Chapter 1 KEY TERMS

Question	Answer
Capacity Assessment	measure of actual and potential individual, group, and community resources that can be inherent to and/or brought to bear for health maintenance and enhancement. Includes mapping community assets.
Needs Assessment	systematic identification of needs within a population and the determination of the degree to which those needs are being met
Qualitative Data	information that is difficult to measure, count, or express in numerical terms. Ex: impressions, observations
Quantitative Data	information that can be expressed in numerical terms, counted, or compared on a scale Ex: child's reading level
Primary Data	data gathered by health education specialists DIRECTLY from or about the individual or population of interest. EX: surveys, interviews, focus groups, and direct observation
Secondary Data	data that have already been collected by others that may or may not be directly gathered from a population of interest. Ex: peer-reviewed journals, vital records, census
Stakeholders	individuals or agencies that have a vested interest in the health education program
Social Determinants of Health	conditions in which people are born, live, work, play, and age that affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality of life

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