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segrsyd · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A nurse is leading a team responsible for evaluating the health of a community using the Community Health Promotion Model. Based on this model, which step would you expect the nurse to complete?

a. Ensuring high technological access before the plan can be implemented
b. Soliciting the consent of every member of the community
c. Assessing the community
d. Restructuring the public health policy in the community

Question 2

The public health workforce should demonstrate competency in which of the following competency categories?

a. Financial planning and management
b. Workforce needs assessment
c. Acute care services
d. Curriculum development

Loise Hard · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Assessing the community is one of the steps in the nine-steps of the Community Health Promo-tion Model.

Answer to Question 2

A
Workforce needs assessment, acute care services, and curriculum development are not considered categories of core competencies of public health. Rather there are eight categories of competency, which include: analytic/assessment, policy development/program planning, communication, cultural competence, community dimensions of practice, basic public health sciences, financial planning and management, and leadership and systems thinking.