Turning Data To Action With Community Needs Assessments

How often do public health organizations decide what a community needs — without actually asking them? This episode of the Public Health Insight Podcast sees Gordon sit down with Alexandra Piatkowski, epidemiologist and founder & CEO of Piat Public Health, to unpack one of public health's most foundational — and often misused — tools: the community needs assessment. They explore why existing quantitative data is never enough on its own, how health equity moves from buzzword to practice, and what it really takes to do a needs assessment well when budgets are tight and funders want results fast. References for Our Discussion ◼️ Piat Public Health Guest ◼️ Alexandra Piatkowski , MPH, PMP Host & Executive Producer ◼️ Gordon Thane, BMSc, MPH, PMP® Production Notes ◼️ Music from Johnny Harris x Tom Fox: The Music Room Leave Us Some Feedback If you enjoy our podcasts, be sure to

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Turning Data To Action With Community Needs Assessments is an episode from Public Health Insight by PHI Media.

This episode is 34:31 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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