Needs Assessment in Public Health A Practical Guide for Students and Professionals /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Petersen, Donna J. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Alexander, Greg R. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2001.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Public health.; Health promotion.; Health informatics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Public Health.; Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.; Health Informatics.

The assessment function of public health is essential in the development of appropriate policy and programmatic solutions to persistent and emergent public health concerns. However, few public health professionals are adequately trained in these activities. This text follows the typical sequence of...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Context for Needs Assessment Past, Present, and Future
• The Process of Needs Assessment
• Data Sources for Public Health Needs Assessment
• Communicating Needs for Community Action
• The Selection and Use of Indicators
• Determining and Developing Solutions
• Effecting Program and Policy Solutions
• The Needs Assessment Team
• A Call for Leadership.