HLTH6475 Prgm Plan, Implement & Eval
Module 1 Quiz
Question 1
Which factors have been found to influence behavior?
Socioeconomic Status
Skills
Culture
Attitude
Gender
All of the Above
Question 2
Intentional efforts to create something that has not occurred previously for the betterment of others and for the purpose of meeting desired goals is a definition of planning.
True
False
Question 3
An assumption in program planning is that planning occurs in an orderly fashion.
True
False
Question 4
The public health pyramid is divided into which four sections?
Direct healthcare services, enabling services, population-based services, and infrastructure services
Direct healthcare services, enabling services, individual level services, and infrastructure services
Direct healthcare services, enabling services, population-based services, and planning and evaluation
Health behavior services, enabling services, population-based services, and infrastructure services
Question 5
The two predominant models used to explain the occurrence of obesity—and of health more generally—are the medical model and the public health model.
True
False
Question 6
Which type of evaluation is completed at the conclusion of a program to provide a conclusive statement regarding program effects?
Community health assessment
Process Evaluation
Effect Evaluation
Summative Evaluation
None of the Above
Question 7
A paradox in health program planning is that the prosperity that is for the good of individuals and society may also be bad for health.
True
False
Question 8
Theories cannot be developed from scratch or revised.
True
False
Question 9
The public health model focuses on curing disease.
True
False
Question 10
Which of the following is included in a definition of health?
The absence of illness
The presence of well-being
The presence of social capabilities
All of these are correct
Question 11
Theories and models can be separated into three different levels of influence. Which level focuses on the assumptions that other people influence our behavior?
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Community level
Question 12
The public health model focuses on a population's risk factors and the context in which they emerge.
True
False
Question 13
Which of the following groups would be considered stakeholders in a program planning and evaluation process?
Funders
Program Staff
Community Action Groups
Both A & C
A, B, & C
Question 14
The medical model focuses on the individual patient and his or her characteristics.
True
False
Question 15
Theories and models can be separated into three different levels of influence. Which level focuses on the factors within social systems such as rules, regulations, legislation, norms, and policies?
Intrapersonal
Interpersonal
Community level
HLTH6475 Prgm Plan, Implement & Eval
Module 2 Quiz
Question 1
If the program is aimed at a true population, the term is called ______________.
Intended population
Intended audience
Recipient audience
Question 2
Which term describes those for whom the program or intervention is designed and intended?
Intended population
Intended audience
Recipient audience
Question 3
The Health Belief Model was first developed in response to:
the HIV/AIDS epidemic.
an increase in cultural diversity in urban areas.
the need to understand why people were not accessing free screenings
the lack of a comprehensive model to explain behavior.
Question 4
What is the first step in planning and developing a program?
Identify the problem and collect information
Identify partners
Locate evidence
Relate evidence to particular circumstances
Question 5
True or false: Determining predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors occurs during the educational and ecological Assessment Phase of PRECEDE-PROCEED model.
True
False
Question 6
According to Social Cognitive Theory, behavior is influenced by expectations. Which of the following demonstrates this?
People brush their teeth to reduce the risk of cavities.
In general, people need 7–9 hours of sleep each night.
Children should have time to exercise during school hours.
High blood pressure can be controlled.
Question 7
It is not important to conduct a literature review on a topic to learn what other researchers have learned about that topic.
True
False
Question 8
The Health Belief construct of perceived seriousness is best explained by which of the following?
The medical definition of the cause and effects of the illness.
An individual’s opinion of the detrimental effects of a disease
Societal beliefs of the extent of disease seriousness.
Subjective norms attitudes toward the extent of disability caused by the disease.
Question 9
According to the Health Belief Model, which of the following demonstrates a cue to action?
Sharing a post on Facebook about free flu vaccinations.
Having people in a smoking cessation program identify a quit date.
Asking students to choose the type of game they want to play in a physical education class.
Offering unsweetened tea in a school cafeteria.
Question 10
Which planning model was outlined as a process that an organization, initiative, community, or state can follow in order to prevent and reduce the use and abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs?
