Contents

• Introduction 3
• Challenges Prevailing in the Old Women Community 3
• Challenges for the Need Assessment in Public Health 4
• SWOT Analysis of the Need Assessment Program 5
• Determination of Multiple Program Priorities 6
• Conclusion 7
• References 8

Description

This report is based on the following requirement -
This assignment is on Needs Assessment in public health, for submission (it is an individual assignment in report structure).
Instructions:
Option 1: Choose a setting such as a community, health service (e.g. hospital, primary health care service) or neighbourhood you know well in Australia ( Examples (not limited to) are:
• (1)  a particular community (for example, indigenous population, women etc)
• (2)  a health service (such as hospital, primary health care service, GP practices etc)
• (3)  a neighbourhood that you know well (where you currently live in)
How to proceed:
STEP 1: A discussion of how you would assess different types of needs (normative, expressed, comparative, felt, etc.) and how you would prioritise the findings, justifying your choices.
For this purpose, you would either know of/be in the situation in reality first. Then, you would have to undertake rigorous literature review to understand different types of needs assessment and consider alternative views to justify the choices for this context.
STEP 2: Any potential challenges for your needs assessment and how you would address them. This could be relating to policy, contextual issues or others.
STEP 3: A SWOT analysis, where you identify the Strengths, Weaknesses Opportunities and Threats of your organisation or program.
STEP 4: A determination of program priorities, based upon your needs assessment
In your needs assessment, you may determine multiple programs priorities – justify why you would choose the priorities you have identified. Are there any population groups that would benefit best from your program? Mention these, justify.