Needs Assessment

"Needs Assessment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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

Descriptor ID	D020380
MeSH Number(s)	I02.594 N03.349.380.565 N05.300.537
Concept/Terms	Needs Assessment Needs Assessment Needs Assessments Educational Needs Assessment Educational Needs Assessment Assessment, Educational Needs Needs Assessment, Educational Needs Assessments, Educational Determination of Health Care Needs Determination of Health Care Needs Determination of Healthcare Needs Assessment of Healthcare Needs Needs Assessment, Healthcare Needs Assessments, Healthcare Assessment of Health Care Needs

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Needs Assessment".

Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Education [I02]
Needs Assessment [I02.594]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Economics and Organizations [N03]
Health Planning [N03.349]
Health Services Research [N03.349.380]
Needs Assessment [N03.349.380.565]
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation [N05]
Delivery of Health Care [N05.300]
Needs Assessment [N05.300.537]

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Bar chart showing 148 publications over 27 distinct years, with a maximum of 21 publications in 2007

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2000	0	3	3
2001	0	1	1
2002	2	4	6
2003	0	3	3
2004	3	6	9
2005	2	1	3
2006	2	2	4
2007	12	9	21
2008	4	2	6
2009	3	2	5
2010	5	3	8
2011	2	3	5
2012	1	5	6
2013	0	7	7
2014	0	8	8
2015	5	2	7
2016	2	5	7
2017	6	5	11
2018	4	3	7
2019	5	2	7
2020	0	3	3
2021	1	0	1
2022	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2024	1	1	2
2025	4	1	5

Below are the most recent publications written about "Needs Assessment" by people in Profiles.

Kosowan L, Katz A, Howse D, Adekoya I, Delahunty-Pike A, Seshie AZ, Marshall EG, Aubrey-Bassler K, Abaga E, Cooney J, Robinson M, Senior D, Zsager A, O'Rourke JJ, Neudorf C, Irwin M, Muhajarine N, Pinto AD. Validation of a standardised approach to collect sociodemographic and social needs data in Canadian primary care: cross-sectional study of the SPARK tool. BMJ Open. 2025 Sep 09; 15(9):e091318.

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Barrett RH, Bicego EJ, Cotton TC, Kegley S, Key K, Mitchell CS, Farley K, Shahin Z, Hoffman L, Okoye D, Washington K, Walton S, Burney R, Gruner A, Ross T, Grant HW, Mooney MV, Sanford LA, Henry Akintobi T. A Community-Engaged Approach to Community Health Needs and Assets Assessment for Public Health Research. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jun 27; 22(7).

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Johnson JA, Janssen MF, Al Sayah F, Bailey H, Gandhi M, Golicki D, Gutacker N, Lubetkin E, Mulhern B, Purba FD, Ramos-Go?i JM, Scott D, Short H, Sullivan T, Viney R, Yang Z, Z?rate V. EuroQol data for assessment of population health needs and instrument evaluation (EQ-DAPHNIE): a study for enhancing population health assessment. Qual Life Res. 2025 Dec; 34(12):3321-3334.

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Kang B, Chin L, Camacho-Rivera M, Garza M, de Jes?s Espinosa T, Cong X, Fraser M, Boutjdir M, Ramos SR. Intervention mapping for systematic development of a community-engaged CVD prevention intervention in ethnic and racial sexual minority men with HIV. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1529152.

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Vest JR, McNamee C, Musey PI. Health-related social needs, methods, and concerns for a polysocial risk score: an expert panel. Am J Manag Care. 2025 Feb; 31(2):55-62.

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Nakatsuka MA, Peters K, Chern I, George K, Lee MJ, Yamasato KS. A Patient Interview-Based Needs Assessment and Evaluation of Experiences with Periviable Pregnancies. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2024 06; 83(6):162-167.

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Moayedi G, Lee S, Soon R, Kapua C, Sesepasara M, Raidoo S. Unmet Reproductive Health Needs of Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Hawai'i: A Qualitative Needs Assessment. Hawaii J Health Soc Welf. 2024 03; 83(3):68-74.

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Cruz MA, Garfield R, Irizarry J, Torres-Delgado NI, Rodriguez-Rivera MZ, Montoya-Zavala M, Cortes LM, Algar?n G, Bayleyegn T, Funk RH, Rodriguez-Orengo JF, Zavala DE. Assessing the living environment of persons displaced following a strong earthquake sequence in Puerto Rico, 2020. J Emerg Manag. 2023 Nov-Dec; 21(6):487-495.

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Monick B, Rehuher D, Wilczek K, Helm S. Eliminating disparities in youth substance use among Native Hawaiian, Micronesian, and sex and gender minorities: A qualitative needs assessment from interviews with public service leaders. Psychol Serv. 2023; 20(Suppl 1):103-116.

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Garba NA, Anderson F, Schneider GW, Bisschops J, Bhoite P, Lage OO, Sackstein R, Brown DR. Caring for Vulnerable Communities in Miami Dade County during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2021; 32(2):598-606.

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