Needs and capacity assessment strategies for health education and health promotion

Needs and Capacity Assessment Strategies for Health Education and Health Promotion, Fourth Edition provides practitioners with a handbook that can be used in the classroom and in the field. It focuses on realistic needs and capacity assessment strategies with considerations for preparation, implemen...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gilmore, Gary D. 1943- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Sudbury, MA Jones & Bartlett Learning 2012
Edition:FOURTH EDITION
Subjects:
Online Access:Click Here to View Status and Holdings.
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000nam a2200000 i 4501
001 wils-462043
005 2020118114628
008 210818t2012 MAU a# #001 deng
020 # # |a 9781449602109  |q paperback 
020 # # |a 144960210X  |q paperback 
020 # # |a 9781449646448  |q hardback 
020 # # |a 1449646441  |q hardback 
040 # # |a DNLM  |c DNLM  |d UiTM  |e rda 
041 0 # |a English 
060 0 0 |a W 84.3 
090 0 0 |a W84.3  |b G486n 2012 
100 1 # |a Gilmore, Gary D.  |d 1943-  |e author 
245 1 0 |a Needs and capacity assessment strategies for health education and health promotion  |c Gary D. Gilmore 
250 # # |a FOURTH EDITION 
264 # 1 |a Sudbury, MA  |b Jones & Bartlett Learning  |c 2012 
264 # 4 |c ©2012 
300 # # |a xxii, 353 pages  |b illustrations  |c 23 cm 
336 # # |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 # # |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia 
338 # # |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier 
504 # # |a Includes bibliographical references and index 
505 0 # |a Gaining a needs and capacity assessment perspective -- Needs and capacity assessments within the bigger picture -- Single-step surveys -- Multi-step surveys : Delphi -- Interviewing -- Group participation process : nominal group -- Group participation process: focus group -- Community-based needs and capacity assessment processes -- Technology-supported assessments -- Large-scale community assessment strategies -- Self-directed assessment inventories -- Observational self-directed assessments. 
520 # # |a Needs and Capacity Assessment Strategies for Health Education and Health Promotion, Fourth Edition provides practitioners with a handbook that can be used in the classroom and in the field. It focuses on realistic needs and capacity assessment strategies with considerations for preparation, implementation, and incorporation of findings into the planning process. It also provides an overview of settings, specific target audiences, approaches to assessing needs, and recommendations for addressing problems encountered along the way. The Fourth Edition continues to be reader friendly and worthwhile in terms of practical recommendations. The twelve chapters are realistic process discussions with mini-examples at the end based on the author's experiences and those of others in the field. Case studies provide insight into various combinations of strategies used in a variety of settings. Two special articles at the end of the book provide further insight regarding community risk estimation and the use of metaphors to gain a better understanding of the perceived needs and capacities that are assessed 
526 0 # |a IMA607  |b IM247  |5 IM 
526 0 # |a Literature and Reading Guidance Programs  |b Bachelor of Information Science (Hons) Resource Centre Management  |5 Faculty of Information Management 
650 1 2 |a Health Services Research  |x methods 
650 2 2 |a Health Education  |x organization & administration 
650 2 2 |a Health Promotion  |x organization & administration 
650 2 2 |a Health Services Needs and Demand 
856 4 0 |z Click Here to View Status and Holdings.  |u https://opac.uitm.edu.my/opac/detailsPage/detailsHome.jsp?tid=462043 
964 # # |c BOK  |d MD