Which of the following methods would be the most interactive approach to assessing a community's need?
A) Define needs based on the current health status of the community.
B) Examine past needs as identified by the agency as well as the community.
C) Project future needs based on current trends.
D) Use past and current data to project future needs.

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The interactive approach to assessing the needs of the community includes describing the problem using past and present data to project future population needs.Projecting a future need describes the preactive stage.The reactive stage defines the problem based on past needs identified by the client or the agency.The inactive stage involves defining the problem based on the existing health status of the population to be served.

Which of the Following Methods Would Be the Most Interactive