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By:

Benavidez, Russel Eran

Calambacan, Noime

Deco, Claire Anne

Dela Cruz, Novelyn

Duca, Lovely Dianne

Esquivel, Cherish Joy

Gaunia, Alyssa Jhoy

Jose, Angela Dawn

Mallari, Carewyn

Millamina, Ashley

Nool, Lhilet

Octaviano, Alden

Rallos, Kurthny Nicole Keisha

Romero, Rosedale

Villanueva, Michael
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Introduction

According to Addison Waters (3, November 2020) a community needs assessment is a

way of collecting data and surveying stakeholders to understand gaps in community services, as

well as the strengths and assets available in your community. Whether you’re developing a new

volunteer program or reviewing an existing project, it’s important to know what your community

actually needs and the resources available to you. That’s where a community needs assessment

comes in; it can be used to inform and improve any community development initiative. Finding

out the specific needs of your community – not just those patients but also the needs of

community members who do not seek services at your center – can help maximize the results of

your outreach efforts. Doing an assessment also helps you build valuable relationships and

encourages community members to actively participate in making lasting improvements. It’s a

critical first step in creating trust, community ownership, and sustainability

For those of us who work in community health and development, it's important to

understand community -- what a community is, and the specific nature of the communities we

work in. Anything we do in a community requires us to be familiar with its people, its issues, and

its history. Carrying out an intervention or building a coalition are far more likely to be successful

if they are informed by the culture of the community and an understanding of the relationships

among individuals and groups within it.Taking the time and effort to understand your community

well before embarking on a community effort will pay off in the long term. A good way to

accomplish that is to create a community description -- a record of your exploration and findings.
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It's a good way to gain a comprehensive overview of the community -- what it is now, what it's

been in the past, and what it could be in the future. Much of your best and most interesting

information may come from community members with no particular credentials except

that they're part of the community. It's especially important to get the perspective of those who

often don't have a voice in community decisions and politics -- low-income people, immigrants,

and others who are often kept out of the community discussion. In addition, however, there are

some specific people that it might be important to talk to. They're the individuals in key

positions, or those who are trusted by a large part of the community or by a particular

population, which are the Barangay Officials. A community health assessment, also known as

community health needs assessment, refers to a state, tribal, local, or territorial health

assessment that identifies key health needs and issues through systematic, comprehensive data

collection and analysis. A community health improvement plan is a long-term, systematic effort

to address public health problems based on the results of community health assessment

activities and the community health improvement process. A community health assessment gives

organizations comprehensive information about the community’s current health status, needs,

and issues. In turn, this information can help with developing a community health improvement

plan by justifying how and where resources should be allocated to best meet community needs.

Developing a plan for identifying local needs and resources can help changemakers

understand how to improve their communities in the most logical and efficient ways possible.

Needs can be defined as the gap between what is and what should be. A need can be felt by an
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individual, a group, or an entire community. It can be as concrete as the need for food and

water or as abstract as improved community cohesiveness. An obvious example might be the

need for public transportation in a community where older adults have no means of getting

around town. More important to these same adults, however, might be a need to be valued for

their knowledge and experience. Examining situations closely helps uncover what is truly needed,

and leads toward future improvement.

Resources, or assets, can include individuals, organizations and institutions, buildings,

landscapes, equipment -- anything that can be used to improve the quality of life. The mother in

Chicago who volunteers to organize games and sports for neighborhood children after school,

the Kenyan farmers' cooperative that makes it possible for farmers to buy seed and fertilizer

cheaply and to send their produce directly to market without a middle man, the library that

provides books and Internet access to everyone, the bike and walking path where city residents

can exercise -- all represent resources that enhance community life. Every individual is a

potential community asset, and everyone has assets that can be used for community building.

