Chapter 6 KEY TERMS

Question	Answer
Adaptation	making changes to health education messages, materials, or programs to make them more suitable for a priority population
Consultation	process by which the knowledge of one person is used to help another make better decisions
Informal Consulting	DOES NOT require a written agreement of formal contract. Acting as a resource person responsible for organizing health education materials and responding to requests for health education information and materials
Formal Consulting	REQUIRES a contract or written agreement between two parties. Client needs assistance, advice, direction, etc. Follows the steps of diagnosis, recommendation, action, evaluation, and termination.
Evidence-based Public Health	application of observation-theory, and science0based experiments (evidence) to improve the health of populations
Online database	any systematically organized information accessible on the Internet. May be used by health education specialists to obtain health knowledge and/or resources for health education process.
Technical Assistance	dynamic, capacity building process for designing or improving the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of specific programs, research, services, products, or systems

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