Good day Alex and thanks for your question and interest in needs assessment research. I assume you¹re interested in who participates in community based needs assessment. In effect the total effort should be built on the plans and principles of community based participatory research.There are several resources available to you to assist you. For needs assessment research go to:
/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/conducting
http://www.lgbtcenters.org/how-to-do-a-community-needs-assessment.aspx
http://strengtheningnonprofits.org/resources/guidebooks/Community_Assessment.pdf
http://www.cdc.gov/globalhealth/fetp/training_modules/15/community-needs_fguidelines_final_09252013.pdf
https://www.ovcttac.gov/taResources/OVCTAGuides/ConductingNeedsAssessment/pfv.html
To explore community based participatory research in more detail go to:
http://depts.washington.edu/ccph/commbas.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community-based_participatory_research
http://archive.ahrq.gov/research/cbprrole.htm
I realize that this a lot of valuable information however if you take the time to read and study some of them you will be well informed on the topics.
I hope this helps.
‹Joseph
