CHES Needs Assessment and Capacity 3

Question 1

Which needs assessment framework uses four types of needs — normative, felt, expressed, and comparative — to guide data collection?

Accepted Answer

Bradshaw's Taxonomy of Need

Answer

Bradshaw's Taxonomy of Need (1972) categorizes needs into normative, felt, expressed, and comparative types to guide systematic needs assessment.

Question 2

A health educator is conducting a Photovoice project as part of a community needs assessment. Which principle does this method BEST support?

Accepted Answer

Community member empowerment and participatory research

Answer

Photovoice is a participatory action research method that empowers community members to document and communicate their own health needs through photography.

Question 3

When reviewing existing data during a needs assessment, which term describes data collected specifically for the current assessment rather than from existing records?

Accepted Answer

Primary data

Answer

Primary data is collected directly for the current assessment through surveys, interviews, or observations, unlike secondary data which already exists.

Question 4

A CHES practitioner uses the PRECEDE phase of the PRECEDE-PROCEED model. Which aspect is assessed FIRST in this phase?

Accepted Answer

Social quality of life and health problems

Answer

The PRECEDE phase begins with Phase 1: Social Assessment, which examines quality of life and the social conditions affecting the community.

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes 'capacity building' as it relates to a community needs assessment?

Accepted Answer

Strengthening the community's ability to identify and address its own health needs

Answer

Capacity building in the needs assessment context means developing the community's own skills, leadership, and systems to address health challenges sustainably.

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CHES Needs Assessment and Capacity 3