Chapter 20 Community Needs And Asset Assessment Exam Prep

Chapter 20: Community Needs and Asset Assessment

Multiple Choice

1. Non-profit hospitals are mandated to perform a community needs and assets assessment every _________ according to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010.

A) 2 years

B) 4 years

C) 3 years

D) 5 years

E) 10 years

2. What was the main reason for the lack of motivation among governmental public health agencies to engage in assessment activities, historically?

A) Lack of access to community health data

B) Time constraint

C) Not knowing the importance of assessment activities

D) Funding issues

E) None of these is correct.

3. All the following are part of the key themes of Public Health 3.0 except:

A) strong leadership and workforce.

B) community needs assessment.

C) strategic partnerships.

D) flexible and sustainable funding.

E) foundational infrastructure.

4. The following is a way by which stakeholders can be identified?

A) Stakeholder search

B) Stakeholder analysis

C) Community scan

D) Data analysis

E) Community analysis

5. In stakeholder analysis, it is important that stakeholders who have low interest and high power are:

A) managed closely.

B) kept satisfied.

C) kept informed.

D) monitored.

E) None of these is correct.

6. During asset mapping, community gardens will fall under which category?

A) Human resources

B) Financial resources

C) Physical resources

D) Existing programs and interventions

E) Policy maker resources

7. Data for community health needs assessment can be drawn from which of the following sources?

I. Hospital discharge data

II. State health agency data

III. School data

A) I and III only

B) I and II only

C) II and III only

D) II only

E) I, II, and III

8. Quantitative data at the local level is hard to find due to:

A) inadequate capital.

B) small sample sizes.

C) lack of adequate infrastructure.

D) inadequate capital and lack of adequate infrastructure only.

E) All of these are correct.

9. Which of the following data collection methods are used to obtain large amount of data within a short time?

A) Interviews

B) Focused group discussion

C) Surveys

D) Observation

E) Photovoice

10. Which of the following statements about focused groups is/are true?

I. It is a group of people who have personal experience of a topic of interest and who meet to discuss their perceptions and perspectives on that topic.

II. It is similar to individual interviews.

III. A group of people focused on a particular discussion topic

A) I and II only

B) I and III only

C) I only

D) II only

E) I, II, and III

11. The second or neutral person who is made to attend community input sessions can perform all the following functions except:

A) serve as a scribe to capture information.

B) contribute to the discussion.

C) perform supportive role as a facilitator.

D) act as a timekeeper.

E) None of these is correct.

12. To ensure successful building of healthy communities, all persons will need to be informed and take ownership in the areas where they can see alignment with their personal, family, and organizational goals and values. This alignment will create all of the following except:

A) direction.

B) commitment.

C) collaboration.

D) All of these are correct.

E) None of these is correct.

13. Which of the following organizations have the reputation of making data collection in rural areas better in recent years?

A) Harvard School of Public Health

B) University of Michigan Population Health Institute

C) University of Wisconsin’s Population Health Institute

D) University of Florida College of Public Health

E) None of these is correct.

14. In working with the community, the Chief Health Strategist will most importantly need to:

A) find resources.

B) allocate adequate time.

C) build necessary infrastructure.

D) look for the right people.

E) get a meeting location.

15. What aspects of data need to be assessed at the onset of data collection?

A) What data is needed

B) The source of the data

C) Who will collect the data

D) What data is needed and the source of the data only.

E) All of these are correct.

True/False

1. True or False? The community health needs assessment requirement for healthcare systems seeking national accreditation has hardly influenced collaborative efforts to complete previously unfinished work.

2. True or False? A core team must be assembled before gathering demographic data.

3. True or False? When developing a stakeholder list, the most important people to include are experts from other communities in order to provide a holistic view of the assessment process.

4. True or False? Data are examples of financial resources.

5. True or False? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resource and Administration can serve as state sources of data.

6. True or False? The purpose of key informant interviews is to collect information from a wide range of people.

7. True or False? The successful collection of quantitative data relies on the skills and abilities of the facilitator or interviewer and the composition of the questions.

8. True or False? Because the community Chief Health Strategist is very knowledgeable in public health issues, the views of community members should not necessarily be considered when planning an intervention.

9. True or False? A slightly biased convener can be a credible facilitator for focused group discussions.

10. True or False? Organizing is about recruiting people to support a vision, cause, or program.

11. True or False? Stakeholders who have low power and high interest should be managed closely.

12. True or False? The most important help a stakeholder can provide is financial support.

13. True or False? The main types of data collected during the data collection process are qualitative and quantitative data.

14. True or False? Primary data collectors should ensure that data is collected from reputable sources and may not need to cite the sources.

15. True or False? During interviews, the interviewer should stick to the prepared questions and not ask follow-up questions.

Essay

1. Adopt a community and develop a power/interest grid for stakeholder prioritization.

2. Briefly describe the factors to consider when determining the strength of a data source.

3. Briefly describe some of the guiding principles to consider when seeking community input developed by the Association for Community Health Improvement.

4. Which of the various skills do you believe is the most important for Chief Health Strategist to possess when engaging in data collection process and why?

5. Describe the process of conducting a public focus group and listening session.