Health Sciences 3025A/B Lecture 6: Precede-proceed model of health
17 Dec 2016
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The first stage in the program-planning phase deals with identifying and evaluating the social problems that have an impact on the quality of life of a population of interest. This is done through various activities such as developing a planning committee, holding community forums, and conducting focus groups, surveys, and/or interviews. These activities will engage the audience in the planning process and the planners will be able to see the issues just as the community sees those problems. Examples of epidemiological data include vital statistics, state and national health surveys, medical and administrative records etc. Environmental diagnosis: this is a parallel analysis of social and physical environmental factors other than specific actions that could be linked to behaviours. In this assessment, environmental factors beyond the control of the individual are modified to influence the health outcome. For example, poor nutritional status among school children may be due to the availability of unhealthy foods in school.
