Start with listening
Needs assessments help GHANDS and partner organizations understand what people are facing before building a program around them. That includes language access, trust, transportation, stigma, and what support people already use.
Build for context
Good outreach reflects how communities actually move through information, faith spaces, family networks, and health systems. When the planning starts there, resources are more likely to be used.
Turn findings into action
Assessment results should shape program goals, materials, partnerships, and referral pathways. The point is not just to collect information. It is to build a clearer next step.
What readers can do next
Read the training guide
Open the core planning document used across GHANDS learning and outreach sessions.
Review community health planning
Revisit the health promotion file for a practical planning and engagement frame.
Open the faith leaders curriculum
Use the curriculum draft to support stigma reduction and trusted community education.
Watch a featured community video
Move from editorial guidance into a GHANDS video session with supporting downloads and related resources.