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Using Existing Data in Your Needs Assessment

Prevention Program Selection provides tools and resources to help you locate and use available local, state, and national data to determine drug and violence prevention priorities and select prevention programs for your schools and communities.


Table of Contents

1.  Start
2.  Introduction
3.  What to Expect
4.  Event Schedule
5.  Materials
 
Day 1- Needs Assessment and the Value of Existing Data
Day 2- Finding Local Data
   •  Supporting Materials: Sources of Local Data
   •  Supporting Materials: Questions to Ask Agency Staff
   •  Supporting Materials: Sharing Assessment Results
   •  Supporting Materials: Potential Challenges to Obtaining Local Data
Day 3- Using State and National Data
National Education, Health, and Safety Data
Day 4- Setting Priorities to Guide Program Selection
Day 5- Event Summary and Wrap-up
   •  Synthesis of Discussion
6.  Activity
 
Worksheet 1- Inventory of Local Data Sources
Worksheet 2- Contact Recording Form
7.  Event Staff
8.  Resources and Links
 
Tools & Links
Compiling Your Needs Assessment Findings: Tools A and B
Tool C. Developing Criteria and Setting Prevention Priorities
Annotated Bibliography
Links
9.  Glossary

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Last Modified: 11/20/2009