AOR 8: Ethics and Professionalism

Question 1

adaptation

Answer 1

making changes to the health education messages, materials, or programs to make them more suitable for a population of interest

Question 2

health disparities

Answer 2

differences in the incidence, prevalence, mortality, and/or burden of disease that exist among specific pop groups

Question 3

online database

Answer 3

refers to any systematically organized information accessible on the internet that may be used by HES to obtain health knowledge and/or resources for the health ed process

Question 4

policies

Answer 4

sets of rules and objectives to guide activities

Question 5

professional development plan

Answer 5

a career document in which short-term, mid-term, and long-term goals and objectives for a professional person are outlined

Question 6

technical assistance

Answer 6

a dynamic, capacity-building process for designing or improving the quality, effectiveness of specific programs, research, services, products, or systems

Question 7

a theory

Answer 7

a set of interrelated concepts and definitions that present a systematic view of events and is used to describe a relationship among variables to explain or predict events

Question 8

workforce development plan

Answer 8

the same as a professional development plan but the plan is used for teams or orgs in an agency or system

Question 9

ethical dilemma

Answer 9

issues with two sides and involves a judgment of right or wrong

Question 10

criticality

Answer 10

the worst-off benefit the most

Question 11

egalitarian

Answer 11

all persons of equal value; minimize disparities

Question 12

utilitarian

Answer 12

the greatest good for the greatest number

Question 13

health equity

Answer 13

achievement of the highest level of health for everyone

Question 14

intervention mapping

Answer 14

helps health education specialists plan and develop interventions

Question 15

stages of change

Answer 15

change is a process, not an event, and change occurs as people move through a series of stages to adopt a new behavior

Question 16

social cognitive theory

Answer 16

learning is an interaction between a person and his or her environment, cognitive processes, and behavior

Question 17

diffusion on innovations theory

Answer 17

describe the rate at which a new program or activity will spread through a group of people

Question 18

community organizing/mobilization

Answer 18

a process in which community groups identify problems or goals for change, mobilize internal and external resources, and deliver strategies to reach goals

Question 19

evidence-based public health

Answer 19

the application of observation, theory, and science-based experiments to improve the health of populations

Question 20

mentoring up

Answer 20

a mentee’s proactive engagement in the relationship in which the mentee takes on more responsibility for their own learning in a way that both parties mutually benefit from the relationship