Population Needs Assessment – This is a population needs assessment of any population in US

A description of the population, what you are trying to achieve, who needs to be involved, required resources, and risks (in Cavanagh and Chadwick (2015) this is “Step 1 Getting Started”) A thorough overview of the population description Is presented.

An identification of health priorities, population profiling, gathering data, perception of needs, identifying and assessing health conditions and determinant factors (in Cavanagh and Chadwick (2015) this is “Step 2 Identifying health priorities”). A thorough identification of health priorites is presented.

Assessing a health priority for action. Identify three priorities and select one for an intervention. Describe determinant factors with the most significant size and severity impact, determine effective and acceptable interventions and actions (In Cavanagh and Chadwick (2015) this is “Step 3 Assessing a health priorty for action”). A thorough description of potential interventions is presented.