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What are the steps for identifying the health information needed for dissemination? |
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1. Identify the need
2. match the need
3. pursue lead
4. judge the quality and quantity of the information found
5. organize the available material in a format most useful to the user |
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Defining the information needs of a population by a health educator may include: |
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-statistics for community assessment
-evidence-based programs
-survey tools for data collection or evaluation
-topic-specific health information
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Resource matericals can.... |
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increase awareness and enhance learning |
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Individuals who are interested in the health information.
They may be community, business, religious, health agency, or other leaders. |
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| Presentation methods for key stakeholders |
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Oral
One or two page executive summary
Short report
Graphs or tables of data
Oral presentation with PowerPoint |
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| Why should a health education specialist communicate with stakeholders on a regular basis? |
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| To increase utilization of the health-related information. |
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| List steps for conducting effective presentations |
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Definition
1. Prepare for the presentation
2. Understand the presentation setting
3. Open the presentation
4. Use effective skills in delivering the presentation
5. End the presentation
6. Respond to the audience's questions |
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| What questions should a health educator ask themselves when assessing online information/resources |
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Who is responsible for the site?
What is the site’s funding source?
What is the purpose of the site?
Does it contain evidence-based references?
Is the information current and up-to-date?
Does it track users as subscribers or members? |
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| What is a credible online domain name? |
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| The URL ends in .org (organization), .gov (government), or .edu(education) |
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| the extent to which individuals have the ability to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and health care services to make appropriate health decisions. |
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| In verbal communication, health specialists should: |
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Definition
Speak slowly
focus on and repeat key messages
explain things in plain language
use analogies that people may already know
avoid using too many statistics
allow time for questions
use the “teach back” technique: show understanding
use other comm. materials or strategies to compliment the interaction |
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| the ability to understand numbers which affect individual’s health care decisions and behaviors. |
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| What are the differences between primary, secondary and tertiary data sources? |
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| Primary data sources include experiments written by individuals who conducted the study. Secondary include articles or summaries written by individuals who were not part of the study or data collection. Tertiary include reference tools compiled from primary and secondary sources. |
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| The two primary sources for population and health statistics are the U.S. Census and the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). What do these offer? |
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Definition
| U.S. Census offers quality data about the people and economy in the U.S. The data includes the results from the population and housing census, economic census, american community survey and economic indicators. The NCHS is a source of information about the health status of the population and monitors trends in health status and health care delivery. |
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| American Cancer Society, American Lung Association, American Red Cross and American Heart Association all have what in common? |
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| They are all examples of voluntary health organizations. |
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Term
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| Foundations are charitable organizations that donate funds or assets for a specific purpose. |
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| What are evidence-based interventions? |
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| Evidence-based interventions are treatments that have been proven effective (to some degree) through outcome evaluations. |
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| What are some examples of evidence-based intervention websites? |
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| National Cancer Institute's(NCI) Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs). Diffusion of Effective Behavioral Interventions (DEBIs) for HIV programs. SAMSHA's Guide to Evidence-based Practices (EBP). And National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). |
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| What do the following have in common?: MEDLINE, ERIC, CHID, CINAHL, EBMR, HaPI and PsycInfo. |
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Definition
| They are all databases that offer access to health information in published journals. |
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| What does MEDLINE database contain? |
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| Primarily medical journals and many health education journals. |
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Term
| What does ERIC stand for and what does this database contain? |
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| ERIC-Education Resource Information Center. Contains journals related to school health, school-aged children, and education in its broadest sense. |
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| What does CHID stand for and what does this database contain? |
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| CHID-Combined Health Information Database. It provides descriptions of health education and health promotion programs in progress at the state and local levels, bibliographic citations and abstracts of journal articles, full-text articles, books, reports, pamphlets, audiovisuals, etc. |
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| What does CINAHL stand for and what does this database contain? |
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| CINAHL-Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature. Contains health education information indexes, major health education journals and journals from nursing and many other disciplines. |
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| What does EBMR stand for and what does this database contain? |
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| EBMR-Evidence-based Medicine Reviews. This is a collection of databases that offer evidence-based strategies, programs and medicine. |
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| What does HaPI stand for and what does this database contain? |
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| HaPI-Health and Psychosocial Instruments. Collects rating scales, questionnaires, checklists, test, interview schedules, and coding schemes/manuals for health and social sciences. |
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| What does PsycInfo database contain? |
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| Includes a summary of journal articles, books, dissertations and technical reports from professional and academic literature in psychology. |
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