Full Title: Number of clients participating in health education programs.
Definition of Key Terms
Health education program: “any planned combination of learning experiences designed to predispose, enable, and reinforce voluntary behavior conducive to health in individuals, groups or communities.” (Green, LW and Kreuter, MW. Health Promotion Planning: An Educational and Ecological Approach, 3rd ed. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company; 1999.) An educational process by which the public health system conveys information to the community regarding community health status, health care needs, positive health behaviors and health care policy issues. (National Public Health Performance Standards Project.)
How to Calculate Measure/Collect Data
Count unduplicated new clients who participate in the grantee’s health education program. If the health education program has multiple sessions, topics, etc., count the client once. Do not count clients by number of sessions. For example, if a health education program meets once a month for one year, and has 12 participants who complete, then only report 12 (not 144).