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if advising members of the general public about the most valid online source
for health information, the health education specialist should advise them to
look for URLs that end with:
✓ .gov
A client enrolled in a program to reduce obesity has repeatedly failed to stay
on a diet and exercise program and has not lost weight. Because of the lack
of weight loss, the client has concluded that the program is ineffective. Which
communication theory does this exemplify?
✓ cognitive dissonance theory : refers to the tension that develops when
a person must make a choice. the mind attempts to attain harmony
and reduce tension by changing attitudes or behavior or rationalizing
behavior in order to justify choices.
if a health education specialist working in the public health field wants to
become active in a professional organization, which of the following might
best meet the health education specialist's needs?
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✓ SOPHE (society for public health education). SOPHE establishes a
yearly health priorities for advocacy and publishes numerous books
and three peer-reviewed journals about public health issues. SOPHE
also provides continuing education courses as well as a number of
programs and initiatives.. members can access 13 different online
communities.
if the health education specialist is interested in using an asset-based
community development strategy to implement a program, the first step is to
map:
✓ the first step is to map capacities and assets of all elements of the
priority population, including individuals, organization, and institutions.
asset-based community development looks to the strengths of a
community and tries to identify and use those strengths for program
development, building partnerships and coalitions, and developing a
consensus about vision, mission, and objectives.
in order to be effective, implementation of a program of blood pressure
screening and treatment should include:
✓ lifestyle counseling. usually presented as 1:1 education so that an
individual with elevated blood pressure can develop a plan to reduce
risk factors, such as smoking and obesity. the lifestyle counseling may
be provided by members of the program or may be a benefit included
in the individual's insurance coverage, although many will not take
advantage of this benefit without encouragement.
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the best preparation for total implementation of a program is usually:
✓ pilot testing, a small-scale preliminary testing, because it is often easier
to identify problems that may arise on a small scale and fix those
problems that to try to deal with them on a larger scale. pilot testing
should be carried out in a self-contained area if possible so that the
testing does not impact others.
which Boolean operator would be used to search for synonymous
terms/concepts?
✓ OR: is used to locate synonymous terms or concepts, such as "stroke" or
"CVA". There are only 3 boolean concepts: AND, OR and NOT. these
operators are almost always capitalized. when AND, which is restrictive,
is used between terms, then any document retrieved must contain
both terms. the boolean term NOT is also restrictive and is used to
eliminate concepts so that a document retrieved contain one term but
not the other.
which of the following is an example of an interpersonal channel of
communication?
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✓ hotline counseling. other interpersonal activities include counseling
patients, individual instruction, informal discussion, fact sheets with
questions to ask healthcare providers, guidebooks, and videos to
promote discussion. the interpersonal channel allows two-way
discussion and may be effective in teaching. the interpersonal channel
also allows the message to be geared to the culture of the participant.
however, the use of the interpersonal channel can be costly and time
intensive and has limited audience reach.
if the health education specialist is utilizing the critical path method (CPM)
work plan when planning a project, which steps must be completed first?
✓ step completed first is to identify activities that will be required. the
next step is to organize these in chronological order (identifying
predecessors- activities that should be completed before another
activity can begin) and to estimate time for each activity. some
activities may be carried out concurrently. an activity-on-arc (ARC)
diagram is used with the nodes (activities) numbered and arrows
connecting them. the diagram should clearly show predecessors.
which government agency can provide the most extensive information about
diabetes mellitus?
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