Health Sciences 2250A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Buddy System, Decision Fatigue, Pilot Experiment
6 Dec 2016
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Intervention: planned actions that are designed to prevent disease or injury or promote health in the priority population. If you want the employees of a company to wear seatbelts more in company vehicles: Pre-program measure: measure seatbelt use by observing them driving out of the motor pool. Intervene: provide monetary incentive in paychecks, distribute pamphlets in paychecks. Post-program measurement: measure seatbelt use to determine success of program. Size of an intervention is made up of: Multiplicity: number of components or activities that make up the intervention. Several activities are more likely to have an effect on the priority pop than a single activity. Aim at multiple factors that affect individuals" and pops" behaviours and health status - more successful if use a socio-ecological approach. Strategy: a general plan of action for affecting a health problem. Health communication: the study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual and community decisions that affect health.
