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| the systematic identification of needs within a population and determination of the degree to which those needs are being met |
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| data gathered by the health education specialist directly form or about the individual or population of interest |
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| surveys, interviews, focus groups, direct observation |
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| Secondary data: definition |
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| data that have already been collected by others that may or may not be directly gathered from the individual or population being assessed |
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| existing research published in peer-reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the US Census, Vital Records and Disease Registries |
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| those who affect change and those who are affected by it |
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| Six-step process for conducting a needs assessment |
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1. determine scope of work and purpose for needs assessment
2. gather data
3. analyze data
identify any factors linked to the health problem
5. identify the focus for the program
6. validate the need before continuing with the planning process |
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| focuses on epidemiological data (death rates, prevalence rates, birth rates, etc.) |
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| attempts to quantify health problems and often uses epidemiological data; can be more focused on specific population and can be mindful of limitations and resources |
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| investigates social or political issues that influence health |
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| focuses on the strengths of a community, organization, or population and looks to find ways to use existing assets to improve health |
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| framework used when time and money are lacking for a needs assessment; offers basic information but often lacks detail |
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| Reliable computerized reference databases |
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| Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), The National Library of Medicine's PubMed, Education Resources Information Center |
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| used to numerically describe what is occurring |
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| not numerical, uses descriptions or what is occurring or why it is occurring |
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| used to determine the knowledge ,attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, skills and health status of a priority population |
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| similar to surveys; face-to-face, over the phone, electronically, in a group, etc |
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| used to gather data through direct surveillance of the population |
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| capitalize on communication among participants who are selected based on specific criteria |
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| a few representatives from the priority population are asked to respond to questions based on specific needs; small groups of people |
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| group process that generates consensus by using a series of mailed or emailed questionnaires; broad survey sent to entire group; answers are analyzed and second questionnaire is developed based on analysis; sent to same group; answers analyzed and survey created; resent, etc. |
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| people answer questions about their health history, behavior, screening results, etc. and compared to similar group |
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| Community capacity inventory and community asset maps |
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| tools used for identifying community resources and issues; develops written list of skills of community members |
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