Below are some questions designed to prompt reflection on your situation, with related supports listed below.
1. We need to understand the community or situation better. | Community Tool Box
1. We need to understand the community or situation better.
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1. Have we described the people and conditions in the community?
- Toolkit: Assessing Community Needs and Resources
- Assessing Community Needs and Resources
- Developing a Plan for Identifying Local Needs and Resources
- Understanding and Describing the Community
- Conducting Studies of the Issue
2. Have we described the history of the community (in general and regarding the issues of concern)?
- Toolkit: Assessing Community Needs and Resources
- Assessing Community Needs and Resources
- Developing a Plan for Identifying Local Needs and Resources
- Understanding and Describing the Community
- Collecting Information about the Problem
- Using Public Records and Archival Data
- Understanding Culture and Diversity in Building Communities
- Conducting Studies of the Issue
3. Have we described what matters to people in the community?
- Assessing Community Needs and Resources
- Conducting Public Forums and Listening Sessions
- Conducting Focus Groups
- Conducting Concerns Surveys
- Conducting Interviews
- Conducting Surveys
- Leading a Community Dialogue on Building a Healthy Community
- Understanding People’s Needs
- Gathering Data on Public Opinion
4. Have we described what matters to others (stakeholders) who care about the community?
- Assessing Community Needs and Resources
- Developing a Plan for Identifying Local Needs and Resources
- Conducting Needs Assessment Surveys
- Determining Service Utilization
- Discovering and Creating Possibilities
- Studying the Opposition
5. Have we gathered and reviewed evidence about potentially important problems or goals?
- Toolkit: Assessing Community Needs and Resources
- Collecting Information About the Problem
- Analyzing Community Problems
- Developing Baseline Measures of Behavior
- Quantitative Methods to Assess Community Issues
- Leading a Community Dialogue on Building a Healthy Community
- Using Public Records and Archival Data
- Talking About Risk and Protective Factors Related to Community Issues
- How to Conduct Research: An Overview
- Conducting Studies of the Issue
- Gathering Data on Public Opinion
6. Have we identified the needs related to important problems and goals?
- Developing a Plan for Identifying Local Needs and Resources
- SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
- Talking About Risk and Protective Factors Related to Community Issues
- How to Conduct Research: An Overview
- Conducting Studies of the Issue
- Gathering Data on Public Opinion
7. Have we identified resources and assets that can be used in addressing important problems or goals?
- Developing a Plan for Identifying Local Needs and Resources
- Identifying Community Assets and Resources
- SWOT Analysis: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats
- Talking About Risk and Protective Factors Related to Community Issues
- Understanding People’s Needs
- Learning from and Contributing to Constituents
- How to Conduct Research: An Overview
- Conducting Studies of the Issue
- Gathering Data on Public Opinion