HW425 Health & Wellness Programming: Design and Administration Unit 1 Seminar: Needs Assessment The Big Picture Instructor Beth Edwards, Ph.D.

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Seminar Agenda  Course Overview Course outcomes, syllabus, activities, details, and hints Course outcomes, syllabus, activities, details, and hints  Needs Assessments Definitions Definitions Types & Models Types & Models Discussion Discussion  Wrap-up

Course Overview  Course Learning Objectives  Syllabus  Assignments  Final Project

Unit 1 Learning Objectives: The Needs Assessment  Define the term ‘needs assessment’  Define the term ‘needs assessment’  Identify the goals and main types of needs assessments  Explain how needs assessments are conducted using one of the four major needs assessment models  Identify the key components of advance planning and organizing for a community needs assessment  Identify the key components of advance planning and organizing for a community needs assessment

What is a needs assessment? “A needs assessment is a systematic investigation of an audience (s) to identify aspects of individual knowledge, skill, interest, attitude and/or abilities relevant to a particular issue, organizational goal, or objective.” (NOAA, 2008) U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service. (2008). Needs assessment training. Retrieved December 29, 2008 from Hodges, B. & Videto, D. (2005). Assessment and Planning in Health Programs. “The systematic collection of information to help identify the health problems in a target population, the antecedents to these problems, and programming needs and ideas. It is also a necessary part of program planning and implementation, and it serves as the beginning of program evaluation.” (Hodges & Videto, 2005)

“The roots of change efforts for health enhancement begin in the early phases of needs assessment or problem definition.” (Kegler & Glanz, 2008)

Goals and Main Types of Needs Assessments Prioritize Problems Program Goals Objectives Efficient Program implementation Evaluation Needs Assessment Reveal health problems Needs assessment creates a process to guide program development, implementation, & evaluation Also, see Figure 1.1 in text for another representation of this process

Question Question  In the context of health promotion and education, describe at least three benefits of conducting a needs assessment.

Steps for conducting needs assessment 1. Decide when to conduct the needs assessment 2. Review available sources of information to decide what information has to be collected and what is available 3. Decide how to collect information 4. Develop an action plan that includes cost estimates and approximate time frames 5. Identify and train the assessment team World Health Organization Framework (WHO, 2000)

Steps for conducting needs assessment - continued 6. Collect information and data 7. Analyze information and data 8. Interpret analysis to identify priority needs and possible intervention strategies and resources 9. Report on the outcome of the assessment to all stakeholders World Health Organization Framework (WHO, 2000)

Question  What models can guide health educators in planning and conducting needs assessment?

Needs Assessment Models  PATCH Planned Approach to Community Health Planned Approach to Community Health  APEXPH Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health Assessment Protocol for Excellence in Public Health  MAPP Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnership  Precede-Proceed Green & Kreuter, 1999 Green & Kreuter, 1999 APEXPH MAPP PROCEDE PATCH

Questions... Discuss steps and strategies for building effective coalitions. Discuss steps and strategies for building effective coalitions. What is a coalition? What is the role of a coalition in health planning?

Looking Ahead: Unit 2 Assignments Unit 2: Assessing Assets & Problems - considering diversity  Discussion Board Initial post by Saturday, 2 replies by TuesdayInitial post by Saturday, 2 replies by Tuesday  Project (next slide... )

Unit 2 Project  Project: Identify five potential sources of quality of life information for your community. What types of social indicators or other information for a social assessment can each provide? Describe the five sources in detail and how the community may perceive these sources as contributing to “quality of life.”  Use the resources in the Web Resources section to give you suggestions on performing a community capacity assessment. Write one to two paragraphs describing what a community capacity assessment is and why it is important to program planning. Based on the web resources, discuss strategies and methods for planning and conducting a community capacity assessment.

Wrap-Up  Reviewed definition, goals, importance, and types of needs assessments  Reviewed course-related details  Questions for me? AIM: bqe301 – Office Hours by appointment AIM: bqe301 – Office Hours by appointment Until we chat again... have a great week!