Basic Flashcards
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Which ethical principle requires a health educator to act in the best interest of the individual or community they serve?
Answer: Beneficence
Beneficence means taking positive action to do good and promote the well-being of clients and communities.
A health educator is reviewing program data and finds that outcomes differ significantly between racial groups. This is an example of a health:
Answer: Disparity
Health disparities are preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, or violence that are closely linked to social disadvantages.
Which of the following is a PRIMARY source of health data for community needs assessment?
Answer: Community surveys conducted by the educator
Primary data is collected firsthand by the health educator specifically for the current assessment, such as through surveys or interviews.
The Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion identifies which of the following as a key action area?
Answer: Developing personal skills
The Ottawa Charter's five action areas include building healthy public policy, creating supportive environments, strengthening community action, developing personal skills, and reorienting health services.
A health educator uses role-playing exercises to help participants practice refusing drugs. This technique primarily targets which learning domain?
Answer: Psychomotor
Role-playing builds psychomotor or skill-based competencies by having participants physically practice a behavior.
Which community organizing strategy emphasizes building power among marginalized populations by developing their own leaders?
Answer: Social action
Social action focuses on empowering disadvantaged populations to challenge inequities and advocate for change through collective action.
A health educator ensures that consent forms are written at a 6th-grade reading level. This practice addresses which barrier?
Answer: Limited health literacy
Health literacy barriers are addressed by simplifying written materials so they can be understood by people with varying reading abilities.