Knowledge Gap

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Knowledge Gap / Service Gap
Program Planning
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Purpose

• This is one of the most important elements of
  your proposal. It describes what the difference
  is between the current research / services and
  what is proposed by your program.
• (i.e. Here is what we know and here is what is
  needed to support your program/study)

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• Very specifically, identify the gap in knowledge
  and service (s) that you will address in your
  project.
• The reviewer needs to be able to make the
  connection that filling this gap is the next step
  in advancing your project or program
• A Gap is the health problem and your program
  will fill this gap and prevent further health
  problems or severity of the problem from
  continuing.

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Example

• The use of (meth) has been rapidly increasing
  over the last 10 years. It has proven to be the
  number one used drug compared to all other abused
  substances. Although it is common all over the
  nation, Oregon has one of the highest meth abuse
  rates. Since this drug is not only easy to make
  but cheap to buy, and younger children are
  becoming involved in it more and more. Allowing
  the community to consolidate against the growing
  meth epidemic, communities will able to better
  educate, provide awareness of the problem, and
  focus on prevention tactics. UCAM proposes that
  by coming together as a community to take action
  towards the problem, it has much more potential
  to help members of communities.

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