Anthropology, Education, Sociology, and Social Phenomena

Needs Assessment

Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

Systematic identification of a population's needs or the assessment of individuals to determine the proper level of services needed.

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11 entry terms
  • Needs Assessments
  • Assessment of Health Care Needs
  • Assessment of Healthcare Needs
  • Determination of Health Care Needs
  • Determination of Healthcare Needs
  • Educational Needs Assessment
  • Assessment, Educational Needs
  • Needs Assessment, Educational
  • Needs Assessment, Healthcare
  • Needs Assessments, Educational
  • Needs Assessments, Healthcare

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9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.

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History Note

1999; ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS & DETERMINATION OF HEALTH CARE NEEDS use HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND 1980-1998

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  1. I02w.594w
  2. N03w.349.380w.565w
  3. N05.300w.537w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Needs Assessment. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020380. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020380
  2. Needs Assessment. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Needs_assessment
  3. Needs Assessment. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4118620