5,2 assignment answer the following questions.

5.2 assignment instructions Needs and Evaluation Introduction and Alignment In this discussion, you will answer questions about the distinctions between a human service program’s needs assessment and program evaluation. Answering these questions and discussing your answers with classmates should help you differentiate between these two processes and understand how each process contributes to the program as a whole. Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to: • Explain the difference between a needs assessment and program evaluation. Resources • Textbook: Conducting Needs Assessments: A Multidisciplinary Approach • Website: Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan • Website: Program Performance and Evaluation Office (PPEO) - Program Evaluation Instructions 1. In the textbook, Conducting Needs Assessments: A Multidisciplinary Approach, review Chapter 10, “Reporting the Findings.” 2. View the Community Health Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan website at: https://www.allinahealth.org/About-Us/Community-involvement/Need-assessments/2017-2019-community-health-needs-assessment-and-implementation-plans/ a. This website provides an example of a hospital’s needs assessment. 3. View the Program Performance and Evaluation Office (PPEO) - Program Evaluation website at http://www.cdc.gov/eval/steps/index.htm. a. This website includes the steps for program evaluation. 4. Navigate to the threaded discussion and respond to the following prompts: a. Describe the difference between a needs assessment and a program evaluation. b. Provide and discuss three examples: one that is a needs assessment, one that is a program evaluation, and one that is both.