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Assessing Community Needs and Resources:


Other resources and links related to for Assessing Community Needs and Resources

These links may provide helpful information or examples for assessing your community's needs and resources.

  • http://www8.utsouthwestern.edu/utsw/cda/dept156726/files/181124.html
    This HIV Prevention Toolbox includes a community assessment section, including a community assessment guide that can be applied to other issues and assessment examples. Sponsored by the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

  • http://www.hhs.gov/
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the principal agency for protecting the health of U.S. citizens, is comprised of 12 agencies that provide information on their specific domains, such as the Administration on Aging, http://www.aoa.gov/.
    Others cross health boundaries, such as the Centers for Disease Control, http://www.cdc.gov/, which maintains national health statistics. The "WONDER" system (http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/STD/RHER3704.PCW.html#aboutWonder)
    is an access point to a wide variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and public health data to assist in research, decision-making, priority setting, and resource allocation.
  • http://origin.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/tracks06/pdfs/presentation09_metzler.pdf
    Community Health Status Indicators site provides health assessment information at the local level through a Health Resources and Services Administration-funded collaboration.

  • http://ericae.net/
    Ericae.net is a clearinghouse for information on evaluation, assessment, and research information.

  • http://www.sustainablemeasures.com/
    Sustainable Measures provides a searchable database of indicators by broad topics (health, housing) and keywords (AIDS, access to care, birth weight, etc.) for communities, organizations and government agencies at all levels.

  • http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
    The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health provides statistics and educational information for the public as well as information for researchers.

  • http://novel.nifl.gov/
    The National Institute for Literacy provides information about research and initiatives to expand the community of literacy practitioners, students, and policymakers.

  • http://www.iom.edu/
    The Institute of Medicine advances scientific knowledge to improve health and provides information and advice concerning health policy.