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Listen "Data Dive, Episode 2: 10 Reasons Why You Need a Needs Assessment"
Episode Synopsis
Josh Esrick, Senior Policy Analyst at Carnevale Associates, walks us through the top 10 reasons why substance misuse prevention efforts should begin with a needs assessment:
§ COMPLIANCE AND FIDELITY TO A BEST PROCESS
· Required by or for a funder.
· First step of the Strategic Prevention Framework
§ DATA
· make sure your work is responsible to community needs
· to have an understand the data that will inform your planning process
· Gives you a baseline for your evaluation.
· SU patterns are changing and strategies aren't as impactful
§ FEASIBILITY
· focus your limited resources to be most useful
· Better understand what you are capability of implementing - Will, readiness that is there with stakeholders
§ STAKEHOLDERS
· helps with communicating as you move through the process. Helps to explain why you chose to focus on MJ vs. alcohol. Helps to explain to those who are not involved.
· Accountability
§ COMPLIANCE AND FIDELITY TO A BEST PROCESS
· Required by or for a funder.
· First step of the Strategic Prevention Framework
§ DATA
· make sure your work is responsible to community needs
· to have an understand the data that will inform your planning process
· Gives you a baseline for your evaluation.
· SU patterns are changing and strategies aren't as impactful
§ FEASIBILITY
· focus your limited resources to be most useful
· Better understand what you are capability of implementing - Will, readiness that is there with stakeholders
§ STAKEHOLDERS
· helps with communicating as you move through the process. Helps to explain why you chose to focus on MJ vs. alcohol. Helps to explain to those who are not involved.
· Accountability
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