Advisory Committee - answer Usually consists of individuals who are in a position to
periodically report on their actual experiences related to some common issue. In doing
so, members of this committee may offer their advice to a key individual who is bringing
them together or to another group of people who will be making programmatic decisions
Capacity Assessment - answer A measure of actual and potential individual, group, and
community resources that can be inherent to and/or brought to bear for health
maintenance and enhancement. The process of mapping community assets is included
in the capacity assessment.
Coalition - answer A group of diverse organizations and constituencies working together
toward a common goal
Needs Assessment - answer the process of identifying, analyzing, and prioritizing the
needs of a priority population
Qualitative Data - answer Data in narrative form, collected to better understand
motivation, thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Quantitative Data - answerdata collected as numbers or easily translated to a numerical
form
Planning Committee - answerAdvisory committee members, experts, and agency staff.
The lifespan of this committee may be episodic (limited duration) or continuing
(ongoing)
Primary Data - answerData collected directly
Examples of individual level primary data - answersurveys
in-depth interviews
self assessment
Secondary Data - answerData that has already been collected by others that may or
may not be directly gathered from the population being assessed
Examples of secondary data - answerexisting research published in peer review
journals
existing datasets
books
census data
, Stakeholders - answerIndividuals or agencies with a vested interest in the health
education program
Social determinants of health - answerConditions in which people are born, live, work,
play, and age that affect their health risks, health, daily functioning, and quality of life.
Steps to conducting a thorough needs assessment - answer- Defining the purpose and
scope
- Identify priority population(s)
- engage the community in all phases of the assessment process
- Identify all existing and available resources, policies, programs, practices, and
interventions
- Examine the factors and determinants that influence the assessment process
Policies - answerLaws, regulations, both formal/informal at the sector/organizational,
local, state, and/or federal level that may influence the actions or behaviors of the
priority population
Programs - answerAvailable for the priority population to assess usage, effectiveness,
accessibility and if priority population's needs are being met to avoid duplication
Practices - answerEvidence-based, or best practices, that can have the potential to
impact assessment process/findings and program planning efforts in multiple settings
and populations
Interventions - answerDesigned to change environmental or behavioral factors related
to health
Expressed needs - answercan be observed through individuals' use of services, such as
an exercise class taken by older adults at a senior center
Actual needs - answerMay be inferred through the discrepancy of services provided to
one community group as compared to another, such as bicycling and walking lanes.
Perceived needs - answerWants and desires expressed by audience, refer to what
individuals in a a community state that they want
Relative needs - answergap showing health disparities between advantaged and
disadvantaged population
Describe a discrepancy between an individual's or group's current status and that of
others
Ex: smoke free environment in restaurants among different cities
Partners - answerindividuals or organizations that bring knowledge, skills, or resources
to the table and are willing to share risks, responsibilities, and rewards
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