MAP-IT
MAPP
PRECEDE/PROCEED
Strategic Prevention Framework
Question 11
The usefulness of the Social Cognitive Theory construct of observational learning is determined by:
the intention of the observer to learn the behavior
the reward to be given for learning the behavior
the amount of time given the observer to learn the behavior
the extent of attention given to the person modeling the behavior
Question 12
Quality of life is usually defined at which level?
Individual
Interpersonal
Community
Question 13
In using the Social Cognitive Theory concept of reciprocal determinism to elicit behavior change you would focus on:
the process of determining what should be given in return for adopting a healthy behavior.
the relationship between doing the most amount of good with limited resources.
the interplay between a behavior, personal factors, and the environment
the effect the changed behavior has on the person’s perception of self.
Question 14
This program planning model focuses the community assessment on evaluation of environmental health conditions.
MAP-IT
MAPP
PRECEDE/PROCEED
PACE-EH
Question 15
A procedure used to collect data that describe the needs and strengths of a specific group, community, or populations is a community health assessment.
True
False
HLTH6475 Prgm Plan, Implement & Eval
Module 3 Quiz
Question 1
Which of the following is the construct of the Theory of Reasoned Action that explains behavior based on what we think others expect of us?
Societal marketing
Subjective norms
Social capital
Subjected justice
Question 2
Which of the following is an example of the stimulus control process of change in the Transtheoretical Model for someone who changes to a vegetarian diet?
Ignoring what others have to say about their decision
Keeping the behavior change a secret.
Cutting the portion size of meat eaten in half.
Donating meat-based food items previously purchased to a food bank.
Question 3
According to the Theory of Reasoned Action/Planned Behavior, a person’s attitude toward a behavior results from:
cultural expectations to engage in the behavior
beliefs about the behavior
past success engaging in the behavior
peer support for the behavior
Question 4
The Theory of Reasoned Action explains behavior based on:
Intrapersonal factors
Environmental factors
Educational factors
Social factors
Question 5
Which indicator(s) is commonly used to measure ethnicity?
Primary language
Dietary practices
Nationality of birth parents
Marriage
All of the Above
None of the Above
Question 6
Which of the following measurements is commonly used in community health assessments?
Unadjusted rates
Prevalence rates
Odds ratio
Relative risk
All of the above
Question 7
Which characteristics are important in program planning to contribute to diversity?
Race
Gender
Sexual orientation
Developmental disability
All of the above
None of the above
Question 8
DALYs and QALYs would most likely be used in county health assessments.
True
False
Question 9
There are various options for selecting a target value for objective indicators. For programs that are innovative, address rare health problems, or are highly tailored to the location, which of the following target setting options is recommended?
Set target for no change.
Set target for a statistically significant improvement compared to current value.
Set target for a desired percentage decrease from the current value.
Set a cumulative annual target value so that the total amount of change is dispersed across the time period for the program.
All of these are correct
Question 10
The distinction between objectives and goals forms the basis for the conceptual distinctions between short-term outcomes and long-term impacts of the program.
True
False
Question 11
Programs at the direct health care services level of the public health pyramid are aimed at changing the cultural competence of the workforce and the capacity of the workforce to address health disparities and cultural diversity.
True
False
Question 12
Which of the following is a task completed in the preparation stage of the Transtheoretical Model?
Identifying rewards to support maintenance of the new behavior
Identifying rewards to support maintenance of the new behavior
Making a plan as to how the behavior change will occur
Gathering information about the health problem
Isolating possible relapse triggers
Question 13
Which of the following theories would be consistent with addressing the issue of student alcohol use by forming a club for students who don’t drink so they can support each other’s decision not to drink.
Health Belief Model
Self- Efficacy
Theory of Reasoned Action
Diffusion of Innovation
Question 14
Important differences in health status by racial, socioeconomic, and ethnic groups are called health disparities.
True
False
Question 15
For a national or multiregional obesity prevention program with access to prevalence data existing for each U.S. region, which of the following would be the best way to set a target value?
