Conducting RWHAP Part A Planning Council/Planning Body Needs Assessments

Review of the needs assessment process that Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) Part A planning councils/planning bodies need to engage in every year. Presenters discussed the timing and importance of regularly collecting needs assessment data, and provided an overview of the data collection process. Presenters also provided a case study on consumer leadership of the needs assessment process.

Objectives

• Understand HRSA HAB’s expectations for what each needs assessment should include
• Identify steps in the RWHAP Part A planning council/planning body needs assessment process
• Name three strategies for how to engage consumers in the needs assessment process
• Understand how to use data gathered through needs assessment to drive the priority-setting and resource allocation process