scholarly journals Evaluating the Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the Primary Care Setting Through a Novel Multi-Step Needs Assessment Process

2013 ◽  
Vol 37 ◽  
pp. S39
Author(s):  
Keith Bowering ◽  
Stewart Harris ◽  
Lawrence A. Leiter ◽  
Vincent Woo ◽  
Jean-François Yale
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Primary Care ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Primary Care Setting ◽  
Assessment Process

scholarly journals A decision analysis framework for stakeholder involvement and learning in groundwater management

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 8747-8780 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. P. Karjalainen ◽  
P. M. Rossi ◽  
P. Ala-aho ◽  
R. Eskelinen ◽  
K. Reinikainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Groundwater Management ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Trade Offs

Abstract. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods are increasingly used to facilitate both rigorous analysis and stakeholder involvement in natural and water resource planning. Decision making in that context is often complex and multi-faceted with numerous trade-offs between social, environmental and economic impacts. However, practical applications of decision-support methods are often too technically oriented and hard to use, understand or interpret for all participants. The learning of participants in these processes is seldom examined, even though successful deliberation depends on learning. This paper analyzes the potential of an interactive MCDA framework, the decision analysis interview (DAI) approach, for facilitating stakeholder involvement and learning in groundwater management. It evaluates the results of an MCDA process in assessing land-use management alternatives in a Finnish esker aquifer area where conflicting land uses affect the groundwater body and dependent ecosystems. In the assessment process, emphasis was placed on the interactive role of the MCDA tool in facilitating stakeholder participation and learning. The results confirmed that the structured decision analysis framework can foster learning and collaboration in a process where disputes and diverse interests are represented. Computer-aided interviews helped the participants to see how their preferences affected the desirability and ranking of alternatives. During the process, the participants' knowledge and preferences evolved as they assess their initial knowledge with the help of fresh scientific information. The decision analysis process led to the opening of a dialogue, showing the overall picture of the problem context, and the critical issues for the further process.

scholarly journals Continuing Education for Health Promotion: A Case Study of Needs Assessment Practice

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott McLean ◽  
Lori S. Ebbesen ◽  
Kathryn Green ◽  
Bruce Reeder ◽  
David Butler-Jones ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Role Model ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Health Promotion Program ◽  
Assessment Practices ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Adult And Continuing Education ◽  
Heart Health Program

In recent years, both practical barriers and conceptual problems have been identified concerning needs assessment work in adult and continuing education. This article provides an empirical study of needs assessment research that was conducted to support university-based continuing education programming in the field of health promotion in Saskatchewan. We describe the context of the Saskatchewan Heart Health Program (SHHP), narrate the development, findings, and outcomes of a significant needs assessment process, and identify implications of our work for other university continuing educators. Although formal needs assessment practices such as those described in this article may not always be appropriate for university continuing educators, they can be beneficial to marketing and pedagogical efforts. The SHHP needs assessment process encouraged our learners to actively and collectively reflect upon their learning priorities, increased their receptivity to our continuing education efforts, and provided us with an opportunity to role model a collaborative approach to health promotion program development.

Using Needs Assessment to Resolve Controversies in Diversity Training Design

2003 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Loriann Roberson ◽  
Carol T. Kulik ◽  
Molly B. Pepper
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Diversity Training ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Organizational Analysis ◽  
Training Design ◽  
Assessment Data ◽  
Organizational Diversity ◽  
Training Interventions ◽  
Assessment Questions

Needs assessment is an important element in training design, and organizational diversity training programs are frequently criticized for their lack of attention to the needs assessment process. This paper explores the link between needs assessment and diversity training design. First, a review of the needs assessment literature reveals that an emphasis on organizational analysis has led to the neglect of other kinds of assessment data. Second, a review of the diversity training literature identifies five areas of controversy. We describe the needs assessment questions that organizations can ask to resolve each controversy and better tailor diversity training to their own needs. Finally, based on the design controversies and needs assessment questions, we provide an agenda for future research on the effectiveness of various kinds of diversity training interventions

scholarly journals Evaluation of field visit planning heuristics during rapid needs assessment in an uncertain post-disaster environment

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammadmehdi Hakimifar ◽  
Burcu Balcik ◽  
Christian Fikar ◽  
Vera Hemmelmayr ◽  
Tina Wakolbinger
Keyword(s):  
Needs Assessment ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Heuristic Algorithms ◽  
General Procedure ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Community Assessment ◽  
Community Group ◽  
Community Groups ◽  
Assessment Time ◽  
Post Disaster

