7 Public Health Interventions Free Online FlashCards

What is a public health intervention?

Organized services, programs, policies, or environmental changes intended to improve health across a population.

Why might an evidence-informed intervention need local adaptation?

Adapt promising interventions to local people, settings, resources, and conditions rather than copying them unchanged.

Why examine health data by group and neighborhood?

Averages can conceal unequal burdens, so examine how the health outcome and contributing factors differ across groups and neighborhoods.

When should affected communities help shape an intervention?

People affected by the problem should help shape the response from the outset, including its goals and decision-making roles.

What can systematic reviews help assess?

They can assess effectiveness, applicability, costs, other effects, and implementation barriers across research on similar interventions.

What sequence does a public health logic model link?

Resources → Activities → Outputs → Short- and long-term outcomes.

In an asthma initiative, what distinguishes an output from an outcome?

The number of families reached is an output; improved access to asthma-management support is an outcome.

What should equity, ethics, and feasibility planning consider?

Consider access, possible exclusion or harm, language and disability access, privacy, cultural fit, cost, staffing, and sustainability.

What details belong in an implementation plan?

Specify who will do what, where and when, with which resources, and how participants will be reached.

What does reach measure during implementation?

Reach measures who participated and who did not.

How should fidelity and local adaptation be balanced?

Fidelity means delivering essential elements as intended; local adaptations may still improve access or relevance and should be documented.

What does process evaluation examine?

It examines whether and how activities were delivered, who was reached, and what helped or hindered implementation.