Exam Study Guide Area of Responsibility I: Assess Individual and Community Needs for Health Education The Role● The primary purpose of the needs assessment is to gather information to determine what health education activities are appropriate in a given setting. Settings● ● ● ● ● ● Community Setting School (K-12) Setting Health Care Setting Business/Industry Setting College/University Setting University Health Services Setting Key Terms● ● ● Needs Assessment: is the systematic identification of needs within a population and determination of the degree to which those needs are being met. Primary Data: are date gathered by the hearth education directly from or about the individual or population of interest. These data answer questions related to the specific needs assessment. Primary data are often collected by means of surveys, interviews, focus groups and direct observations. Secondary data (existing date): are data that have already been gathered by others that may or may not be directly from the individual or population being assessed. Examples include existing research published in peer-reviewed journals and/or datasets, such as the US Census, Vital Records and Disease Registries. Competency A: Access Existing Health-Related Data ● ● ● ● Identify diverse health-related databases Use computerized sources of health-related information Determine the compatibility of data from the different data sources Select valid sources of information about health needs and interests Competency B: Collect Health Related Data ● ● ● ● Use appropriate data-gathering instruments Apply survey techniques to acquire health data Conduct health-related needs assessments Implement appropriate measures to assess capacity for improving health status Competency C: Distinguish Between Behaviors that Foster or Hinder Well-Being ● Identify diverse factors that influence health behaviors ● Identify behaviors that tend to promote or compromise health Competency D: Determine Factors that Influence Learning* Competency E: Identify Factors that Foster or Hinder the Process of Health Education ● ● Determine the extent of available health education services Identify gaps and overlaps in the provision of collaborative health services Competency F: Infer Needs for Health Education from Obtained Data ● Analyze needs assessment data *This competency is not addressed because the sub-competencies are related to an advanced level of practice.