2PH70-3-forEpidemiologicalResearch

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Needs Assessment

Gather assessment data about the community or region you chose (North Dakota). Use the CDC and the United States Census Bureau websites as the sources for your information.

Demographic Data

Name of Community/Region:

Total Population:

Ethnicity/Race	African American	Hispanics	Caucasian	Asian	Other
Gender (M/F)
Employment Status (Employed/Unemployed)
Education Level (Less than High School, High School/Bachelor's, Graduate)
Age range (0–17, 18–34, 35–54, 55+)
Income level (Less than $25,000, $25,000–50,000, $50,000–75,000, 75,000–100,000, 100,000+)

List Three Public Health Problems Identified From the Needs Assessment

	Problem 1	Problem 2	Problem 3
Identify the Issue
Incidence
Prevalence

Select the Problem or Condition You Will Be Addressing Based on the Data Presented

· State the public health problem or condition you choose.

· Explain why:

· Provide the following data on your select problem or condition.

Selected Condition (For example, diabetes)	Selected Community	State	National/Global
Incidence
Prevalence

Identify Who Bears the Burden of This Condition in Your Community of Interest

Select your target population. Use data to explain why this population bears the burden of the condition.

Distribution of Select Condition by Ethnicity/Race

Target Population = (n)
Ethnicity/Race	African American	Hispanics	Caucasian	Asian	Other
Incidence (select condition)
Prevalence (select condition)

Distribution of Select Condition by Gender

Gender	Female	Male
Incidence
Prevalence

List Five Risk Factors Associated With the Select Condition

Risk Factors

Discuss the Disease Trends Presented in the Table

	Year 1 2014	Year 2 2015	Year 3 2016	Year 4 2017	Year 5 2018
Incidence (select condition)
Prevalence (select condition)

Is the condition declining, increasing, or same over the 5-year period displayed?

Answer here:

Are previous interventions working based on the trends shown in the table?

Explain your response:

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