A health promotion program was offered at a local school. Immediately after the program, the nurse gave a posttest to evaluate what the children learned.
The nurse was measuring:

All of these are core competencies for a health professional in the role of health promoter and educator.

The ability to advocate on behalf of individuals and communities while building their capacity by incorporating an understanding of their assets, the ability to carry out efficient, culturally sensitive strategies to improve health, and the ability to assess the needs and assets in communities to analyze the behavioral, cultural, social, environmental, and organizational determinants of health are all important competencies for a health professional in this role.

Choices A, B, and C are all correct individually but choice D is the most comprehensive answer as it includes all of the competencies mentioned.

Outcome/summative evaluation focuses on whether the goals and objectives of a health program have been achieved.

This type of evaluation assesses the effectiveness of a program in achieving its intended outcomes and is typically conducted at the end of a program or intervention.

Choice A is not the answer because process evaluation focuses on how a program is implemented and whether it is being delivered as intended.

Choice B is not the answer because formative evaluation is conducted during the development or improvement of a program to help shape its design.

Choice C is not the answer because impact evaluation measures the changes that can be attributed to a particular intervention or program.