Situational Needs Assessment

Question 1

What is a needs assessment?

Answer 1

process, evaluating the health and nutritional status of a community

Question 2

What is Asset Mapping

Answer 2

community assessment that documents existing assets and resources

Question 3

Situational Assessment

Answer 3

also considers strengths, assets and capacities, not just problems or needs

Question 4

Why conduct a situational assessment?

Answer 4

learn more about population of interest, anticipate trends and issues that may affect the implementation of your program, identify community wants, needs issues, priorites

Question 5

Variables that impact process

Answer 5

time, staff, scope (large scale can be too costly and time consuming)

Question 6

Situational Assessment Process

Answer 6

1. develop questions (define the problem)
2. develop data gathering plan
3. Collect Data
4. Analyze and interpret Data
5. Communicate Data
6. Set Priorities
7. Choose a a plan of action

Question 7

What is making the situation better or worse?

Answer 7

PEEST, SWOT

Question 8

PEEST: Environmental

Answer 8

housing or food issues, green spaces, access to gardens, food evniornment

Question 9

PEEST: social

Answer 9

community safe, do people have places to gather, community centre or hub with accessible program

Question 10

Parameters of Assessment?

Answer 10

community, target population, geographical boundary. Setting goals and objectives

Question 11

Target population: health/ nutritional status?

Answer 11

individual, living, working, social, community, (env, socioeconomic), background (natioanl, cultural)