NSG 3123 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Needs Assessment, Swot Analysis, School Hygiene

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Nursing
• Course: NSG 3123
• Professor: Shelly Clarke

Document Summary

Community assessment: process of critically examining the characteristics, resources, assets, capacities and needs of a community. Evidence-based community literature, public records and archival data, national and local policy documents, socio-demographic, epidemiological data: collect and analyze new information (primary data): people in the community are the 1st and main source of the data. Identifies actual and potential community strengths and needs. Look for root causes: validate the findings (reporting back to the community): essential in a truly participatory approach to community planning; participatory decisions are made on how best to proceed. Environmental scan: most basic and includes windshield survey. Needs assessment: gap between current and desired situation. Resource evaluation: assessment and evaluation of current resources and. Problem investigation: to get to the roots of an issue services. Classic planning-evaluation cycle steps: shift to community development and population health approach and programming upstream. Considering possible solutions or actions to address the problem.