Globally, the intermediation of community health workers (CHWs) in healthcare delivery

is widening as they are inevitable to meet the universal healthcare provision and the millennium

development goals. The term ‘community health worker’ encompasses a wide variety of local

healthcare providers ranging from nurse-midwives to home-based care givers and salaried-staffs

to volunteers. The CHWs enable access utilisation of health services, and inculcate healthy

behaviours among the communities. They are preponderantly deployed to cater to underutilised
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services, unmet health behaviours and underserved populations. The CHW’s contributions to

disease control, immunisation and family planning programmes are already established. In the

public sector, though the CHWs are primarily link-workers or motivators, yet they do undertake

curative services for malaria, tuberculosis and elderly care. The spectrum of the CHW

programmes varies across countries on their objectives, rollout and management. Their larger

penetration and sustainability are more observed with the public sector. Having identified the

potential of women in community mediation, predominantly females constitute CHWs universally.

The main objectives of this study is:

 To determine what kind of issues do residents of the community experience in terms of

Environment, Health and Education.

 To know what action did the Barangay Officials take to resolve the issues and concerns

that are being raised in their office.

 And, to find out the future project of Barangay Officials Barangay Maturanoc in terms of

Environment, Health, and Education.

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Methodology

This chapter tackles about the methods of the study. It reveals the procedures used to

distinguished or determine information about the theme from the respondents. The researcher

used qualitative research to gather data to respondents by the used of interview. Interview

means, a conversation where one participant or the interviewer asks questions, and the other

participants or the respondents provides answer. The instrument that the researcher was used is

structured interview, it explained that the researcher will ask question from a fixed

questionnaires. The researcher used interview questionnaire, as for the researcher determined

the issues, project, and future plan that the Barangay Maturanoc is currently facing and how the

Barangay Officials resolves the issue. The researcher used video recording or voice record to

record the answers of the respondents in interview questions.

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Results & Discussion

Table 1

Interviewer: Russel Eran Buenavidez and Interviewee: Erwin Pascual

Michael Villanueva

Date and Location: May 1, 2023 Barangay Position in Barangay: Treasurer

Hall in Maturanoc

Interview Question 1. Ang Department of Interior Local Government

Ano po ang mga ginagawa niyo para sa buong Pilipinas ay mag-co-conduct ng clean

mapanatili na malinis ang paligid ng inyong up drive every Saturday, lahat ng Barangay

barangay? Officials at sangguniang barangay.

Interview Question 2. Meron regular na pangungolekta ng basura na

Mayroon po bang regular na nangongolekta ng galing sa Municipality of Guimba para sa

basura sa inyong barangay? collection ng basura sa Barangay Maturanoc

tuwing miyerkules.

Interview Question 3. Kung bibigyang pagkakataon ang barangay

Kung may idadagdag pa po kayong proyekto para sa proyekto ay magkaroon ng sariling

para mas luminis ang inyong barangay, ano po dump truck para sa pangungolekta ng basura

yon? sa barangay.

Interview Question 4. Ang Barangay Maturanoc ay nagbibigay ng

Ano po ang mga uri ng serbisyong medical ang gamot na galing sa barangay at ito ay katulong
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mayroon sa inyong barangay? sa pagbibigay ang mga Barangay Health

Workers (BHW) para ma-distribute sa

barangay.

Interview Question 5. Ang unang nakikita na pangunahing suliranin

Ano po ang mga nakikitang pangunahing ay mabigyan ng sapat na bitamina ang mga

suliraning pang-kalusugan sa inyong barangay? batang walang kakayahang bumili ang mga

magulang.

Interview Question 6. Ang ginagawa ng mga barangay official para

Ano po ang mga hakbang na ginagawa ng mga maging ligtas ang kanilang kalusugan ay

Barangay Officials upang masigurong ligtas ang tinuturuan nila ang mga ka-barangay na

kalusugan ng mga residente sa inyo? maglinis ng kanilang kapiligiran upang maiwas

sila sa laganap na Dengue.

