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Case: Provide thorough and well-explain answers to each 1. The entire concept and practice of community organization may become so abstract as to not be very valuable, rigorous or easily evaluated. Yet, when properly practiced, community organization and practices utilizes quantitative data and sound program planning and evaluation. Write about how the process and practice of community practice may be sound and rigorous.
2. The process of community assessment demands a realistic blend of quantitative and qualitative data if it is to be comprehensive and valid. At both data levels, what are the most critical data to include and why?
3. In order to practice effectively at the community level, what do you believe are the most important principles for the health educator to follow? For each principle you list, discuss its importance.
4. Some believe that as agencies and service systems have become stronger, communities have tended to become weaker. Neither one should replace the other, yet in many cases, systems have replaced the traditional functions of communities. In your practice of community health, what specific steps will you take to be sure that you are not part of a system that is replacing community functions and further to be sure that you are taking steps to enhance community?
5. Minkler wrote that, "contemporary public health is as much about facilitating a process whereby communities use their voice to define and make their health concerns known as it is about providing prevention and treatment." Based on a synthesis of your readings and our discussions throughout the course, what specific steps can you take to help the people you work with in the future identify and articulate their needs?
6. Justify, using numerous citations from the professional literature, the need for engaging in community-based participatory research with your boss who sees no needs to waste the time and money when health needs are already well known and documented. As part of this justification, describe the CPBR process and how it differs from traditional research. References