Program Design, Implementation and Evaluation
Choose a setting such as a community, health service (e.g. hospital, primary health care service) or neighbourhood you know well OR Select one of the nine national health priorities (see http://www.aihw.gov.au/national-healthpriority-areas/) (These national health priorities have been devised via a prior needs assessment at a
policy level. If you use one of them for your assignment, you need to take one of these areas and imagine how you would priorities it at a service level) Imagine you have been asked to conduct a needs assessment for this setting or health priority. Describe how they would go about a needs assessment including: • The approach you would take, • Methods you would use • A brief literature review Explain why you have chosen your approach and methods for this setting or health priority