Learning is enhanced when you take time to reflect on the process. Your reflection and writing will help with your understanding of the content covered.

Your response should be clear, concise, and organized. The expression of information must be well written and original, with few or no errors in format and mechanics.

In your reading this week, the Community Tool Box provides guidance for conducting assessments of community needs and resources. This resource also provides multiple examples of community needs assessment. To prepare for this journal, please review one of the examples of your choice.

Please respond to the following questions:

1.    What did you learn about this community needs assessment, and what struck you as interesting or important?
2.    What is the purpose of this needs assessment?
3.    How did they measure needs and collect data?
4.    What were different measurement tools used?
5.    What were some of the key findings on community needs?

READING RESOURCES:
Center for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas. (n.d.). 2. Assessing community needs and resources. Community Tool Box. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/assessing-community-needs-and-resources

Center for Community Health and Development, University of Kansas. (n.d.). Section 4. Collecting information about the problem. Community Tool Box. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/assessment/assessing-community-needs-and-resources/collect-information/main

Child Welfare Information Gateway. (n.d.). Community needs assessment. https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/systemwide/assessment/community/