PARTICIPANT WORKBOOK |2
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 4
LEARNING OBJECTIVES ...................................................................................................... 4
ESTIMATED COMPLETION TIME ........................................................................................... 4
TARGET AUDIENCE ............................................................................................................ 4
PRE-WORK AND PREREQUISITES ........................................................................................ 4
ABOUT THE WORKBOOKS .................................................................................................. 5
ICON GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................... 5
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................... 5
SECTION 1: OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT ............. 6
INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 6
CHANGE TOOL AND WORKBOOK ......................................................................................... 8
OVERVIEW OF COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT STEPS ...................................................... 8
PRACTICE EXERCISE #1 (10 MINUTES) ............................................................................. 11
SECTION 2: PLAN FOR A COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT ............. 12
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 12
IDENTIFY AND ASSEMBLE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY TEAM ..................................................... 12
DEVELOP A TEAM STRATEGY ........................................................................................... 13
IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF THE ASSESSMENT ....................................................................... 14
DEVELOP QUESTIONS TO ASK .......................................................................................... 17
SELECT SITES ................................................................................................................. 18
DETERMINE DATA COLLECTION METHODS OR USE EXISTING DATA ..................................... 18
IDENTIFY KEY INFORMANTS TO CONTACT .......................................................................... 23
DOCUMENTATION ............................................................................................................ 23
PRACTICE EXERCISE #2 (30 MINUTES) ............................................................................. 24
SECTION 3: KEY POINTS .................................................................................................. 26
SECTION 3: REVIEW AND RATE THE DATA ....................................... 27
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 27
POLICY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES ....................................................................... 27
DEVELOP A RATING SCALE .............................................................................................. 28
MAKING A TEAM DECISION ON RATINGS ............................................................................ 31
SECTION 4: KEY POINTS .................................................................................................. 32
SECTION 4: RECORD AND SUMMARIZE DATA ................................... 33
INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 33
RECORD DATA ................................................................................................................ 33
SUMMARIZE DATA ........................................................................................................... 35
SECTOR DATA GRID ........................................................................................................ 36