Needs Assessment - ACCURATE ANSWERS Systematic identification of needs within a population and determination of the degree to which those needs are being met
6 step process:
scope of work and purpose of needs assessment
gather the data
analyze the data
identify any factors linked to the health...
Needs Assessment - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Systematic
identification of needs within a population and determination of the
degree to which those needs are being met
6 step process:
scope of work and purpose of needs assessment
gather the data
analyze the data
identify any factors linked to the health problem
identify the focus for the program
validate the need before continuing with the planning process
Primary Data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Data gathered by the
health educator directly from or about the individual or population of
interest
Secondary Data - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Data that have already
been collected by others that may or may not be directly gathered from
the individual or population being assessed. US Census
Stakeholders - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ May be involved in
program operations as program manager, program staff, partners,
funding agencies, coalition members or those served or affected by the
,program/project including patients, clients advocacy groups and
community members
individuals or agencies that have a vested interest in the health education
program
Planning models - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Precede proceed
Existing databases available to the public - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
BRFSS Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
National Library of Medicine's PubMed
ERIC Education Resources Information Center
Primary Data Sources - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Surveys
Interviews
Observations
Community forums are public meetings
Focus Groups
Nominal group process: a few reps from priority population are asked to
respond to questions based on specific needs 5-7 people
Delphi Panel- group process that generates consensus by using a series
of mailed or emailed questionnaires. Process involves individuals from 3
groups: decision makers, staff and program participants.
Self Assessment instruments
Community capacity inventory and community asset maps are tools for
identifying community resources and issues
, Secondary Data Sources - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Federal Gov
Agencies: CDC
Vital records: US Census Bureau
Social Security
State and local agencies: BRFSS, YRBSS
Nongovernmental agencies: healthcare systems
Existing records: health data
Literature: peer reviewed journals
Predisposing factors - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ individual
knowledge and affective traits
Enabling factors - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ factors that make
possible a change in behavior
Reinforcing factors - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ feedback and
encouragement resulting from a changed behavior, perhaps from
significant or important others
Community's capacity to solve its health problems: - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ identify community resources (persons, groups, places),
abilities, skills, networks, strengths, talents
create or strengthen the relationships between community members and
community orgs
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