Interview Question 7. Ang Barangay Maturanoc ay isa sa

May mga proyekto po ba kayo o tulong na pinakamalawak na Barangay sa buong Guimba,

ibinibigay para sa mga estudyante ng inyong ngunit hindi sapat na pondo-han ang

barangay katulad ng Educational Assistance? Educational Assistance dahil maliit lang ang

National Tax Allotment.

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Interview Question 8. Ang Barangay Maturanoc ay may sariling

Ano pa po ang proyekto ninyo para sa mga pondo para sa Sangguniang kabataan na

kabataan at gaano niyo po kadalas ginagawa pamamalakad ng Sk chairperson kung saan

ang proyektong ito? niya ipopondo para sa mga kabataan.

Interview Question 9. Ang Sungguniang kabataan, ang mga

Ang mga programa po bang nabanggit ay programa nila ay bukas at umaabot naman.

bukas o umaabot sa lahat ng kabataan sa

inyong barangay?

Interview Question 10. Ang Barangay Maturanoc ay may proyekto

Bukod po sa mga isyu at proyekto tungkol sa para sa mga pagawain na kalsada at

Environment, Health at Education na napag- Multipurpose Hall.

usapan natin, mayroon pa po bang malalang

problema niyo sa barangay?

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Table 2

Date: May 1, 2023 Resident

Interview Question 1.  Hindi nila napupunan ‘yong mga

Ano po ‘yong mga kadalasan niyong hinaing sa responsibilidad nila lile, nagbibigay ng

barangay? mga program para sa mga estudyante,

‘yong mga simpleng program.

 Wala naman.

 Wala naman.

 Sa ngayon, wala naman kasi maayos

naman ang pamamalakad nila.

 Wala naman.

 Sana naman madagdagan ang sahod

naming mga BHW.

 Hindi tamang pagtapon ng basura at

street lights.

 Pangungurakot at hindi natupad na

project like CCTV dito sa aming

barangay at kapag may gulo hindi agad

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makapag-responde ang mga tanod.

 ‘Yong mga nag-mo-motor pos a gabi na

maingay.

 Kurakot.

Interview Question 2.  Para sa akin, hindi natutupad kai may

Natutupad po ba ang proyekto na mapanatiling ibang part sa barangay na sobrang

malinis ang kapaligiran? kalat, maraming mga basura na hindi

naman maayos na na-i-se-segregate or

‘di ko alam kung meron bang tao na

responsible para mangolekta ng mga

kalat.

 Oo naman.

 So far, napapanatili naman nila pero

marami pa rin pasaway.

 Oo, kasi meron silang ginagawa na

patakaran para mas maayos ang aming

barangay.

 Oo, tuwing sabado naglilinis kami rito,

mga tanod, lahat ng mga nagtatrabaho

sa barangay.

 Oo, kasi tuwing sabado naglilinis kami

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rito, kaming lahat na BHW.

 Siguro may mga parte lang, katulad

no’ng mga lugar na pinupuntahan ng

mga tao, pero kung sasabihin mo sa

lahat, hindi rin siguro.

 Bihira.

 Opo, every Saturday po naglilinis ang

mga BHW.

 Oo, every Thursday nag co-collect ng

mga basura sa tapat ng bahay.

Interview Question 3.  Siguro CCTV na lang sa bawat sulok

Kung kayo po ang tatanungin, may gusto po para malaman natin kung sino ‘yong

ba kayo idagdag na proyekto para mas lalo mga nagtatapon na ‘yon para

pong luminis ang inyong barangay? pagmultahin natin or community service

tsaka para na rin sa security.

 Mangolekta ng basura.

 Maybe, i-segregate nila ‘yong mga

basura, pero gaya nga ng sabi ko,

matitigas ulo ng mga tao.

 Wala na, sa tingin ko naman sapat na

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‘yon.

 Wala naman.

 Wala naman, kasi nakakahiya naman sa

kapitana at konsehal kung

pangungunahan naming sila.

 Magkaroon ng trash bin na puwedeng i-

segregate ang mga basura.

 Siguro ‘yong paglilinis na lang, dahil

minsan hindi natutupad, minsan

natutupad, hindi nila nagagampanan

‘yong para sa barangay.

