A+ Answers of the following Questions

Question 1
HIPAA:
Answer
Has guaranteed patient rights since the early 1900s
Set national standards to protect and guard against misuse of individual health information
Protects health information specialists from being sued
Guarantees that people can obtain the information they need about family health records

Question 2
No one should be allowed to participate in any health promotion program without giving his or her informed consent.
Answer
True
False

Question 3
Match the following items with the corresponding definition or appropriate example.
Answer
Budget
Break-even analysis
In-kind donation
Variable costs
Fixed costs
A. Services provided to a program free of charge but for which the program would havve to pay if they were not donated.
B. The mathematical determination of the point at which the expenses related to providing the program are equal to or less than the revenues generated for or from the program.
C. Rent, salaries of administrative personnel, insurance costs.
D. Mechanisms for planning and tools for communicating and refining priorities; projections of dollar amounts that enable the program planner to assess the fiscal feasibility of doing a project.
E. Copying program handouts, program advertising, refreshments for participants.

Question 1
Which of the following is NOT considered a critical purpose for program evaluation?
Answer
Adjusting costs
Assessing quality
Determining effectiveness
Improving quality

Question 2
Determining whether or not a program led to changes in health status is an example of:
Answer
Impact evaluation
Summative evaluation
Outcome evaluation
Formative evaluation

Question 3
Monitoring participants' reactions about program location, time, and speakers is called:
Answer
Formative evaluation
Summative evaluation
Outcome evaluation
Impact evaluation

Question 1
The number of people who stopped smoking following a smoking cessation program is a measure of:
Answer
Formative evaluation
Outcome evaluation
Process evaluation
Impact evaluation

Question 2
One strength of having an external evaluator is:
Answer
Links with the funding source
Familiarity with the program
Objectivity
Less expense

Question 3
Evaluation planning should occur early, while program goals and objectives are being developed.
Answer
True
False

Question 1
A process evaluation conducted for the purpose of establishing the maximum possible impact of a health program intervention carried out precisely according to the intervention protocol is which of the following?
Answer
Efficacy study
Effectiveness study
Efficiency study
None of the above

Question 2
Which of the following explains the need for process evaluation?
Answer
To help identify whether implementation of the program contributed to the program's failure
To provide operational information to new sites so that the program can be successfully replicated
To meet requirements of funding agencies, specifically regarding demonstrating the extent of program implementation
To provide data upon which to make midcourse corrections in the delivery of the program
All of the above

Question 3
Which of the following is NOT considered a critical purpose for program evaluation?
Answer
Adjusting costs
Assessing quality
Determining effectiveness
Improving quality

Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 150–200 words that respond to the following scenario with your thoughts, ideas, and comments.

Given the following statistics for the first nine students in a math course to complete a test:
Age Test Score
18 87
21 92
23 26
31 81
24 98
19 94
39 88
26 94
22 91
· Calculate the mean and media age of the class.

· Calculate the mean and median test score.

· Does this study represent a sample or a population. Justify your answer.

· The Department Chair asked for the average test score from your class. You can report either the mean or median. The mean and median are close, but not exactly the same. Explain which you would report and why. Consider ethics in statistics.