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Chapter 8

Multiple Choices:

1. Using pamphlets to spread information about health is considered what type of intervention activity?

a. Communication

b. Political

c. Regulatory

d. Educational

2. Field trips, health fairs, and health museums are examples of what types of intervention activity?

a. Social

b. Communication

c. Environmental

d. Educational

3. The posting of no-smoking signs and the elimination of ashtrays are examples of what type of intervention activity?

a. Environmental

b. Behavior modification

c. Economic

d. Political

4. Which intervention strategy generally has the highest penetration rate?

a. Health policy

b. Health communication

c. Health engineering

d. Health education

5. For the general public, writing at which grade reading level is usually best?

a. 6th

b. 8th

c. 10th

d. 12th

6. The route through which a message is disseminated to the priority population is a

a. Health educator

b. Communication Channel

c. Communication Rate

d. Health risk appraisal

7. Personal visits to educate or lobby key people, a community rally, and telephone call campaigns are examples of

a. Community education activities

b. Community advocacy activities

c. Community outreach activities

d. Community development activities

8. The process by which community groups are helped to identify common problems or goals, mobilize resources, and in other ways develop and implement strategies for reaching the goals they have collectively set is

a. Community organization

b. Community building

c. Community advocacy

d. Community fundraising

9. the culture of an organization can be thought of as its

a. behavior

b. goals

c. success

d. personality

10. An incentive can

a. Increase perceived value of an activity

b. Motivate people to get involved

c. Remind participants of their goals

d. All of the above

11. Charging higher insurance rates to cigarette smokers is an example of

a. An incentive

b. A health engineering strategy

c. A disincentive

d. A social activity

12. A buddy system is an example of

a. 2 person group

b. 3 person group

c. 4 person group

d. 5 person group

True/False:

13. An intervention is sometimes referred to as treatment.

a. True

b. False

14. Support groups are an example of the interpersonal channel of communication.

a. True

b. False

15. Billboards, direct mail, and network television are examples of the mass media channel of communication.

a. True

b. False

16. when producing materials, it is important to use the same type of language for all populations

a. True

b. False

17. Personal counseling is usually an example of a low-cost communication strategy.

a. True

b. False

18. Health policies are seldom easy to develop.

a. True

b. False

19. Health engineering strategies always require action on the part of the priority population.

a. True

b. False

20. Health-related community service strategies always require action on the part of the priority population.

a. True

b. False

21. An educational intervention that lasts about 60 minutes would not be a good intervention for preschool children.

a. True

b. False

22. An intervention can only be comprised of multiple activities.

a. True

b. False

23. The “tone” set by the administration of an agency with regard to health behavior is an example of organizational culture.

a. True

b. False

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