Exam 2 - Chapter 16 Program Management

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case registers

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systematic registration of acute, chronic, and contagious diseases.

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community health index

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a summary of the health features of a community that enables us to determine health care delivery needs.

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evaluation

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provision of information through formal means, such as criteria, measurement, and statistics, for making rational judgments about outcomes of care.

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evaluation of program effectiveness

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examination of the level of client and provider satisfaction with a program.

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formative evaluation

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an ongoing evaluation instituted for the purpose of assessing the degree to which objectives are met or activities are being conducted.

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health program planning

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5 step process of formulating a plan, conceptualizing, detailing, evaluating, and implementing.

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needs assessment

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systematic appraisal of type, depth, and scope of problem as perceived by clients, health providers or both.

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outcome

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a change in client health status as a result of care or program implementation.

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planning process

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a systematic approach to selecting and carrying out a series of actions to achieve a goal.

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program

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a health care service designed to meet identified health care needs of clients.

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program evaluation

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collection of methods, skills, and activities necessary to determine whether a service is needed, likely to be used, conducted as planned, and actually helps people.

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strategic planning

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a process by which client needs, specific provider strengths, and agency and community resources are successfully matched to offer a service to the community.

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summative evaluation

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a method used to assess program outcomes or as a follow-up of the results of program activities.

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2 levels of evaluation

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1. Formative Evaluation - eval for the purpose of assessing whether objectives are met or planned activities are completed. This type of eval begins with an assessment of the need for a program and is on-going as the program is implemented.

2. Summative Eval - eval to assess program outcomes or as a follow-up of the results of the program activities and usually occurs when a program is completed or at a specific point in time.

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4 Strategies Used in Assessing Client Needs

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*Preactive - projecting a future need
*Reactive - defining the problem based on past needs identified by client or agency.
*Inactive - defining the problem based on the existing health status of the population to be served
*Interactive - describing the problem using past and present data to project future population needs.

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plan a community wide program with the local government and health department to make all public businesses smoke-free to prevent exposure to secondhand smoke.

Which level of prevention?

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Primary Prevention

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Develop screening programs for all workers in businesses to determine the incidence and or prevalence of respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, and lung cancer bf implementing the program.

Which level of prevention?

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Secondary Prevention

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Evaluate the incidence and or prevalence of respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, and lung cancer among nonsmoking workers after the implementation of the program and provide programs to reduce complications from the disease.

Which level of prevention?

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Tertiary Prevention

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To develop quality programs planning should include four essential elements...

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1. problem diagnosis and assessment of need.
2. identification or problem and solutions
3. analysis and comparison of alternative methods.
4. Selection o best plan and planning methods.