Use an existing benchmark (e.g., Healthy People 20#0).
Use the current obesity prevalence rate.
Use the mean obesity prevalence rate across geographic areas.
Use a percentage change in obesity prevalence compared to current trend, literature, or hopeful guess.
HLTH6475 Prgm Plan, Implement & Eval
Module 4 Quiz
Question 1
Outreach workers from the CeaseFire program spent a total of 500 combined hours with program participants during the first year of program implementation. This is an example of which service utilization output?
Coverage
Units of service
Service completion
Workflow
Question 2
A program theory is vital because it leads to a stronger program and a more convincing argument for the program’s existence.
True
False
Question 3
Which characteristic below is NOT one of the five characteristics of a “good” intervention?
Evidence based, is tailored to the intended audience
Leads to health improvements
Can lead to a published manuscript
Can be modified to the needs of the intended audience (manipulability)
Is logistically and technically possible to do
None of the above
Question 4
Effectiveness is the maximum possible impact from an intervention under ideal conditions.
True
False
Question 5
Social Marketing describes the four P’s: promotion, place, price, and product.
True
False
Question 6
Which of the following may NOT result in undercoverage?
A small problem addressing a big problem
Reveals an unrecognized need
May yield insignificant program results
Occurs when a need is not served
Both A & D
Both A & C
Question 7
Imagine that you were a funding agency and reviewing the program coverage. Would you be more concerned about over- or undercoverage?
Overcoverage
Undercoverage
Both over- and undercoverage
Neither over- nor undercoverage is of concern
Question 8
The espoused theory and theory-in-action are always congruent. The idea of how the intervention should work is always the same as how the intervention is actually delivered.
True
False
Question 9
Which four P’s describe the four P’s of social marketing?
Promotion, place, price, product
Promotion, place, practice, product
Promotion, practice, product, and produce
Promotion, place, produce, and product
None of the above
Question 10
Efficacy is the relative amount of effort of program staff for a given amount of resources.
True
False
Question 11
The part of the process theory that includes inputs and capacity is the organizational plan.
True
False
Question 12
Effectiveness is the usual degree of impact from an intervention under ordinary and usual implementation conditions.
True
False
Question 13
Characteristics of the population are an example of a service utilization plan input measure at which level of the public health pyramid?
Direct services level
Enabling services level
Population services level
Infrastructure level
Question 14
At which level of the public health pyramid would a social marketing plan NOT be useful?
Direct services level
Enabling services level
Population services level
Infrastructure level
Question 15
Which of the following may NOT result in overcoverage?
Bias in participation
Reveals an unrecognized need
May yield insignificant program results
Occurs when a need is not served
Both A & C
Both B & D
HLTH6475 Prgm Plan, Implement & Eval
Module 5 Quiz
Question 1
What alternative term has been suggested recently for hard-to-reach?
Marginalized
Inaccessible
Hard to access
Hardly reached
Question 2
For population-based evaluations, it is highly desirable to have what type of data on members of the population to determine if an intervention effect occurred?
Ordinal data
Baseline data
Aggregate data
Qualitative data
Question 3
Which of the following is related to nonresponse bias?
Social desirability
Attrition
Response set pattern
Hard-to-reach
A & B
B & D
Question 4
What type of study design is generally used when the outcome is bounded?
Retrospective case-control design
Two-group prospective design
Multiple-group time-series design
Ecological design
Question 5
Which of the following goes beyond merely documenting that the objectives were met by quantifying the extent to which the interventions seem related to changes observed or measured among program recipients?
Outcome documentation evaluation
Outcome assessment evaluation
Outcome interpretation evaluation
Outcome progression evaluation
Question 6
Random assignment refers to the random identification from the intended population of those who will be in the program or the evaluation.
True
False
Question 7
Client goals are not reliable unless there is a strict standard that is used to establish the goals and determine whether the goal was accomplished.
True
False
Question 8
The technique to collect data is called methods, and the overall plan for when and from whom data are collected is called design.
