Assessing Community Needs

Scenario
As the new business analyst for your health organization, you are charged with the task of completing a community needs assessment in order to support the Chief Executive Officer’s proposed mobile clinic unit. The unit will contain a variety of services including health education, medical and dental screenings, HIV testing, a syringe exchange program, and diabetes, asthma, and cardiovascular disease management services. Your first step in conducting the needs assessment is to develop a draft of the proposal of the assessment for your CEO’s approval. Once the CEO has approved the assessment proposal, the complete assessment will be conducted.
Instructions
Your draft of the proposed assessment should include:

An executive summary outlining the challenges facing the local community (you may focus on any community, including your own).
A description of the community’s population (age, median income, educational status, and other relevant factors describing the community). You will need to research the demographics in your selected community using sites such as the Kaiser Family Foundation.
A discussion of the potential barriers that may restrict access to care.
An assessment of key indicators that a mobile clinic is necessary (e.g., high incidence of obesity or drug dependence).
Recommendations for resources, both human and technical.
Create a survey to gain input from the community. (You should also discuss how you plan to administer the survey and analyze the results).

Rubric:

Criterion 1
0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryComprehensive executive summary outlining the challenges facing the local community.0B – 3 – ProficiencyDetailed executive summary outlining the challenges facing the local community.0C – 2 – CompetenceBasic executive summary outlining the challenges facing the local community.0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient executive summary outlining the challenges facing the local community.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0
Criterion 2
0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryClear and thorough description of the community’s population (age, median income, educational status, and other relevant factors describing the community).0B – 3 – ProficiencyDetailed description of the community’s population (age, median income, educational status, and other relevant factors describing the community).0C – 2 – CompetenceBasic description of the community’s population (age, median income, educational status, and other relevant factors describing the community).0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient description of the community’s population (age, median income, educational status, and other relevant factors describing the community).0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0
Criterion 3
0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryClear and thorough discussion of the potential barriers that may restrict access to care.0B – 3 – ProficiencyDetailed discussion of the potential barriers that may restrict access to care.0C – 2 – CompetenceBasic discussion of the potential barriers that may restrict access to care.0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient discussion of the potential barriers that may restrict access to care.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0
Criterion 4
0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryComprehensive assessment of key indicators that a mobile clinic is necessary.0B – 3 – ProficiencyDetailed assessment of key indicators that a mobile clinic is necessary.0C – 2 – CompetenceBasic assessment of key indicators that a mobile clinic is necessary.0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient assessment of key indicators that a mobile clinic is necessary.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0
Criterion 5
0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryClear and thorough recommendations for resources, both human and technical.0B – 3 – ProficiencyDetailed recommendations for resources, both human and technical.0C – 2 – CompetenceBasic recommendations for resources, both human and technical.0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient recommendations for resources, both human and technical.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0
Criterion 6
0% of total gradeA – 4 – MasteryComprehensive survey created to gain input from the community.0B – 3 – ProficiencyDetailed survey created to gain input from the community.0C – 2 – CompetenceBasic survey created to gain input from the community.0F – 1 – No PassInsufficient survey created to gain input from the community.0I – 0 – Not SubmittedNot Submitted0

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