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In the topic of community development, it is clear that social inclusion is very important as being socially included means that somethings are present in people’s lives, such as being accepted (for who they are) within their communities, actively participating in the community. Therefore, I wonder, in the Hong Kong context, what kinds of groups might be the recipients of social inclusion services?

In the topic of community development, it is clear that social inclusion is very important as being socially included means that somethings are present in people’s lives, such as being accepted (f ...

CarolineWhite

10 December 2021

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Hello, friend. I wonder if anyone could tell me whether we should always control the gender variable in analyzing community issues?

ChristopherBurgess

10 December 2021

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Hello~ After a search for more information about social determinants of health, I realize that individuals’ well-being is truly affected by the social context. Therefore, I hope to do a small survey on it. And I wonder when I try to assess social determinants of health, what variables can I consider as the potential predictors?

Hello~ After a search for more information about social determinants of health, I realize that individuals’ well-being is truly affected by the social context. Therefore, I hope to do a small surv ...

ChristopherBurgess

10 December 2021

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Following my previous post, if I am planning a community need assessment, I am curious about what I should focus on during the whole process?

AlexanderLei

10 December 2021

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Hello. I wonder if anyone could kindly give me a clue about what the purpose of need assessment is in community development?

AlexanderLei

10 December 2021

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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

3 Replies, 43 Months ago

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