HSS 4101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Health Promotion, Photovoice, Delphi Method
7 Apr 2018
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Unmet health and healthcare needs of a population. Difference between present health situation and a more desirable one. Important to consider actual needs and perceived needs. A process of identifying, analyzing, & prioritizing needs of a priority population. Also called community analysis, community diagnosis, community assessment. Assessment of resources available, as well as challenges and opportunities to address needs. Often considered the most critical stage in the early stages of the health program development process. Identification and prioritization of desired situation (needs: provides baseline information, develops focus for interventions in health program. Which subgroups within the priority population have the greatest need. Single-step (or cross-sectional) surveys: from priority population. Primary information that is collected first hand, in its original form (without analysis or interpretation), for a certain purpose (pros vs. cons) Secondary information that has been collected by someone else (pros vs. cons) Group interviews: proxy measures, from significant others, from opinion leaders, from key informants.
