Deck 12: Principles of Planning Effective Community Nutrition Programs

Question 1

To promote success in developing a program plan, some type of time framework must be established. In developing a comprehensive health program, what time frame is necessary for development?

A) 3 to 5 months
B) 6 months
C) 12 months or more

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What phase of program planning is the execution of the plan?

A) Evaluation
B) Development
C) Implementation

Answer 2

C

Question 3

What type of evaluation measures the immediate effects of the program on participants' knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors?

A) Impact
B) Summative
C) Formative
D) Program

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Jonathan is a nutritionist who wants to create a wellness program at the homeless shelter in his town. He will start by assessing the need for a program. This is known as what type of evaluation?

A) Summative
B) Formative
C) Cumulative
D) Relative

Question 5

Katie is a recently hired public health nutritionist who is evaluating a current wellness program at a corporate business. She concluded that the program did not perform well with the issues concerning the program. This means that the program did not have an adequate level of:

A) efficiency.
B) effectiveness.
C) responsiveness.

Question 6

Why do process and structural evaluations provide an essential support for outcome evaluation?

A) The interpretation of program outcomes depends on an understanding of the program as it happens.
B) They don't provide much support.
C) Process evaluations are based on the assumption that good nutrition programming will be achieved when given a proper setting with adequate equipment.

Question 7

Kendra is calculating the value of the resources that must be used to develop, implement, and operate the program being analyzed. These values are also known as:

A) benefits.
B) analyses.
C) costs.
D) incentives.

Question 8

Mike is developing a management system and is trying to determine which method of data collection he will use. Which of the following methods will provide the overall structure needed for creating the data system?

A) Only quantitative
B) Only qualitative
C) A combination of quantitative and qualitative
D) None of these are suitable methods.

Question 9

Time- and task-management tools may be used during all phases of programming and are helpful when:

A) only a couple of people are working on different aspects of the program.
B) only a couple of people are working on one specific aspect of the program.
C) a number of people are working on different aspects of the program.
D) a number of people are working on one specific aspect of the program.

Question 10

An innovative program that aims to reduce the trend of obesity and the risk of coronary heart disease in the United States by encouraging Americans of all ages to aim for a healthy weight, follow a heart-healthy eating plan, and engage in regular physical activity is:

A) Five A Day.
B) More Matters.
C) Heart N' Parks.
D) Nutrition Screening Initiative.

Question 11

Birth and death certificates are examples of which type of data?

A) Mortality
B) Subjective
C) Objective
D) Possessive

Question 12

Specific, measurable actions of the desired outcome to be completed within a specified time frame is the definition of:

A) goals.
B) objectives.
C) plans.
D) actions.

Question 13

The data collected through subjective and/or objective data may be used in writing a mission statement. The mission statement for nutrition services does not need to be written in relation to the agency's mission statement.

Question 14

Community nutritionists wanting to develop a nutrition program must first specify the goal and the objectives of the program. Goals are broad statements of desired outcome or changes, and objectives are specific, measurable actions of the desired outcome to be completed within a specified time period.

Question 15

Program evaluation is the method for determining whether a service was truly needed, whether it was conducted as planned, and whether objectives were carried out or planned activities were completed.

Question 16

Cost-benefit analysis of a nutrition program is the evaluation of the costs of a program in relation to health outcome.

Question 17

Cost-benefit analysis is the analytical process where costs and benefits of a program are identified and measured in monetary terms.

Question 18

A public health nutritionist is hired to assess the community. She should use objective data such as demographic and vital statistics to generate a problem list and diagnosis for the community, and she also should use death certificates that provide information on causes of death (mortality).

Question 19

One of the five educational units that was used, "Make a Plan" provided tips on choosing healthy foods and on making food resources last longer.

Question 20

A public health nutritionist was asked to write a mission statement. The mission statement must be clear, brief, concise, realistic, and inspirational.

Question 21

A community and public health nutritionist working in a nonprofit organization can reduce the cost of the program and enhance efficiency by linking budgets to activity.

Question 22

The Public Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services has been a principal source of funding for food and nutrition programs.

Question 23

A concise statement of the methods, activities, or intervention strategies to be undertaken is the definition of program evaluation.

Question 24

A collection of activities intended to produce particular results is called an action plan.

