title: Identifying and meeting community healthcare needs--from the beginning.
abstract: Prerequisite to implementing effective community improvement projects are a statement of the group's purpose, decisions on which dimensions of health status to measure--and a way to move from assessment to action. Learn what four components must be in place before starting the improvement effort.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gore
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D005381:Financing, Organized; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006275:Health Facility Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006752:Hospital Planning; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D010934:Planning Techniques; D016730:Program Development / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States