Program Planning for Success

a. Review the results of the community needs assessment.

b. Define program goals and objectives.

c. Develop a program plan.

d. Develop a management system.

e. Implement the program.

f. Evaluate program elements and effectiveness.

REFERENCES: Steps in Programming Planning

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CNIA.BOYL.17.5.2 - Describe seven steps in designing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition programs.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

93. What is a SMART objective?

ANSWER: A SMART objective is one that is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and able to be completed within a given timeframe.

REFERENCES: Steps in Programming Planning

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CNIA.BOYL.17.5.2 - Describe seven steps in designing, implementing, and evaluating nutrition programs.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

94. Explain how evaluation could be used to justify your program or to show accountability.

ANSWER: Evaluation can be used to justify the budget or expenditures or to show the need for increased funds. It can be used to justify staff, resources, and facilities as well as to justify program goals and procedures. Evaluation can be used to account for certain program practices and to compare program outcomes against program standards.

REFERENCES: Steps in Programming Planning

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CNIA.BOYL.17.5.4 - Discuss three reasons for conducting evaluations of programs.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

95. Differentiate between cost-benefit analysis and a cost-effectiveness analysis.

ANSWER: A cost-benefit analysis estimates both the tangible and intangible benefits of a program and the direct and indirect costs of implementing the program. Unlike a cost-benefit analysis, which reduces a program’s benefits and costs to a common monetary unit, a costeffectiveness analysis relates the effectiveness of reaching the program’s goals to the monetary value of the resources going into the program.

REFERENCES: Steps in Programming Planning

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CNIA.BOYL.17.5.4 - Discuss three reasons for conducting evaluations of programs.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Understand

96. List the four steps of the nutrition care process.

ANSWER: The four steps include: a. Nutrition assessment b. Nutrition diagnosis c. Nutrition intervention d. Monitoring and evaluation

REFERENCES: Professional Focus: The Nutrition Care Process: A Road Map to Quality Care

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: CNIA.BOYL.17.5.6 - Describe the steps of the nutrition care process.

KEYWORDS: Bloom’s: Remember

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