Health Promotion: Creation of a Rationale

MOST often the idea of a health promotion program comes from all of the following EXCEPT: 

• Top Dogs (i.e. Decision Makers)
• Someone who oversees the admin responsibilities of a community (i.e. from a governmental organization) 
• Someone from the priority population
• None of the above

It is NOT necessary to sell health promoting efforts because everyone considers it worthwhile.

• True
• False

In order to achieve "buy in" from the decision makers regarding an intervention, program planners need to:

• Politically align the program with the organization in which the decision makers are part of
• Match it with an organization's goals  or mission statement
• Two of the following are correct
• None are correct options

Which of the following are NOT types of information used in creating a rationale?

• Needs of a priority population
• Description of the status of health problems
• Demonstrate how potential outcomes of the program align with what the top dogs think are important
• Show how the program is better than the health plan of the state

The inverted triangle is symbolic in design to reflect the flow of a program rationale beginning at the top in global terms & moving toward a more focused solution to the problem. Fill in the blank.

• Provide references used in creating the rationale
• Provide a conclusion stated in the rationale
• End with an inspirational quote
• Provide information on who created the rationale

The last information to touch upon in a rationale is to show how the proposed program will protect the single most biggest asset of communities and organizations. 

• True
• False

What specific type of data collection will be used to describe the status of health problems in the rationale?

• Epidemiology
• Surveys
• Meta-analysis
• Qualitative

Epidemiological data is given significance if the health problems described can be altered through behaviour modification. The decision makers like this since:

• Targeting modifiable health problems makes good economic sense
• Because there is evidence to back this statement up
• There is a higher chance that the behaviour can be changed
• The information is more significant as genetic problems are not modifiable

Proving the economic impact of health promotion programs is more difficult than medical programs and this is because of:

• A) There is a double standard in the cost benefit analysis
• B) Medical programs are only evaluated on safety and effectiveness
• C) A & B
•  D) Health promotion programs need to show that future benefits will equal investement

Evidence of the effectiveness & efficiency of a program needs to be stated in the rationale.

• True
• False