 Mayroon po ‘yong naghahakot ng

basura galing munisipyo every

Wednesday, i-schedule po nila ‘yong

paghahakot ng basura para mas luminis

ang kapaligiran.

 Dapat MWF ang pangongolekta ng

basura.

Interview Question 4.  Ang alam ko merong health care unit

Sa usapang pang kalusugan naman po, ang barangay pero hindi namin

mayroon po bang health care unit ang nararamdaman kasi hindi naman kami
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barangay kung saan maaari kayong makahingi or nabibigyan ng mga gamut

magpatingin at makahingi ng gamut? na par asana sa mga tao.

 Wala pa ata.

 Oo, ‘yong mga BHW.

 Oo, meron do’n sa barangay.

 Oo, may nagbibigay sa amin na gamut

galing sa barangay, senior citizen

binibigyan naming, pati ‘yong mga

bahay na sakop naming, binibigyan

naming ng mga gamut.

 Oo, meron kasi kaming mga barangay

health workers tuwing bakuna namin,

every month kaming nagbabakuna,

halimbawa kapag may sakit, nilalapit po

namin sa pinaka-head ng RHU.

 Alam ko wala, pero sa makahingi ng

gamut, ang alam ko meron silang

pinapamigay na libre pero depende

lang kapag may dumarating galing sa

LGU.
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 Meron po, doon sa tinatawag na BHW.

 Tuwing monthly immunization sa health

center, minsan po nagbibigay ang RHU

ng libreng gamut para sa mga ka-

barangay namin.

 Ang Barangay Maturanoc ay

namamahagi naman ng mga bitamina

sa mga bata na walang kakayahang

bumili ang ibang magulang.

Interview Question 5.  Parang wala naman kasi silang

May pagkakataon po ba na may reklamo kayo proyektong pang-kalusugan, siguro

tungkol sa proyektong pang-kalusugan ng ‘yong mga vitamins and mga gamut na

barangay? Kung oo, ano po ito? para sana sa mga bata hindi naibibigay

nang maayos.

 Wala naman.

 Wala naman, kasi para naman ‘to sa

kalusugan ng mga ka-barangay ko at

ito ang makakabuti para sa amin.

 Wala naman, kasi tao lang magulo sa

amin.
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 Wala naman.

 Wala po kaming reklamo.

 Siguro ayon lang, dapat mabigyan lahat

ng gamut, siguro ‘yong mga walang

kakayahan makabili ng gamut sila na

lang gawing priority.

 Dito sa barangay namin, wala naman,

kasi po kada like, bakuna or what,

nagagampanan naman nila rito sa

aming barangay.

 Actually, ngayon wala naman kasi lahat

naman nasasabihan naman po sila.

 Wala naman, every month naman

nagpupunta ang mga health workers sa

barangay upang matugunan ang pang-

kalusugan para sa mga individual.

Interview Question 6.  Siguro feeding program para sa mga

Ano pos a inyong palagay ang maaari pa bata kasi ang daming bata na nasa

sanang maging proyekto ng barangay niyo lansangan, namumulot, mga

tungkol sa kalusugan? nagbabakal bote, kahit sa school na

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lang sana ‘yong feeding program.

 Magkaroon ng health care.

 My own opinion, dapat may herbal

silang medicines kasi ‘yon ang mga

kailangan ng mga matatanda, at mas

effective sa kanila ang herbal kaysa sa

mga bagong gamut ngayon.

 Libreng gamut sa mga bata at

matatanda, pati feeding program.

 Wala naman akong masasabi kasi lahat

naman ng kahilingan namin nabibigay

agad ng kapitana namin.

 Wala naman na.

 Siguro ‘yong mga kahit hindi everyday,

kahit thrice a week, ‘yong may mga

BHW na naka-duty para sa mga gusting

magpacheck-up, halimbawa, sa mga

high blood, kahit makita lang nila ‘yong

mga blood pressure, mga gano’n.

