The Healthy Communities program recently conducted a community needs assessment workshop to provide tools and information for communities on:

• Capacity building
• Building collaborations
• Sustainability
• Evaluation planning
• The community needs assessment process
• Implementing a needs assessment

Resources from the training are posted here for community review and use

• Table Top Exercise
• What Collaboration Means for a Community
• The Eight Steps to Effective Coalition Building
• Policy, Systems and Environmental Change
• Community Assessment 101
• Introduction to Evaluation
• Evaluating Community Programs
• Sustainability
• Sustainable Community Development
• 2011 South Dakota County Health Rankings
• Community Needs Assessment: Models and Measures
• Community Needs Assessment: South Dakota
• Community Health Assessment and Group Evaluation (CHANGE): Building a Foundation of Knowledge to Prioritize Community Needs
• Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP)
• Resource List