Instruction Slide – DELETE THIS SLIDE BEFORE PRESENTING

Use this template slide deck to create a presentation on your rapid community assessment (RCA) findings.

Adapt this slide-deck by adding/removing slides and tailoring information to your RCA.

Be sure you have permission to use any images/photos that you may include in your presentation and add a footnote or source link for images/photos used to the bottom of the slide(s).

Presentation Title

DATE

CONTRIBUTORS/PRESENTERS

NAME OF ORGANIZATION

Rapid Community Assessment Findings

5 Steps to the Rapid Community Assessment

Step 1: Identify objectives and communities of focus

Step 2: Plan for the assessment

Step 3: Collect and analyze data

Step 4: Report findings and identify solutions

  Step 5: Evaluate efforts

NOTE TO SPEAKER: The arrow in front of Step 4 is there to indicate the step in the RCA process you are presenting on. You may want to mention this in context of the rest of the steps to your audience.

Objectives

List 3-5 key Rapid Community Assessment (RCA) objectives for the population/community being served

Example: 

Develop body of evidence for County X to draw from in developing an outreach campaign to address disparities

Pilot new tools and approaches for conducting adolescent and digital RCA

Provide early insight into health concern or threat in County X

Background

[Insert Location] at a Glance	

Provide details about statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it. Consider adding some photos of the location and other descriptors to add some eye-catching visuals to the presentation

Example: 60.7 percent of the population have a high school diploma or higher within County X

.

Communities of Focus

List the specific communities or areas of focus within RCA population

Example: Cities of County X – Share City, Grace City, and Smile City

Methods

Methods Used

Provide a list of qualitative and/or quantitative methods used throughout the RCA 

Example: 12 community partner interviews, 3 listening sessions, 5 online observations, and windshield tour of the County X 

People and Perspectives Included

Consider providing icons (if available) and/or lists to show people and perspectives included in RCA.

Locations Visited

Provide photos of various locations visited within the community. Consider inserting a map of the region and mark the places that were visited. 

Findings

What’s Working Well with COVID-19 Vaccination?

Provide a list of “what is working well” within the community regarding the health concern or threat

Example: Community leaders are mobilized and have clear requests for services and resources 

What Challenges Exist Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination?

Provide a list of the challenges discovered within the community regarding the health concern or threat 

Example: 

Difficult to locate young adults

Perception of disparities with neighboring communities

Lack of transportation

Recommendations

Recommendations
| CHALLENGE [List challenges below]                          | RECOMMENDATION [List recommendations for each challenge below]                      |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ex: Difficult to locate young adults                       | Ex: Outreach activities targeting young adults                                      |
| Ex: Perception of disparities with neighboring communities | Ex: Targeted placement of vaccine distribution sites based on social vulnerability  |
| Ex: Lack of transportation                                 | Ex: Provide rides via school buses, ambulances, church vans, and volunteer drivers. |

Lessons Learned

THIS SECTION IS OPTIONAL 

Lessons Learned

Provide a list of examples and lessons gained regarding the RCA

Example: 

Use a mix of different methods (e.g., community partner interviews, group listening sessions, observations)

Be open to following unexpected leads

Next Steps

Next Steps

Provide a list of steps that should occur within communities of focus after the RCA is complete

Example: Develop operational proposals for implementing solutions in County X

Acknowledgements

Acknowledgements

Provide a list of all community partners and organizations that contributed to the assessment.

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