 Mga seniors, dapat monthly nabibigyan

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ng mga gamut lik vitamins.

 Dapat ‘yong tag-iisang timbangan para

sa mga bata, tapos pang-bp para sa

ating mga ka-barngay, para hindi na

sila pupuntang bayan o RHU.

 Walang bayad na medical at

karagdagang bitamina.

Interview Question 7.  Actually, meron naman po silang

Sa edukasyon naman po, may naitutuloy po ba maitutulong like, pang-load man lang

ang barangay para sa mga estudyanteng para sa mga college students o baon sa

nakatira sa barangay na ito? mga high school students na hindi

talaga kayang mag-aral or hindi talaga

kayang tustusan ng mga magulang.

 Siguro.

 Oo, maraming naitutulong ang

barangay, kagaya ng school supplies at

tulong din galing sa SK ng Maturanoc.

 Oo, may mga suporta naman ang

barangay para sa mg students.

 Meron yata, ‘yong kapitana namin

tumutulong din lalo na sa mahihirap na

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estudyante.

 Ay, ewan ko lang, ‘yong mga

estudyante kung minsan ay parang may

nagbibigay yata ng suporta si Suansing,

atsaka ‘yong mga scholar nagbibigay si

Suansing.

 Ang alam ko wala, eh, wala silang

scholarship kahit mga allowance lang

sana.

 Meron naman, scholarship.

 Marami po, nagbibigay po ang

barangay tulad po ng kailangan nila ng

coupon bond, school supplies.

 Wala.

Interview Question 8.  Iyong proyektong pang-estudyante,

Napupunan po ba ng barangay ang mga hindi ko alam kung meron talaga sila,

proyektong para sa edukasyon at umaabot po pero parang hindi kasi siya umaabot sa

ba ang tulong sa lahat ng mag-aaral? lahat ng student ng barangay kung

meron man.

 Hindi ko alam kung napupunan ba ‘yon.

 Oo, depende na lang sa nanay kung

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uunahin ito.

 Oo, napupunan naman nila gaya noong

nakaraang taon, nagbigay sila ng

libreng school supplies sa mga

kabataan.

 Hindi ko alam.

 Oo, nabibigyan, basta follow up lang.

 Ang alam ko wala, ‘di nga nila nabigyan

ng pansin ang proyekto ng pang-

edukasyon.

 Pili lang, kung sino ‘yong mataas ang

grades or average sila lang ‘yong may

scholarship.

 Opo.

 Para sa akin hindi, kung meron mang

proyekto para sa pang-edukasyon ng

mag-aaral ay pili lang ang nabibigyan

ng tulong.

Interview Question 9.  Hindi ko kasi alam ‘yong proyekto ng

Masasabi niyo po bang epektibo at may barangay namin about sa education,

magandand resulta ang mga proyektong pang- pero kung meron man, siyempre
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edukasyon sa mga mag-aaral sa inyong effective siya sa mga student na

barangay? nabigyan.

 Hindi ko alam.

 Oo, naka-base yan sa magulang ng

bata, kung pursigido ang bata, sila ang

pupunta.

 Para sa akin, oo naman, kasi karamihan

naman dito sa barangay namin ay

masisipag mag-aral ang mga kabataan.

 Oo.

 Oo, masasabi ko talagang kapag may

action, talagang matutupad.

 Hindi, kasi wala naman silang proyekto

para sa mga estudyante.

 Para sa akin, hindi, kasi kapag

magbibigay sila ng cholasr, tinitignan sa

grades kung dapat kang isali sa

scholarship program.

 Opo.

 Oo, aabisuhan ng mga paaralan,

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pangangalaga sa bata.

Interview Question 10.  Iyong sa plano, hindi ko sure, kasi

May iba pa po ba silang sinabing plano para parang wala naman silang kilos and

makatulong sa mge estudyante ng barangay? masyado sila sigurong bias, sa kanila

lang ‘yong information about tulong .

