Needs Assessment Minutes April 12, 2005
The Needs Assessment Committee met after the CTHPC meeting.
An outline of data needed for the provider survey and resource inventory and examples of provider surveys from other planning councils were provided to the Needs Assessment Committee members. The members decided to include only what is required on the provider survey due to a low response rate from providers on long surveys.
Members Present: Chris Benfer (Chair), Eric Todd, Christine Harris, Rita Castro, Janet Cates, and Jerry Oliver.
BVCOG Staff Present: Crystal Crowell and Sherry Falgout
An outline of data needed for the provider survey and resource inventory and examples of provider surveys from other planning councils were provided to the Needs Assessment Committee members. The members decided to include only what is required on the provider survey due to a low response rate from providers on long surveys.
The Needs Assessment Committee discussed the following strategies to increase the provider response rate:
° Committee members can bring surveys to the providers.
° Subcontractors can disseminate the surveys.
° Check boxes on the survey would make it convenient for providers to complete.
° The survey should be a maximum of two pages.
BVCOG will develop the abbreviated provider survey based on the suggestions of the committee and send it to the Needs Assessment Committee.
The meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m.