Assignment:
Analyze and apply two Needs Assessment Methods (1) Planner & (2) Participant: The purpose of this exercise is for the student to systematically plan two assessment processes for specific target population(s). A more thorough checklist will be provided.
1) Choose your preferred definition of Need from either the Bradshaw or Isaac & Michaels sources.
2) Using a health topic of interest or health issue choose a specific target population
3) Decide which needs assessment protocols you choose to research and write about:
a. One Resource Tool to collect data about your target population must come from the following - Epidemiological Data/ Records of Health and Health Care / Health Risk Appraisal Instruments / Information from significant others / Examination of current literature
b. One Resource Tool to collect data about your targe population must come from one of the following - Community Forum / Focus Group / Opinion Leader's Survey / Survey of the target population / Fieldwork and Observation / Delphi Procedure
4) After researching your two preferred needs assessment data techniques from a & b above, you are to describe these two methodologies and indicate in prose how you would implement these methodologies to determine the health needs of your target population you have selected
5) The assignment will be evaluation on the basis of the following:
a. Articulation of the needs assessment protocol for each methodology
b. Organization and clarity of the process
c. Relevance of the needs assessment data technique
d. Grammar and spelling