 Meron, siguro.

 May mga inter liga sila, marami silang

proyekto para sa barangay, ‘di lang iisa,

marami.

 Sa ngayon, ang aming barangay ay

marami pang mga plano upang mas

maging mayos at gumanda pa ang

pamamalakad nila.

 Hindi ko alam.

 Ayon lang ang hindi namin alam dahil

kung may meeting ‘yong mga scholar

na mga bata, wala naman kami roon,

hindi naman nila sinasabi sa amin.

 Hindi ko lang alam.

 Si SK noong kasagsagan ng pandemic

nagbigay ng mga school supplies para

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sa lahat ng mag-aaral dito sa bahay.

 Sa ngayon po, hindi ko pa po alam

balak ng aming barangay.

 Makilahok sa mga usaping ukol sa mga

isyung pang-edukasyon.

One respondent said, that the project of the barangay when it comes to the cleanliness

of the surrounding is not provided because of the litter that found everywhere. That resident also

mentioned about the improper segregation. Meanwhile, seven residents claimed that there is a

program being conducted which is the Clean-Up Drive every Saturday to maintain the

cleanliness. While the other two residents said, there is a specific place that is clean or maybe it

is conducted not often. According to the treasurer of Barangay Maturanoc, Barangay Officials

conducting a Clean Up Drive every Saturday and collecting trash regularly every Wednesday. Sir

Erwin also said, that if they were given a chance, he wanted the barangay to have its own dump

truck to collect garbages. Additionally, residents suggested to have CCTV's to catch those who

violate the rule, and punish them with community service. Also the trash bins everywhere for

proper segregation and collecting all the garbages in the barangay.

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Barangay Maturanoc gives vitamins, medicines, and vaccine to the residents for free

from LGU, distributed by the Barangay Health Workers (BHW). One resident said, she can not

feel the free medicines and vitamins that the BHW gives to residents. As a result of, not all

residents in Barangay Maturanoc received free medicines and vitamins from LGU, maybe

because some did not receive any news regarding the free medicines or vitamins. Or, some BHW

choose who should receive free medications. Furthermore, residents suggest that Barangay

Health Workers should prioritize the people who does not have enough money to buy their own

medications. Moreover, the residents suggest Feeding Program for children.

Three out of ten locals said that Barangay Maturanoc does not have project like

educational assistance or scholarship for the students living in the barangay. As what Sir. Erwin

said, the barangay does not have enough fund to offer educational assistance and scholarship

for the students. As for the five locals who said that the barangay have program for student, the

locals referring to Sangguniang Kabataan project and to Ms. Mika Suansing program "Tulong sa

mga Kolehiyo ng mag-aaral". And, the other two locals are not sure. So, basically, barangay

Maturanoc does not have program like educational assistance and scholarship for students. In

addition, the residents does not have idea if the barangay have a future plan program for the

students.
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Related Literature

Results of assessments concerning the needs and desires of the community can help

the college to develop marketing and recruitment strategies. The staff of Prince George's

Community College (1977) conceptualized a "marketing process" to assess community and

individual needs and to translate them into needed services. In this case, once the service and

programs are determined, they are promoted by identifying the most appropriate message; how

they are intended; how they are received; and how the college responds to those acting upon

the message. The most important delivery system is identified, and instructional modes are

developed along with the selection of schedules and locations. Strategies for delivery systems

are designed to incorporate the greatest percentage of student retention. Finally, the entire

process is evaluated in terms of marketing research, The four components of the marketing

strategy plan service, promotion, delivery, and evaluation are meant to attract specific subgroups

of prospective students and to retain currently enrolled students.

