Deck 5: Community Organizingbuilding and Health Promotion

Question 1

Relationships and structures within a community that promote cooperation for mutual benefit describes:

A) community capacity.
B) social capital.
C) community organizing.
D) systems change.

Answer 1

B
Explanation: Administrative controls include staffing policies (having more staff is generally safer than having fewer staff), procedures for opening and closing the workplace, and reviewing employee duties (such as handling money) that may be especially risky.

Question 2

An assumption one can make while organizing a community is that:

A) people have no capacity to deal with their own problems.
B) people have no ability or desire to change.
C) changes that are self-imposed have less value than imposed changes.
D) people should participate in making, adjusting, or controlling the major changes within their communities.

Answer 2

D
Explanation: According to Ross, community organizers should assume that people have the capacity to deal with their own problems, that they want to change and can change, and that self-imposed changes are meaningful. Those who engage in community organizing should also assume that people should participate in making, adjusting, or controlling the major changes within their communities.

Question 3

A method of community organization that is used to address a problem through the application of pressure is:

A) locality development.
B) social planning.
C) social advocacy.
D) gatekeeping.

Answer 3

C
Explanation: Social advocacy creates conflict. Pressure is applied to those who have created the problem or stand as a barrier to a solution to the problem.

Question 4

Recommendations for interventions based on critical review of multiple research and evaluation studies that substantiate the efficacy of the intervention are:

A) best experiences.
B) best processes.
C) standards of acceptability.
D) best practices.

Question 5

The process for people to gain mastery over their lives and the lives of their communities is social capital.

Question 6

Those who control, both formally and informally, the political climate of the community are referred to as gatekeepers.

Question 7

When mapping community capacity, primary building blocks are the most accessible assets.

Question 8

Health education and health promotion are terms that can be used interchangeably.

Question 9

The priority population are those whom the health promotion program is intended to serve.

Question 10

List, in order, the generalized steps for program planning.