Advanced technology had an impact on the community through creating interdependence. This results in decreased social cohesion.

In the Port Union community, there is a problem with the tap water in people's homes. A couple individuals within the community suggest that home owners should contact their local water facility. However, someone outside of the community suggests that all home owners should purchase a water filter. Which people's suggestion will have a greater impact on the community? 

Occupy Wall Street is a people-powered movement that began on September 17, 2011 in Liberty Square in Manhattan’s Financial District, and has spread to over 100 cities in the United States and actions in over 1,500 cities globally. #ows is fighting back against the corrosive power of major banks and multinational corporations over the democratic process. The movement is inspired by popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, and aims to fight back against the richest 1% of people that are writing the rules of an unfair global economy that is foreclosing on our future. What is this an example of? 

The local residents in a community engage in voluntary work, organize litter-clearing campaigns and set up collectives to purchase solar panels. This example embodies which of the following definitions?

The Cliffside community wants to implement an exercise program. However, most of the community consists of the elderly, who believe that they can not engage in physical activity as indicated by the needs assessment. The program committee taking into consideration of the needs assessment thought it was best to use motivational interviewing. After a year of treatment, the community feels empowered to engage in exercise. Motivational interviewing helped the clients see a different perspective through their own eyes and increased the client's self-efficacy. In this particular example, motivational interviewing facilitated in:

Which of the following are NOT associated with Community Capacity Development? 

During a needs assessment, Jill has found that in the community of London, cardiovascular disease is a prevalent issue. She gathers data to generate a rationale in hopes that it will help create a specific solution. What would this process of community organizing and building be called? 

Which of the following approaches use group consensus in their strategy? 

It is best if the leaders from the planning project come from within the community rather than making the planner the leader. The processes of community organizing and building begin where someone recognizes that an issue exists within the community and that something needs to be done about it. This individual would be referred as:

Most successful community organizing efforts have been those that were recognized from the inside of the community. This is likely attributed to the fact that people within the community may take ownership of the effort. 

If recognition of an issue occurred because of an outsider, then ________ is critical. Support from _______ is essential because they are most knowledgable about how the community functions. 

Another way of gaining entry into the community is through a: 

Executive participants (aka core group) would be which of the following:

Where does the leader emerge from in the process of community building and organizing? 

Characteristics of a successful leader includes change vision attributes. What does this encompass? 

Attaining technical skills is an important attribute of a successful leader. Which of the following encompasses technical skills? 

A problem has been recognized by a large amount of individuals in the town of Atlantis. They are affected by mice infestation in their homes. They strongly believe that this issue should be dealt with immediately and are not afraid to do most of the tasks that will resolve this issue. What type of participants are they? 

These individuals contribute to health programs in nonactive ways (for example: financial contributions). What type of participants are they?

Which group is most likely to successfully resolve a problem within in a community through collaborative decision making?

Assessments is what differentiates Community Organizing and Community Building. For __________, the assessment is focused on the needs of the community. While for __________, the assessment is focused on the assets and capabilities of the community. 

Which two assets in terms of community capacity mapping are controlled by external individuals? 

Dr. Jennifer Irwin is assessing a community's resources through the technique of mapping. She discovered that gold located in the Med-Sydway, London Ontario community is controlled by Tiffany and Co. located in Manila, Phillipines. How would you categorize this asset based on its availability?

What will be the most unavailable asset when mapping a community's capacity? 

In a grade 11 marketing class, Ms.Volpe assigned her students to take part in applying the marketing mix. More specifically, students were asked to allocate their resources and responsibilities appropriately. However, two groups had trouble reaching a consensus about this. This would be identified as: 

The best solution in resolving turf struggles is to create sub communities which facilitates in creating a sense of ownership.

When identifying alternative solutions, it is important to choose a course of action. This should be done through voting and subcommittees. They should also take into consideration cultural competency.

Course of action should be written in a proposal format and should be approved at a meeting with the coalition. All subcommittees should engage in this process.