Needs Assessments in Emergencies: A Curriculum Open Access
Wood, Moira Ellen (2017)
Abstract
Abstract
Needs Assessments in Emergencies
A Curriculum
Needs Assessments in Emergencies are one of the most crucial components of an Emergency response. It is an assessment that collects baseline data about the needs of communities affected by disaster. That data provide the information necessary to mount an evidenced-based response and cater programs to deliver the life-sustaining assistance that the affected population needs. Currently, there is a gap in the field of humanitarian response personnel trained in Needs Assessments. This curriculum would help to fill this gap by educating students in the Complex Humanitarian Emergencies Certificate program at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. As it is, not offering a course in Needs Assessment in Emergencies is a huge hole in the Certificates curriculum, and offering one would provide a more comprehensive program. This Special Studies Project of a Curriculum for a Needs Assessment in Emergencies course hopes to help the Certificate program become more holistic in its offerings, as well as increase the capacity of the humanitarian response work force.
By
MOIRA E. WOOD
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
PREFACE
List of Acronyms.......................................................................................................... Page i
Term Definitions......................................................................................................... Page ii
CHAPTER 1: Introduction
Problem Statement...................................................................................................... Page 2
Purpose Statement...................................................................................................... Page 2
Objectives.................................................................................................................... Page 3
Significance................................................................................................................. Page 3
CHAPTER 2: Review of the Literature
Defining Needs Assessments in Emergencies............................................................. Page 4
Clarifying Types of Assessments................................................................................. Page 5
Coordinated Needs Assessments.................................................................... Page 5
Rapid Needs Assessments............................................................................... Page 7
Informing Decisions................................................................................................... Page 8
Funding........................................................................................................... Page 8
Severity.......................................................................................................... Page 10
Programming............................................................................................... Page 11
Best Practice............................................................................................................. Page 11
A Complicated Lexicon............................................................................................. Page 13
Major Challenges and Potential Solutions................................................................ Page 14
Real World Applications........................................................................................... Page 17
Limitations................................................................................................................ Page 18
Gaps in the Literature................................................................................... Page 18
Conclusion................................................................................................................ Page 20
CAPTER 3: Methods
Pedagogy.................................................................................................................. Page 21
CHPATER 4: Curriculum
Syllabus..................................................................................................................... Page 23
Course Content......................................................................................................... Page 31
ANNEXES
Annex I: Presentation................................................................................................ Page 35
Introduction to Needs Assessments............................................................... Page 36
Annex II: Tests.......................................................................................................... Page 41
Day 1 Quiz: Questions................................................................................. Page 42
Day 1 Quiz: Key........................................................................................... Page 44
Day 2 Quiz: Questions................................................................................. Page 47
Day 2 Quiz: Key........................................................................................... Page 49
Final Exam: Questions................................................................................. Page 51
Final Exam: Key........................................................................................... Page 56
Annex III: Case Study............................................................................................... Page 63
Case Study: Student Version......................................................................... Page 64
Case Study: Facilitator's Guide.................................................................... Page 76
Annex IV: Annotated Bibliography of Key Sources................................................... Page 91
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