Needs Assessment and Evaluation

Needs assessments and evaluations are key parts of public health methods. Needs assessments aim to understand the health needs and achievements of a community. Evaluation is used to understand how well interventions or program work across the entire span of the project.

• • Dr. Ashenafi S Cherkos
  • Dr. Stacey Griner
  • Dr. Erika Thompson

Aiken, J.A., & Griner, S.B. (2021). Health associations for male survivors of unwanted and non-consensual sex. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi.org/10.1177/08862605211042806

Griner, S.B., Vamos, C.A., Phillips, A.C., Puccio, J.A., Thompson, E.L., & Daley, E.M. (2021). Assessing college students’ interest in university-based oral health information and services. Journal of American College Health, 12, 1-5. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07448481.2021.1876706

Thompson, E.L., Garg, A., Collier Esser, K., Caddy, D., Matthes, S., Rohr, D., & Spence, E.E. (2021). Development and validation of a child physical and sexual abuse prevention scale. American Journal of Health Behavior, 45(5), 947-955.

Thompson, E.L., Fulda, K.G., Grace, J., Galvin, A.M., & Spence, E.E. (2021). The implementation of an interpersonal violence screening program in primary care settings: Lessons learned. Health Promotion Practice, [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1177/1524839921989273

Thompson, E.L., Zhou, Z., Garg, A., Rohr, D., Ajoku, B., & Spence, E.E. (2021). Evaluation of a school-based child physical and sexual abuse prevention program. Health Education and Behavior, [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1177/1090198120988252.

Vamos, C.A., Puccio, J., Griner, S.B., Logan, R., Piepenbrink, R., Richardson, M., Lovett, S., Mahony, H., & Daley, E. (2022). Health literacy needs and preferences for a technology-based intervention to improve college students’ sexual and reproductive health. Journal of American College Health. doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2040517