SPARX: Module 2

The Health Impact Pyramid

(Bottom up) socioeconomic factors, changing the context, long-lasting protective interventions, clinical interventions, and counseling/education

When should a needs assessment be conducted

beginning, middle, end

qualitative data

collected in numeric form and can be summarized via statistics

mixed methods of data

collecting both qualitative and qualitative data

assets

collective resources that individuals and communities have at their disposal

qualitative data

consist of narrative or labels and descriptions

primary data

data that you and your team collect themselves

secondary data

existing data that have already been published and made readily available through a database/ scientific article

primary data collection

focus groups, key informant interviews, surveys, direct observation

identifying key risk/protective factors

organizational, interpersonal, individual

needs assessment process

organizing: define the scope, planning, gathering/analyzing info, and prioritizing and creating action plan

needs assessment

the systematic gathering of information that describes the needs and assets in a community. describes current state of the community and where the community desires to be

Needs

things a community requires to positively affect or prevent the identified problem.

Generalizable

to the extent to which the data and conclusions can be applied to the population at large