Assignment Instructions/ Description
Please describe in your own words:
What is a needs assessment?
What steps are involved in conducting a needs assessment?
What aspects of a needs assessment are important to its success?
Why do public health planners need to conduct a needs assessment before embarking on any program/intervention?
Briefly describe the 5 phases in the PRECEDE-PROCEED model.
Assignment Expectations
Please make sure that all assignment questions are specifically answered, that your answers are clear, and your paper is well organized. It is important that you analyze the information and provide enough depth, while paying attention to grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Please make your response 2-3 pages long.
Each paragraph should have in-text citations to support your conclusions based upon scholarly evidence. This is required for scholarly writing, especially at the graduate level. Work on using more scholarly evidence in future assignments. Note that any reference cited within the text of your paper must also be cited on a separate References page (and vice versa). Keep in mind that failure to do this is considered plagiarism. It is important that we credit the author(s) whose ideas are being borrowed. Note that even when the directions state �describe in your own words�� references must still be used. This just means instead of using direct quotes in your work, you will paraphrase (i.e., write the information in your own words) while still giving credit to the author(s) whose ideas you borrow by citing appropriately via APA format.
References:
The Community Toolbox-University of Kansas. Retrieved from http://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents//assessing-community-needs-and-resources
Assessing Needs [PowerPoint presentation]. (n.d.). PowerPoint presentation about Assessing Needs, including primary and secondary data collection.
Optional Resources
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). General format. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/general_format.html
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). In-text citations: The basics. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/in_text_citations_the_basics.html
Purdue Online Writing Lab. (2018). Reference list: Basic rules. Retrieved from https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_guide/reference_list_basic_rules.html
Paper Format: APA