In Week 6, you had the opportunity to give a town hall presentation to your community. As the director of the local public health department, stakeholders such as academicians, health professionals, state health department staff, representatives from affected communities, and representatives from nongovernmental organizations are looking to you to understand all aspects of the strategic planning process, as well as the results of the community needs assessment.
Using terms that anyone (academician or lay person with no statistical background) could understand, concisely answer the following questions:
- How can you determine (prove) that the public health intervention or approach (applied to a specific community need/problem) you presented will have an effect?
- What is the purpose of having effective size?
- What is the definition of significance (significance testing)?
- As you make decisions about the sustainability of the intervention presented, would effect size or significance be most important in your decision-making process? Why?
Remember to cite any sources and refer to the FEM guidelines as you prepare your post.
Response Guidelines
Read and respond to your peers’ posts according to FEM guidelines, addressing the following:
- Either affirm or refute the responses given for questions 2–4. Identify any gaps in the responses or considerations that are not fully addressed. Remember, each explanation should be clear to a lay person with no statistical background.
- Return to question 1. Assume you intend to tweet (on Twitter) the Director of Public Health’s response. Compose a 280-character tweet with a response to this question only. Remember, anyone should be able to understand the response. Do not merely copy your colleague’s response, but instead make revisions to improve accuracy and/or succinctness.
