Preparing For Data Collection
The following steps will be useful as you prepare to gather your data:- Decide how the information will be collected: survey, records and
documents, telephone interview, personal interview, observation.
- Determine who will collect the data.
- Plan and administer a pilot test.
- Review the results of the pilot test to refine the data collection instrument or the collection procedures.
- Determine who will be included in the evaluation-for example, all program participants or a random sample of participants.
- Conduct the data collection.
- Seven Guidelines for Selecting,
Analyzing, and Presenting Data (PDF: 7 KB 1 page)
- Presenting the Data (PDF: 18
KB 3 pages)
- Community Health Check Main Page
- What's the Health of the Community? How
to Get Information!
- Needs Assessment
- Components of Community Assessment
- Desirable Characteristics of Data
- Methods of Data Collection
- How to Find Existing Data
- How to Use the Data-Data Analysis
Community Health Promotion Guide Main Page
See also > Center for Health Promotion > Health Promotion and Chronic Disease