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Hi. I have viewed some OCOP posts and they mentioned the “expressed need” and “felt need”. I am so confused about these two concepts and wonder if anyone could kindly elaborate on the difference for me?

Hi. I have viewed some OCOP posts and they mentioned the “expressed need” and “felt need”. I am so confused about these two concepts and wonder if anyone could kindly elaborate on the difference f ...

FrankKa

9 December 2021

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Hello! I noticed that many residents in our community have posted their shortage of masks on social media platforms. Is it an expressed need?

FrankKa

9 December 2021

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Hi! One more question about the needs category! According to the need theory, I wonder if the waiting list of public housing is a kind of expressed need?

GregoryHon

9 December 2021

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Hello! The professionals in our agency have helped set the standard of food distribution amount for low-income families. In such a case, may I ask what category such needs belong to?

GregoryHon

9 December 2021

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Many workers in the food and beverage sector have been asked to take leave without pay by their employers. Our center has launched a food support project for 400 low-income families. But some other no-pay workers do not receive such services; what kind of need is it according to need theory?

Many workers in the food and beverage sector have been asked to take leave without pay by their employers. Our center has launched a food support project for 400 low-income families. But some othe ...

SamuelKam

8 December 2021

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Hi~ Following my previous question, I hope to know more about the process data in program evaluation. I wonder if you could please kindly tell me more about its function, for example in our community employment project?

Hi~ Following my previous question, I hope to know more about the process data in program evaluation. I wonder if you could please kindly tell me more about its function, for example in our commun ...

SamuelKam

8 December 2021

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Hello. We realized that grassroots families may have a higher risk of unemployment in the economic downturn. Thus, our NGO has been working with residents to provide employment opportunities. And according to our survey on participants’ job satisfaction, it showed very high scores. May I ask what kind of data it is?

Hello. We realized that grassroots families may have a higher risk of unemployment in the economic downturn. Thus, our NGO has been working with residents to provide employment opportunities. And ...

BenjaminKei

8 December 2021

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I have viewed some OCOP discussions about self-help practices in the community. such activities could indeed contribute to improve the hygiene conditions and help build up a sense of community belonging. But it is not easy to observe the sense of belonging. Would you please tell me what type of variable it is?

I have viewed some OCOP discussions about self-help practices in the community. such activities could indeed contribute to improve the hygiene conditions and help build up a sense of community bel ...

BenjaminKei

8 December 2021

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Hygiene issues are critical for people living in subdivided flats. Our center has initiated a community project to organize residents to carry out cleaning activities. I wonder what kind of self-help practices you would recommend?

Hygiene issues are critical for people living in subdivided flats. Our center has initiated a community project to organize residents to carry out cleaning activities. I wonder what kind of self-h ...

BrandonHui

8 December 2021

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The overall consensus is that the pandemic has widened the gulf between vulnerable groups and other populations in Hong Kong rather than helping to level out inequalities in society, and vulnerable groups were left behind in pandemic response… Could you kindly please recommend some ways to protect the poor through a community development approach?

The overall consensus is that the pandemic has widened the gulf between vulnerable groups and other populations in Hong Kong rather than helping to level out inequalities in society, and vulnerabl ...

BrandonHui

8 December 2021

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Hello. May I ask what “advocacy work” means in community development?

ScottHong

8 December 2021

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Hi. I am working on the analysis on correlates of poverty transitions. Which statistical strategy should I use?

ScottHong

8 December 2021

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