Needs Assessment Flashcards
1
Q
What is the needs assessment?
A
A process that gathers info and defines needs to clarify health problems
2
Q
What is the purpose of the NA?
A
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3
Q
What are the dimensions?
A
- Importantance
- Feasibility
- Desirability
4
Q
Importance?
A
What is the nature and extent of health prevalence in a community
- relates to Epi;
- look at risk factors, exposure groups, level of the problem, etc.
5
Q
Feasibility?
A
How easily something can be done; what resources are needed to deal w/ the issue?
- time
- money
- equipment
- personnel
- technical support
- also acts as an incentive for the participants to be evaluated
6
Q
Desirability?
A
What does the target population want?
- affective dimension
- “felt” need
7
Q
Educational assessment?
A
- learning styles and educational environment
- specif knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, values, etc.
8
Q
What are tools?
A
- secondary data analysis
- focus groups
- key informant interviews
- community surveys
- observations
- community issues forum
- asset mapping
9
Q
Secondary data analysis?
A
Data that you didnt collect yourself
-collected w/o direct contact w/ that audience
10
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What are techniques?
A
- delphi: used to arrive at a group opinion or decision by survey by a panel of experts
- nominal group: a structured method fir group brainstorming