AbstractA Rapid Needs Assessment process is carried out immediately after the onset of a disaster to investigate the disaster’s impact on affected communities, usually through field visits. Reviewing practical humanitarian guidelines reveals that there is a great need for decision support for field visit planning in order to utilize resources more efficiently at the time of great need. Furthermore, in practice, there is a tendency to use simple methods, rather than advanced solution methodologies and software; this is due to the lack of available computational tools and resources on the ground, lack of experienced technical staff, and also the chaotic nature of the post-disaster environment. We present simple heuristic algorithms inspired by the general procedure explained in practical humanitarian guidelines for site selection and routing decisions of the assessment teams while planning and executing the field visits. By simple, we mean methods that can be implemented by practitioners in the field using primary resources such as a paper map of the area and accessible software (e.g., Microsoft Excel). We test the performance of proposed heuristic algorithms, within a simulation environment , which enables us to incorporate various uncertain aspects of the post-disaster environment in the field, ranging from travel time and community assessment time to accessibility of sites and availability of community groups. We assess the performance of proposed heuristics based on real-world data from the 2011 Van earthquake in Turkey. Our results show that selecting sites based on an approximate knowledge of community groups’ existence leads to significantly better results than selecting sites randomly. In addition, updating initial routes while receiving more information also positively affects the performance of the field visit plan and leads to higher coverage of community groups than an alternative strategy where inaccessible sites and unavailable community groups are simply skipped and the initial plan is followed. Uncertainties in travel time and community assessment time adversely affect the community group coverage. In general, the performance of more sophisticated methods requiring more information deteriorates more than the performance of simple methods when the level of uncertainty increases.

Participatory Action Needs Assessment: A Unified Approach to Needs Assessment within the State/Federal VR System

1995 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-58
Author(s):  
Rick Houser ◽  
Daniel Anderson ◽  
Jerry Wang
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Needs Assessment ◽  
The State ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Participatory Action ◽  
Vocational Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Survey Instruments

A unified approach to conducting needs assessment by the state VR programs is suggested. The key to this unified approach is active participation by relevant stakeholders throughout the entire needs assessment process. Relevant stakeholders include: people with disabilities, rehabilitation counselors, employers, and personnel from agencies providing vocational rehabilitation services. Participation of relevant stakeholders in the entire needs assessment process would involve them in planning and developing survey instruments, actual implementation of the needs assessment, analysis and interpretation, and development of recommendations based upon the results.

scholarly journals A decision analysis framework for stakeholder involvement and learning in groundwater management

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 5141-5153 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. P. Karjalainen ◽  
P. M. Rossi ◽  
P. Ala-aho ◽  
R. Eskelinen ◽  
K. Reinikainen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Analysis ◽  
Groundwater Management ◽  
Stakeholder Participation ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Stakeholder Involvement ◽  
Resource Planning ◽  
Assessment Process ◽  
Analysis Framework ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Trade Offs

Abstract. Multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) methods are increasingly used to facilitate both rigorous analysis and stakeholder involvement in natural and water resource planning. Decision-making in that context is often complex and multi-faceted with numerous trade-offs between social, environmental and economic impacts. However, practical applications of decision-support methods are often too technically oriented and hard to use, understand or interpret for all participants. The learning of participants in these processes is seldom examined, even though successful deliberation depends on learning. This paper analyzes the potential of an interactive MCDA framework, the decision analysis interview (DAI) approach, for facilitating stakeholder involvement and learning in groundwater management. It evaluates the results of the MCDA process in assessing land-use management alternatives in a Finnish esker aquifer area where conflicting land uses affect the groundwater body and dependent ecosystems. In the assessment process, emphasis was placed on the interactive role of the MCDA tool in facilitating stakeholder participation and learning. The results confirmed that the structured decision analysis framework can foster learning and collaboration in a process where disputes and diverse interests are represented. Computer-aided interviews helped the participants to see how their preferences affected the desirability and ranking of alternatives. During the process, the participants' knowledge and preferences evolved as they assessed their initial knowledge with the help of fresh scientific information. The decision analysis process led to the opening of a dialogue, showing the overall picture of the problem context and the critical issues for the further process.

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