EVALUATING HEALTH BEHAVIORS

Evaluating Health Behaviors



Introduction

The process of evaluation focuses the set of tools that are effective towards measuring the impact of public health programs by knowing what works. Evaluation is the use of information or data as a part of improving quality process- in public health program. Health professionals must constantly improve the standards of evidence used in evaluation process in order to provide help in informing decision making process and managerial problems. Due to increased interventions of public health within the community, collaboration in evaluation process is growing rapidly

Methods of evaluation process are gaining importance to public health organizations as well as social services programs and education day by day. Moreover health professionals are accountable for their evaluation programs and the effectiveness of their program. These health professionals should know which program or variant works the best under what conditions in order to produce the best outcome.

In recent days, topic of alcoholism in teenagers is becoming of great concern for the health professionals. An evaluation of this is done through the following discussed tool .

Discussion

Use of alcoholic drinks is associated with death, injuries and many health disorders among the teenagers. Use of alcohol involves death including car crashes, suicides and homicides. About 30% of all deaths from injuries are because of alcoholism. Studies tell us that about 46% of teenagers used alcoholic drinks by eight grade which increases to 77% in the high school age (Steckler et.al, 2002).

In order to measure the effectiveness of the program I will use the “teach back” technique. With the help of this procedure, I will ask my sample population or patients who are highly consuming alcoholic drinks, to repeat in their own way the medical instructions their providers are giving. This way the researcher hopes to know it this ...