Despite the variety of programs that have been developed, not all programs are

available in each community. There are still young children and families who have not had access

to programs that fit their needs. Before offering new or additional programs, educators and

service providers would be best served by assessing the needs of their local community. Needs

assessment is the term used to describe efforts at collecting information to guide program and

service delivery efforts, and it is the first step in Jacobs' (1988) comprehensive model of planning

and evaluation of family service programs. Reviere, Berkowitz, Carter, and Ferguson (1996)
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define needs assessment as "a systematic and ongoing process of providing usable and useful

information about the needs of the target population—to those who can and will utilize it to

make judgments about policy and programs". Two important concepts emerge from this

definition. First, there must be a purpose for the information gathered—it must be meaningful to

the lives of individuals, families, agencies, or communities. Second, the information is intended

to inform decisions about what priorities should be addressed and where scarce resources should

be concentrated. In the present research project, the information was being gathered on the

early literacy and school readiness needs of children, families, and communities to be used to

inform decisions about what types of educational interventions to design and implement. A

variety of techniques can be used to assess needs, including analyses of resources currently

available in communities, social indicator analyses, analysis of use of services, surveys and

telephone interviews, and structured groups (McKillip, 1987). In the present project, we used the

Delphi technique, which combines both survey and structured group approaches. The Delphi

technique takes a panel of carefully selected persons through a series of carefully designed

questionnaires generated from feedback from preceding responses (Reviere et al., 1996). The

collection of panelist opinion is typically conducted through the mail, email, or Internet

strategies, and in situations where facetoface meetings are either not practical or desirable

(Andranovich, 1995). The process usually takes place in several rounds, in which panel members

are separately asked to respond to specific questions. The first round asks openended questions

to generate a list of key issues and needs. The second round has the same panel rate those

issues and needs on the basis of their importance. The following rounds typically enable panelists
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to review, reconsider, and, if desired, change their responses to the earlier rounds, based on

comparing their individual ranking with the mean group for that item. Additional rounds may

include further refinement. The technique provides insights into how a group of people view

specific issues and has several strengths (Carter & Beaulieu, 1992). First, the technique allows

for the sharing of information from people who are separated geographically. Second,

participants are free of social pressure, personality influence, and individual dominance. Third, it

allows for moreeffective sharing of information among a greater number of participants than

would be possible in a facetoface setting. Fourth, a wellselected panel of respondents can

provide a broad perspective on community problems and concerns. Finally, it allows participants

to remain anonymous.

Student involvement in community needs assessment Glenn D Israel, Denise L

Coleman, Thomas W Ilvento Community Development 24 (2), 249-269, 1993 Although

leadership is recognized as a developmental process, few communities plan to build the

foundation for their young people to develop into involved citizens and leaders. Young adults

need to increase their understanding of and commitment to their community, and to become

empowered to work, toward solving local problems.

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Conclusion

This study discussed the issue, step how to resolve the issue, project and the future

plan of the Barangay Maturanoc, Guimba, Nueva Ecija. The researcher’s attention mainly focused

on the topic of Environment, Health and Education. The respondents of the study are the 10

random residents as well as 1 Barangay Official. The part in result and discussion will let the

reader understand if the issue, steps to resolve the issue, and project in terms of Environment,

Health and Education that the official discussed are match to the answers of the 10 residents.

The researcher’s conclude that, in order to improve the community and to have a

successful community, the leaders should conduct first a community needs assessement, to let

the higher positions know what the concern of the residents and what are needs to consider in

taking the steps of how to resolve the issue.

The researcher’s determined what issue in terms of Environment, Health, Education

that the residents currently facing in Barangay Maturanoc. The first issue in terms of

Environment is, improper waste segregation. The action that the Barangay Officials did is to

conduct clean up drive every Saturday. In addition, there is a specific place where Barangay

Officials conduct clean up drive and some areas in Barangay Maturanoc did not. Second issue in

terms of Health, as what the Official and residents said, Barangay Maturanoc give free

medicines. However, according to one resident, the free medicines did not reach to some.
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Therefore, the Barangay Health Workers (BHW) are bias and choosing whom should receive a

free medicines. Lastly, the issue in terms of Education, the Barangay does not offering

educational program to youth. Since, the Sangguniang Barangay have own fund to help the

student in Maturanoc financially.

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