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What Have We Learned? Needs Assessment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Scott Deitchman
Scott Deitchman
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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This is a synthesis of the presentations and discussions pertaining to Needs Assessments of the Conference, Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), in Phuket, Thailand, 04–06 May 2005. The topics discussed included: (1) Needs assessments; (2) Coordination; (3) Effectiveness of needs assessments; (4) Needs assessments change; (5) Qualifications for conducting needs assessments; (6) Dissemination; (7) Emergencies overlay background needs assessments; (8) Need for standards; and (9) Conclusions and recommendations.

Keywords

actionscapacitycoordinationdatadisastereffectivenessknowledgeneeds assessmentsnon-governmental organization (NGO)populationredundancystandardstimelinessTsunamiUnited NationsWorld Health Organization (WHO)
Type
WHO Special Report: Health Aspects of the Tsunami Disaster in Asia
Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 20 , Issue 6 , December 2005 , pp. 468 - 470
Copyright
Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2005

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References

1.Darcy, J, Hofmann, C: According to Need? Needs Assessment and Decision-Making in the Humanitarian Sector. London: Overseas Development Institute, 2003. p 26.Google Scholar