True
False
Question 9
What type of study design, when used with random assignment, is considered the strongest of evaluation designs?
One-group pretest/posttest
One-group posttest only
Two-group pretest/posttest
Two-group posttest only
Question 10
In general, designs with fewer flaws are more complex and costly and are usually more likely to demonstrate a causal relationship between the health program and outcomes.
True
False
Question 11
Which of the following results from minimizing natural flaws associated with doing evaluations that might otherwise diminish the evaluator’s ability to identify the amount of effect of the program?
Rigor
Quality
Accuracy
Precision
Question 12
Which example(s) are an issue of validity?
Data entry errors
Only one reading taken by one evaluator for the data point in a study that uses blood pressure as one of the indicators
Administration of a food frequency questionnaire to a 7-year-old
A Likert scale survey question whose only options are “agree” and “disagree”
Question 13
Which of the following does not contribute to the difficulty in finding any effect from a program intervention? Select all that apply.
Having a weak or ineffective intervention
Having measures with low validity
Having measures with low reliability
Having low coverage
Question 14
Techniques used to collect data are called methods.
True
False
Question 15
A community agency wanted to know if its school condom distribution program was having an effect on rates of sexually transmitted diseases among teens. The only available and relevant secondary data was collected a few years prior, but the stakeholders did not believe that this data reflected their community. In addition, the local school board denied evaluators access to its students to collect evaluation data. Therefore, the program staff was forced to restate its question to focus on the number of students who received free condoms from the program over the past year. The revised evaluation question is what type of evaluation?
Outcome Evaluation
Process Evaluation
Impact Evaluation
None of the above
HLTH6475 Prgm Plan, Implement & Eval
Module 6 Quiz
Question 1
Which method allows study participants to tell their stories?
Observations
In-depth individual interview
Surveys with forced choice response options
Survey with open-ended questions
Review of program documents
Question 2
Which group(s) are not considered “vulnerable” for the purposes of protecting human subjects?
Children
Prisoners
Single Mothers
Victims of domestic violence
None of the above
Question 3
The funders for an HIV awareness program that you have been implementing have requested that you compare the cost per participant of the program to the cost per participant of another HIV awareness program. Which type of economic evaluation are they requesting?
Cost description
Cost analysis
Cost comparison
Cost-effectiveness
Question 4
As part of its annual evaluation, a violence prevention organization reported that a new violence prevention program cost $1,000 less per estimated averted shooting than another program that the organization ran. What type of economic evaluation is this?
Cost description
Cost analysis
Cost comparison
Cost-effectiveness
Question 5
Which of the following issues is inherent in qualitative data analysis?
Whether to report numbers
Messiness, confusion, and repetitiveness
Cost
Need for highly trained data collectors and analyzers
All of these are correct.
Question 6
The three accounting perspectives are promotion, program, and societal.
True
False
Question 7
It is important to statistically compare the participants and the control groups on demographic characteristics to show that differences found in the evaluation are due to program differences and not to demographic differences.
True
False
Question 8
Which of the following is an empirical inquiry into existing phenomena in their real-life contexts when the boundary between what is being studied and its context is not clearly evident?
Case study
Observation
Focus group
Survey with open-ended questions
Narrative methods
Question 9
Triangulation is another step sometimes involved with qualitative analysis, is the integration of multiple data sources to see whether they yield convergent findings.
True
False
Question 10
Outliers should always be excluded.
True
False
Question 11
Correlational statistics indicate the strength of a relationship and establish causation between variables.
True
False
Question 12
The accounting perspective guides the decisions as to what factors will be included as costs and as outcomes.
True
False
Question 13
The intent of a cost-benefit analysis is to determine which of two different programs will have the greater benefit to the program’s intended population, given each program’s costs.
True
False
Question 14
A negative benefit-cost ratio indicates that the program will be more costly than the benefits to society.
True
False
Question 15
When deciding how to monetize program effects, using the process theory helps identify potential outcomes and impacts to be monetized.
True
False
