HEP 3600 – Exam 2, Health Education and Promotion Course, Study Guide and Core Concepts
Review
Social ecological approach to behavior change - correct answer ✔✔has multiple levels of
influence, change more likely when a combination of individual, interpersonal, organizational,
community, and policy-level interventions in place
Health education - correct answer ✔✔any combination of planned learning experiences based
on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire
information and the skills to make quality health decisions, one part focused on voluntary
behavior change
Health promotion - correct answer ✔✔any planned combination of educational, political,
environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of
living conducive to health of individuals, groups and communities
Generalized model for program planning - correct answer ✔✔assessing needs-setting goals and
objectives-developing an intervention-implementing the intervention-evaluating the results
Intervention - correct answer ✔✔activities that will help the target population meet the
objectives and achieve the program goals, an activity or activities designed to create change in
people
Pilot test - correct answer ✔✔trial run-implementation to a small group, determine problems
and fix before full implementation
Phasing in - correct answer ✔✔step by step implementation, implementation with small
groups, implementation of an intervention with a series of small groups instead of the entire
population
, Community capacity - correct answer ✔✔community characteristics affecting its ability to
identify, mobilize, and address problems
Empowered community - correct answer ✔✔one in which individuals and organizations apply
their skills and resources in collective efforts to meet their respective needs
Participation and relevance - correct answer ✔✔community organizing that starts where the
people are and engages community members as equals
Social capital - correct answer ✔✔relationships and structures within a community that
promote cooperation for mutual benefit
Initial organizer - correct answer ✔✔recognizes that a problem exists and decides to do
something about it
Essential public health services - correct answer ✔✔assessment, policy development,
assurance, linked to the core functions, cyclical and continuous, managed at systems level,
enhanced through active research
PH assessment - correct answer ✔✔monitor health, diagnose and investigate
PH policy development - correct answer ✔✔inform, educate, empower, mobilize community
partnerships, develop policies
PH assurance - correct answer ✔✔enforce laws, link to/provide care, assure competent
workforce
Bear River Board of Health - correct answer ✔✔Box Elder, Cache, Rich counties
Review
Social ecological approach to behavior change - correct answer ✔✔has multiple levels of
influence, change more likely when a combination of individual, interpersonal, organizational,
community, and policy-level interventions in place
Health education - correct answer ✔✔any combination of planned learning experiences based
on sound theories that provide individuals, groups, and communities the opportunity to acquire
information and the skills to make quality health decisions, one part focused on voluntary
behavior change
Health promotion - correct answer ✔✔any planned combination of educational, political,
environmental, regulatory, or organizational mechanisms that support actions and conditions of
living conducive to health of individuals, groups and communities
Generalized model for program planning - correct answer ✔✔assessing needs-setting goals and
objectives-developing an intervention-implementing the intervention-evaluating the results
Intervention - correct answer ✔✔activities that will help the target population meet the
objectives and achieve the program goals, an activity or activities designed to create change in
people
Pilot test - correct answer ✔✔trial run-implementation to a small group, determine problems
and fix before full implementation
Phasing in - correct answer ✔✔step by step implementation, implementation with small
groups, implementation of an intervention with a series of small groups instead of the entire
population
, Community capacity - correct answer ✔✔community characteristics affecting its ability to
identify, mobilize, and address problems
Empowered community - correct answer ✔✔one in which individuals and organizations apply
their skills and resources in collective efforts to meet their respective needs
Participation and relevance - correct answer ✔✔community organizing that starts where the
people are and engages community members as equals
Social capital - correct answer ✔✔relationships and structures within a community that
promote cooperation for mutual benefit
Initial organizer - correct answer ✔✔recognizes that a problem exists and decides to do
something about it
Essential public health services - correct answer ✔✔assessment, policy development,
assurance, linked to the core functions, cyclical and continuous, managed at systems level,
enhanced through active research
PH assessment - correct answer ✔✔monitor health, diagnose and investigate
PH policy development - correct answer ✔✔inform, educate, empower, mobilize community
partnerships, develop policies
PH assurance - correct answer ✔✔enforce laws, link to/provide care, assure competent
workforce
Bear River Board of Health - correct answer ✔✔Box Elder, Cache, Rich counties
