Community health needs assessment and action planning in seven Dominican bateyes

Sarah V. Suiter

Evaluation and Program Planning, 2017, vol. 60, issue C, 103-111

Abstract: Haitians and persons of Haitian descent living in the Dominican Republic are often relegated to living in deeply impoverished communities called bateyes. Despite obvious needs and some NGO presence in the bateyes, little assessment has been done to identify specific needs as understood and experienced by community members themselves. This article describes a community health needs assessment and action planning process developed and implemented by university researchers, NGO staff, and community members to identify needed areas for community-based health intervention in seven Dominican bateyes. Surveys and focus groups were used to collect data about the needs and assets of the bateyes and their residents around the following broad topics: demographics, health, education, financial/economy, legal issues, and transportation/infrastructure. These data were then used to guide an action-planning process that identified clean water, access to food and nutritional diversity, and economic development as primary and immediate needs in the communities. The process, its outcomes, and lessons learned are discussed.

Keywords: Dominican Republic; Needs assessment; Community health planning; Social determinants of health; Social change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2016.10.011

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