Health Sciences 2250A/B Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Colorectal Cancer, Silent Majority, Behavioural Sciences
1 Dec 2016
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Need: the difference between the present situation and a more desirable one. Need for better health, more knowledge, to possess a certain skill, etc. Can be a true (actual) need or a reported (perceived) need, but it doesn"t matter. Identify all needs, actual and perceived, and try to address through appropriate program planning. A systematic procedure for determining the nature and extent of problems experienced by a specific population that affect their health either directly or indirectly. The process of identifying, analyzing and prioritizing the needs of a priority population. (aka community analysis, community diagnosis, community. Might be most critical step to planning process. Provides objective data to define important health problems, sets priorities for program implementation, establishes a baseline for evaluating program impact. Reasons why a needs assessment should be completed before the other steps of the planning process begin: Logical place to start, need to identify and measure the need before it can be met.
