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- Incidence rate
- The number of new cases of a condition divided by the population at risk during a specified time period; it measures the risk of developing the condition.
- Key informant interview
- A needs assessment method using in-depth interviews with people who hold special knowledge of the community or program, selected purposively rather than randomly.
- Triangulation
- Use of two or more independent data sources, methods, or investigators to examine the same phenomenon, which strengthens confidence in the resulting findings.
- SMART objective
- A program objective that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound, stating who will do how much of what by when.
- Logic model
- A visual planning tool linking program inputs and activities to outputs and to short-term, intermediate, and long-term outcomes, showing assumed causal relationships.
- PRECEDE-PROCEED
- A planning and evaluation framework in which phases one through five diagnose social, epidemiological, behavioral, and educational needs, while phases six through nine cover implementation and evaluation.
- Program fidelity
- The degree to which an intervention is delivered as designed, assessed through adherence, dose delivered, quality of delivery, and participant responsiveness.
- Diffusion of Innovations
- Rogers' theory describing how new ideas spread through a social system over time among innovators, early adopters, early majority, late majority, and laggards.
- Teach-back method
- A health literacy technique in which the learner explains information back in their own words so the educator can confirm that understanding occurred.
- Formative evaluation
- Evaluation conducted during program development or early implementation to refine materials, messages, and procedures before or while the program operates.
- Cost-effectiveness analysis
- A comparison of program costs with a single health outcome measured in natural units, such as dollars per case prevented or per life saved.
- Internal validity
- The extent to which observed changes can be attributed to the intervention rather than to competing explanations such as history, maturation, testing, or selection.
- Cohort study
- An observational design that follows exposed and unexposed groups over time to measure incidence and estimate relative risk for an outcome.
- Belmont Report principles
- The ethical framework for human subjects research comprising respect for persons, beneficence, and justice, which underlies informed consent and institutional review board oversight.
- Odds ratio
- The ratio of the odds of exposure among people with a condition to the odds of exposure among controls, used in case-control studies to estimate association.
- Lobbying versus advocacy
- Advocacy promotes a cause or policy broadly, while lobbying is a direct attempt to influence specific legislation; tax-exempt organizations face legal limits on lobbying.
- Media advocacy
- Strategic use of mass media and message framing to shape public opinion and pressure decision makers toward a health-promoting policy change.
- Coalition building
- Bringing organizations and individuals with a shared health goal together to pool resources, coordinate action, and increase influence over policy and practice.
- Social marketing 4 Ps
- Product, price, place, and promotion: the core planning elements used to design a behavior-change campaign around audience needs and perceived costs.
- Health literacy
- The degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
- Transtheoretical model stages
- Precontemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance: the five stages of readiness for behavior change described by Prochaska and DiClemente.
- Line-item budget
- A budget listing expenditures by detailed category such as personnel, supplies, and travel, which allows close monitoring but limited visibility into program activities.
- SWOT analysis
- A structured review of an organization's internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats, used to guide strategic planning and priority setting.
- Full-time equivalent
- A staffing measure expressing employee time as a proportion of a full work schedule, where one FTE equals the standard full-time hours, often 40 per week.
- Informed consent
- Voluntary agreement to participate after disclosure of purpose, procedures, risks, benefits, alternatives, and the right to withdraw without penalty.
- Nonmaleficence
- The ethical principle of avoiding harm or inflicting the least possible harm while pursuing benefit for participants, clients, and communities.
- HIPAA Privacy Rule
- A U.S. federal regulation governing use and disclosure of protected health information by covered entities, requiring safeguards and minimum necessary use.
- Transformational leadership
- A leadership style that motivates followers through shared vision, intellectual stimulation, and individualized consideration so they exceed expected performance.
- Tuckman team stages
- Forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning: the predictable sequence of development that groups typically move through over time.
- Emotional intelligence
- The capacity to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions in oneself and others, comprising self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management.
- CHES credential
- Certified Health Education Specialist, a certification administered by NCHEC that verifies entry-level competence in the Areas of Responsibility for health education specialists.
- MCHES designation
- Master Certified Health Education Specialist, an advanced NCHEC credential for health education specialists who hold an advanced degree and documented experience beyond entry level.