class 8 situational assessment Flashcards
what is situational assessment
A systematic process to gather, analyze, synthesize, and communicate data to inform planning decisions about the goals, objectives, target audiences, and activities of a health promotion program
what is the purpose of a situational assessment
to describe a public health issue
when should we take a situational assessment?
conducted early in the program planning
why is situational assessment more than a needs assessment?
its more than community needs, it also
1. shows the positive
2. be the result of ongoing, meaningful input from the intended audiences
3. look broadly and deeply at health issues
4. be complete, convincing, credible,and compelling
5. look for socio-environmental determinations of health
why we need a situational assessment
- Learn more about a population of interest
- Anticipate trends and issues that may affect the implementation of a strategy
- Identify community wants, needs, and assets
- Set priorities
- Inform pending decisions regarding a strategy
- Help write funding proposals
what are the steps in a situational assessment?
1A population health assessment and surveillance
1B community assessment
2. identify target and priority populations
3. synthesize and summarize of findings
how to conduct step 1A in a situational assessment?
- brainstorm the public health issue and data sources
- assess the data soueces(consult with an epidemiologist)
- synthesize and surmmarize the information
what are the types of surveillance data
- socio-demographics
- morbidity
- mortality
- risk factors
- preventative health practices
how to conduct step 1B in the situational assessment?
- conduct an environmental scam
- summarize community assets, linkages, gaps and priorities
how to conduct an environmental scan?
→ e.g., key informant interviews, surveys, focus groups, community
directories, organization websites
→ if target/priority population identified, engage them in this process
→ What information needs to be collected? Through what methods? With
which community partners and organizations?
→ consider creating a map where programs and services are located
→ use SWOT / PESTLE analysis to guide questions when talking with
community partners/organizations
what is SWAT analysis
strength, weakness, opportunities, threats
what is PESTLE test?
political
economic
social
technological
legal
environmental
how to identify
types of situational test
- desktop assessment
- rapid assessment
- comprehensive assessment
how long would a desktop assessment last?
several days
