PHSC 150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Christian Contemplation, Internal Validity, Blind Experiment
9 May 2018
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PHSC 150 Midterm Review
Week 1: Power & Evidence: Ethical Approaches to Health
- Ethics
o Key concepts of ethics, equity, and justice underlie public health
▪ Gostin and Powers
o Ethics: PH as collective good, focus on prevention, government action
o Justie: Fairess or reasoaleess, espeially i the way people are treated &
deisios are ade
o PH & Policy imperatives of justice perspective
▪ Outcome-orientation
o PH Decision making
▪ Identify ethical dilemma
▪ Analyze possible courses of action
▪ Resolution: best balance of principles
Evidence Based Public Health
- Benefits and barriers to EBPH
o More information on what works, increase success of programs, efficient use of
resources, barriers include work environment, lack of leadership, competencies,
resources, timely research
- What is needed to achieve EBPH
o Integrated information from real-world environments with research
o Evaluation information (what programs are effective)
o Dissemination of effective interventions
- Types of scientific evidence
o Make decisions based on best available scientific research (quantitative and
qualitative)
- Tools and approaches
o Use info and data systemically
o Apply frameworks for program planning
▪ Keep in mind culture and context, not every framework applies to every
population
o Engage community in assessment & decision-making (ESSENTIAL)
- Dissemination and implementation
Week 2: Assessing Community Needs (Community Based Participatory Research)
- Community Assessment – Survey Development
o A systemic examination of the health status indicators for a given population
that is used to identify key problems and assets in a community
o What to assess: Assets/capacities, place, time, person
▪ Of, by, and for the community
▪ Empowering and health-promoting
o Integrate knowledge with intervention, policy, and social change
o How to assess: Community Based Participatory Research
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Document Summary
Week 1: power & evidence: ethical approaches to health. Identify ethical dilemma: analyze possible courses of action, resolution: best balance of principles. Benefits and barriers to ebph: more information on what works, increase success of programs, efficient use of resources, barriers include work environment, lack of leadership, competencies, resources, timely research. Integrated information from real-world environments with research: evaluation information (what programs are effective, dissemination of effective interventions. Types of scientific evidence: make decisions based on best available scientific research (quantitative and qualitative) Tools and approaches: use info and data systemically, apply frameworks for program planning, keep in mind culture and context, not every framework applies to every population, engage community in assessment & decision-making (essential) Week 2: assessing community needs (community based participatory research) Community assessment survey analysis: community based collaborative assessment of after school needs of low income urban community, sanderson, formative data from focus groups informed survey question development, question structure matters.
