
-Big Brother/Big Sister programs