Question 25

Problem list does not compare or ranks perceived needs or those identified by the assessment data.
Short Answer

Question 26

An evaluation of the Hearts N' Parks program showed that children learned to identify nutritious foods and reported being more willing to choose nutritious foods over less nutritious foods.

Question 27

The program director is often responsible for writing the report.

Question 28

Most agencies publish annual reports that summarize their work during the year that are disseminated to the community.

Question 29

In developing a comprehensive health program, 12 months or more is necessary for the development of a program.

Question 30

Which data collection tool is useful for identifying issues of importance and achieving consensus when it is not practical for people to meet face to face?

A) Program
B) Program Planning
C) Survey
D) Problem list

Question 31

Which of the following compares and ranks perceived needs or those identified by the assessment data?

A) Program
B) Program planning
C) Survey
D) Problem list

Question 32

Which of the following data collection methods is a nondirective research technique in which the participant is invited to "tell me the story about your health condition, starting with when you first noticed anything was wrong," and the only prompts used are "tell me more about that" or "what happened next?"

A) Subjective data analysis
B) In-depth interview
C) Survey
D) Objective data analysis

Question 33

Which of the following involves collecting and analyzing data from available demographic and health statistics to prepare the community diagnosis and problem list?

A) Objective data analysis
B) Subjective data analysis
C) In-depth interview
D) Survey

Question 34

Which of the following is a source of objective data?

A) Birth and death certificates
B) Census Bureau
C) Medical records
D) All of these are correct.

Question 35

Which of the following is a concise statement of the methods, activities, or intervention strategies for a primary, secondary, and/or tertiary prevention program?

A) Action plan
B) Feasibility study
C) Program plan
D) Program evaluation

Question 36

When designing an action plan you should consider creating a more _______________ environment and using communication as a technique.

A) disruptive
B) desirable
C) expanded
D) isolated

Question 37

In program implementation, a nutritionist must consider:

A) the quality of the program implementation.
B) how to keep the program on track.
C) the back-up plans for unexpected situations.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 38

In which phase of the program planning process must the clients, providers, and administrators select the best plan to solve the original problem?

A) Planning
B) Researching
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation

Question 39

Which of the following is defined as the methods used to determine whether a service is needed and likely to be used, whether it is conducted as planned, whether the service actually helps the purpose, and whether objectives are carried out or planned activities are completed?

A) Assessment
B) Planning
C) Implementation
D) Evaluation

Question 40

A major goal of program evaluation does not include determining which of the following?

A) Efficiency: the relationship between program outcomes and the resources spent
B) Effectiveness: the ability to meet program objectives and the results of program efforts
C) Impact: long-term changes in the client population
D) Importance: determining whether the program has the necessary political sway to create press coverage

Question 41

Individuals involved in the program may be included in which of the following categories?

A) The population/community itself
B) The change agents
C) The sponsors and government representatives
D) All of these are correct.

Question 42

It is time for Kevin to take the next step in the development of his nutrition program and select a data-collection method. Which of the following is not a commonly used data-collection method in nutrition programs?

A) Focus groups
B) Surveys
C) Medical record reviews
D) Classrooms

Question 43

Program is a collection of activities intended to produce a particular outcome.

Question 44

Program planning is an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action, a process of exploring a situation, deciding on the circumstance, and designing actions to create the desired outcome.

Question 45

Subjective data analysis involves the collection and analysis of data on the various clients' perceived needs.

Question 46

Planning nutritional and dietary classes is not one of the roles of a nutritionist.

Question 47

A feasibility study occurs during the program initiation phase and may not be accomplished before significant expenses are carried out.

Question 48

The people who are the hardest to reach are sometimes neglected in the planning phase of a nutrition program.

Question 49

The nutritionist must anticipate unexpected events, such as reallocation of funds during the program, clients not responding to the invitation to participate in the intervention program, clients not cooperating fully (e.g., not completing a questionnaire for evaluation of the program), or presentation slides not working.

Question 50

Summative evaluation is conducted to assess program outcomes or as a follow-up to the results of the program activities.

Question 51

The implementation phase of program planning is different from the execution of the program plan.

Question 52

To assess the extent of hunger in the community, a nutritionist may collect data on local food costs, household resources, and barriers that constrain individuals or families from obtaining adequate food.