A community coalition wants to find out whether local needs are being met in the area of hypertension screening. If significant unmet need is found, they plan to apply for a grant to develop a Mobil health van service. A survey is designed to measure what percentage of the population has been screened for hypertension in the past year. This activity can be considered the first step in designing which of the following?

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The activity described is the first step in the program planning process. The community coalition wants to develop a mobile health van service for hypertension screening, and to do so, they need to determine if there is a significant unmet need for this service. The survey is designed to measure what percentage of the population has been screened for hypertension in the past year. This information will help the coalition determine if there is a need for the service they want to provide. Program evaluation is the process of assessing the effectiveness of an existing program, social assessment examines the social, economic, and political factors that impact a community, and policy assessment analyzes existing policies to determine their effectiveness.

A Community Coalition Wants to Find Out Whether Local Needs