The Needs Assessment Process : Putting the Pieces Together

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The Needs Assessment Process Putting the
Pieces Together
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Overview

• What is Needs Assessment Process?
• Gathering Data
• Identifying causes, consumption patterns, and
  consequences
• Helping distinguish community risk factors and
  environmental factors
• Integrating Data
• Connecting data pieces and applying them to real
  life in communities

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Standard Custom Indicators

• Collect, analyze, and interpret data to paint a
  picture of the community
• Contemplations for Getting Started
• ? Review ASPIRE training materials
• ? Establish data subcommittee
• ? Review County Fact Sheets

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Standard Custom Resources

• Identify resources to assess community needs
• Contemplations for Getting Started
• ? Review ASPIRE training materials
• ? Brainstorm potential sources of local
  resource data

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Step 1

Intervening Variables Contributing Factors
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Intervening Variables / Contributing Factors

• Optional Piece of Needs Assessment
• Describe underlying conditions that may
  contribute to substance abuse issues
• Contemplations for Getting Started
• ? Review Intervening Variable tools
• ? Determine which tools are appropriate for the
  community

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Community Readiness
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Community Readiness

• Modified Tri-Ethnic Model
• 4-6 Key Respondent Interviews
• Define Community
• Determine Readiness Level
• Contemplations for Getting Started
• ? Identify respondents to interview
• ? Set timeline to administer

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Community Readiness
Coalition Readiness
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Coalition Readiness

• Survey of coalition members to measure opinions
  about collaboration effectiveness
• Contemplations for Getting Started
• ? Is tool appropriate for the coalition?
• ? Is coalition adequately established to do self
• assessment?
• ? Determine best format to share results?

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Community Readiness
Collaboration Network Analysis
Coalition Readiness
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Collaboration Network Analysis

• OMNI is developing a tool to understand
  relationships between community sectors
• May change from the tool currently in ASPIRE
• Contemplations for Getting Started
• ? To be determined

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Needs Assessment the SPF Model
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Questions?