Needs Assessment and Capacity Flashcards
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Which needs assessment framework uses four types of needs — normative, felt, expressed, and comparative — to guide data collection?
Answer: Bradshaw's Taxonomy of Need
Bradshaw's Taxonomy of Need (1972) categorizes needs into normative, felt, expressed, and comparative types to guide systematic needs assessment.
A health educator is conducting a Photovoice project as part of a community needs assessment. Which principle does this method BEST support?
Answer: Community member empowerment and participatory research
Photovoice is a participatory action research method that empowers community members to document and communicate their own health needs through photography.
When reviewing existing data during a needs assessment, which term describes data collected specifically for the current assessment rather than from existing records?
Answer: Primary data
Primary data is collected directly for the current assessment through surveys, interviews, or observations, unlike secondary data which already exists.
A CHES practitioner uses the PRECEDE phase of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. Which aspect is assessed FIRST in this phase?
Answer: Social quality of life and health problems
The PRECEDE phase begins with Phase 1: Social Assessment, which examines quality of life and the social conditions affecting the community.
Which of the following BEST describes 'capacity building' as it relates to a community needs assessment?
Answer: Strengthening the community's ability to identify and address its own health needs
Capacity building in the needs assessment context means developing the community's own skills, leadership, and systems to address health challenges sustainably.
A health education team conducts windshield surveys as part of the community diagnosis process. What type of data does this method collect?
Answer: Observational data on community environment and resources
A windshield survey involves systematic observation of the community environment — noting resources, conditions, and hazards — while traveling through the area.
In a needs assessment, 'triangulation' refers to:
Answer: Combining multiple data sources or methods to validate findings
Triangulation increases the validity of needs assessment findings by cross-referencing multiple data sources, methods, or perspectives.