About New York State Assessment Initiative

SWOT is an examination of a group's internal strengths and weaknesses, as well as the environment's opportunities and threats. This worksheet is adapted from the Healthy People 2010 Toolkit, and listed under Assessment Process Guides and Workbooks in the Resources Section.

Strengths What are the strengths of this assessment effort? Did you have something particularly unique? What could be an asset in developing the assessment plan for the current initiative?

Weaknesses What is your assessment effort lacking? What do other seem to accomplish that you cannot? What could limit your assessment effort?

Potential Internal Strengths Potential Internal Weaknesses
               
               
               
               
               
               

Opportunities What is happening, or happened, in your region that could provide opportunities?

Threats What is happening that could pose threats, or barriers, to the process or your goals?

Potential External Opportunities Potential External Threats
               
               
               
               
               
               

- Adapted from Healthy People 2010 Toolkit