Screening –
a form of needs assessment
n 3 types of screening
– 1.  Population-based
– Define a population
– Endeavor to screen the entire population
– 2.  Targeted population
– Aim at a “high risk” segment of the population
– Gender, age, behavior, health-related characteristic
– 3.  Opportunistic population
           -- Offer screening test for unsuspected disorder
           -- At time when person presents to clinician for another
       reason
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