delivery of health care
type: Concept
narrower: needs assessment

health education
type: Concept
narrower: needs assessment

theory and methodology
type: Concept
narrower: needs assessment

needs assessment
type: Concept
definition: Needs assessment is a process or a systematic set of procedures undertaken for the purpose of setting priorities and making decisions about program or organizational improvement or allocation of resources. The priorities come from identified needs, which are measured discrepancies (gaps) between the current (what is) state of affairs of a group or organization and the desired (what should be) state in regard to variables of interest. [Source: Encyclopedia of Evaluation; Needs Assessment]
broader: theory and methodology
broader: health services research
broader: health education
broader: delivery of health care

health services research
type: Concept
narrower: needs assessment

methods
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: needs assessment