HLTH 323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Needs Assessment
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The systematic assessment of the operation and outcomes of a program or policy: process and outcomes of the intervention. What can you ask before and what can you ask after to see a change: use focus groups, direct observations to evaluate, data sources. Tracks thoughts and experiences during the program. Compared to set of explicit or implicit standards: explicit standards. Knowing ahead of time what to reach. Make comparisons to see improvements: compare before and after the program, compare against standards to see if they have been met. Improve program if it was not successful. How it was delivered and what occurred during the program. Goal: shows general direction of the program, not always measurable. Question: specifics what evaluation with answer. Objectives: used to asses the intervention, come from questions, smart. Specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time achievable: tells what the intervention will accomplish, objectives should answer. Which people are expected to do something or who should change.