Management of community health services:
Needs assessment and situation analysis
Websites
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Situation Analysis - A Must First Step in a Problem Solving Process
Mark G. Barkan, The TRIZ Institute
Organize the knowledge about the system/situation; develop a functional model of the system/situation; analyze the model for problem solving ideas
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Conducting Local Rapid Assessments in Districts and Communities
Management Sciences for Health
Advantages of local rapid assessment; preparation; 7 step approach; example Ethiopia; checklist
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Using Maps to Improve Services
Management Sciences for Health
Using maps for work planning, supervision, voluntary services, service delivery; steps on how to use maps
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Health Managers Tool Kit: Community Health Services
Management Sciences for Health
Community health services tools focus on helping managers improve management of public health and primary care activities. The tools in this category are management tools and do not include diagnostic or treatment tools used by clinicians.
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En français: La Boîte à Outils du Manager de Santé: Services de Santé communautaire
En español: La Caja de Herramientas Gerenciales: Servicios de Salud Comunitaria -
Hesperian’s Online Library
The Hesperian Foundation is a non-profit publisher of books and newsletters for community-based health care. Titles can be either purchased as bound copies or downloaded at no cost. Titles include: A Community Guide to Environmental Health; Where There Is No Doctor; Helping Children Who Are Deaf or Blind; A Worker's Guide to Health and Safety; Cholera Prevention Fact Sheet; Pesticides are poison; Safe Handling of Health Care Waste; - Community Problem Solving Project: Strategy Tools