Getting Started with a Community Needs Assessment

A needs assessment is a systematic process for identifying:

• community’s impacts and needs
• community’s assets: resources, services, skills, and interests

In the context of opioid settlement planning a needs assessment is used to identify the areas in which interventions can save the most lives

Participants will be able to:

1. Recognize the elements of a community needs assessment for opioid abatement planning
2. Identify sources of data for community needs assessments
3. Describe examples of community needs assessments conducted in different communities

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