Health Promotion: Conducting a Needs Assessment

How does the text define a need?

• "the difference between the present situation & a more desirable one"
• "require something because it is essential or very important"
• "expressing necessity or obligation"
• All of the above are mentioned

When identifying needs, it is important to focus mainly on actual needs versus perceived needs. 

• True
• False

Which of the following do NOT provide a valid reason why a needs assessment is the logical first step?

• Helps ensure scarce resources are allocated where they can give maximum health benefit
• Enables the application of equity & social justice into practice by focusing on those greatest in need
• Can help determine community capacity
• It allows adequate attention for many health problems

"Characteristics of communities that affect their ability to identify, mobilize, address social & public health problems" is known as:

• Community Capacity
• Community Agency
• Community Advocacy
• Community Eligibility

Which of following locations are NOT completely correct in enabling a health education specialist to assess community capacity?

• Health care associated organizations
• Faith-based groups & Social Services
• Law enforcement & Parks
• Businesses & Cafe's

When is a needs assessment NOT used? 
1. When you have received categorical funding for a specific cause.
2. When stakeholders don't think it is necessary.
3. When one has been already conducted for a similar program.
4. When it is easily apparent. 

• 1, 2, & 3
• 1 & 3
• 2 & 3
• None of the above

Which of the following are NOT questions that need to be answered after completing a needs assessment?

• Who makes up the priority population and what are their needs?
• What are the reasons for these needs existing?
• Which subgroups within the priority population require the highest need?
• How well have the identified needs been addressed in the future?

These three questions are asked after a needs assessment and they are trying to assess something in particular. What is this concept? Here are the questions:
1. What resources are available to address the needs of the community?
2. What is being currently done to resolve the identified needs?
3. How well have the identified needs been addressed in the past?

• Community Advocacy
• Community Capacity
• Community Cohesion
• Community Capability

Which methods of data collection match these concepts? 
A) Interactive
B) Minimal Contact Observational

• A) Secondary Data, B) Subjective Data
• A) Primary Data, B) Secondary Data
• A) Subjective Data, B) Objective Data
• A) Objective Data, B) Subjective Data

Cross-Sectional Surveys are also known as:

• Cross-National Surveys
• Single-Time Surveys
• Surveymonkey
• Single-Contact Surveys