SCALE FOR RANKING HEALTH CONDITIONS/

PROBLEMS ACCORDING TO PRIORITIES

1. Health Problem: Poor environmental sanitation

CRITERIA SCALE SCORE WEIGHT TOTAL
 Nature of the problem/ condition presented
o wellness state 3
o health deficit 3 1 .67
o health threat 2 /3 = .67
o foreseeable crisis 1
 Modifiability of the problems/ condition
o easily modifiable 2 /2 = 1
2 2
o partially modifiable 1
o not modifiable 0
 Preventive potential
o high 3 /3 = 1
1 1
o moderate 2
o low 1
 Salience
o a condition/ problem, needing 2 /2 = 1
immediate attention
o a condition/ problem, not needing 1 1 1
immediate attention
o not perceived as a problem/ 0
condition needing change
TOTAL SCORE: 4.67

2. Health Problem: Unsanitary food handling as a presence of health threat

CRITERIA SCALE SCORE WEIGHT TOTAL
 Nature of the problem/ condition presented
o wellness state 3
o health deficit 3 1 .67
o health threat 2 /3 = .67
o foreseeable crisis 1
 Modifiability of the problems/ condition
o easily modifiable 2 /2 = 1
2 2
o partially modifiable 1
o not modifiable 0
 Preventive potential
o high 3 /3 = 1
1 1
o moderate 2
o low 1
 Salience
o a condition/ problem, needing 2 /2 = 1
immediate attention
o a condition/ problem, not needing 1 1 1
immediate attention
o not perceived as a problem/ 0
condition needing change
TOTAL SCORE: 4.67

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3. Health Problem: Knowledge deficit
CRITERIA SCALE SCORE WEIGHT TOTAL
 Nature of the problem/ condition presented
o wellness state 3
o health deficit 3 1 .67
o health threat 2 /3 = .67
o foreseeable crisis 1
 Modifiability of the problems/ condition
o easily modifiable 2 /2 = 1
2 2
o partially modifiable 1
o not modifiable 0
 Preventive potential
o high 3 /3 = 1
1 1
o moderate 2
o low 1
 Salience
o a condition/ problem, needing 2 /2 = 1
immediate attention
o a condition/ problem, not needing 1 1 1
immediate attention
o not perceived as a problem/ 0
condition needing change
TOTAL SCORE: 4.67

4. Health Problem: Risk for fire hazards

CRITERIA SCALE SCORE WEIGHT TOTAL
 Nature of the problem/ condition presented
o wellness state 3
o health deficit 3 1 .67
o health threat 2 /3 = .67
o foreseeable crisis 1
 Modifiability of the problems/ condition
o easily modifiable 2
2 1
o partially modifiable 1 /2 = .5
o not modifiable 0
 Preventive potential
o high 3
1 .67
o moderate 2 /3 = .67
o low 1
 Salience
o a condition/ problem, needing 2
immediate attention /2 = .5
o a condition/ problem, not needing 1 1 .5
immediate attention
o not perceived as a problem/ 0
condition needing change

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 TOTAL SCORE: 2.39

5. Health Problem: Financial problem

CRITERIA SCALE SCORE WEIGHT TOTAL
 Nature of the problem/ condition presented
o wellness state 3
o health deficit 3 1 .33
o health threat 2
o foreseeable crisis 1 /3 = .33
 Modifiability of the problems/ condition
o easily modifiable 2
2 1
o partially modifiable 1 /2 = .5
o not modifiable 0
 Preventive potential
o high 3
1 .33
o moderate 2
o low 1 /3 = .33
 Salience
o a condition/ problem, needing 2
immediate attention
o a condition/ problem, not needing 1 /2 = .5 1 .5
immediate attention
o not perceived as a problem/ 0
condition needing change
TOTAL SCORE: 2.16

6. Health Problem: Unhealthful lifestyle and personal habits

CRITERIA SCALE SCORE WEIGHT TOTAL
 Nature of the problem/ condition presented
o wellness state 3
o health deficit 3 1 .67
o health threat 2 /3 = .67
o foreseeable crisis 1
 Modifiability of the problems/ condition
o easily modifiable 2
2 1
o partially modifiable 1 /2 = .5
o not modifiable 0
 Preventive potential
o high 3
1 .67
o moderate 2 /3 = .67
o low 1
 Salience
o a condition/ problem, needing 2
immediate attention
1 .5
o a condition/ problem, not needing 1 /2 = .5
immediate attention
o not perceived as a problem/ 0
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 condition needing change
TOTAL SCORE: 2.84

7. Health Problem: No prenatal visits as health threat

CRITERIA SCALE SCORE WEIGHT TOTAL
 Nature of the problem/ condition presented
o wellness state 3
o health deficit 3 1 .67
o health threat 2 /3 = .67
o foreseeable crisis 1
 Modifiability of the problems/ condition
o easily modifiable 2
2 1
o partially modifiable 1 /2 = .5
o not modifiable 0
 Preventive potential
o high 3 /3 = 1
1 1
o moderate 2
o low 1
 Salience
o a condition/ problem, needing 2 /2 = 1
immediate attention
o a condition/ problem, not needing 1 1 1
immediate attention
o not perceived as a problem/ 0
condition needing change
TOTAL SCORE: 3.67

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 RANKING

HEALTH PROBLEM SCORE RANK

Knowledge deficit 4.67 1

Unsanitary food handling as a presence of health threat 4.67 1

Poor environmental sanitation 4.67 1

No Prenatal Visit 3.67 2

Unhealthful lifestyle and personal habits 2.84 3

Risk for fire hazard 2.39 4

Financial problem 2.16 5

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