▁community ▁evalu ators ▁should ▁conduct ▁a ▁performance ▁analysis ▁to ▁identify ▁whether ▁the ▁proposed ▁plan ▁in ▁the ▁program ▁will ▁actually ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁eliminate ▁the ▁need . ▁The ▁‘ what ’ ▁question ▁requires ▁that ▁evalu ators ▁conduct ▁a ▁task ▁analysis ▁to ▁find ▁out ▁what ▁the ▁best ▁way ▁to ▁perform ▁would ▁be . ▁For ▁example , ▁whether ▁the ▁job ▁performance ▁standards ▁are ▁set ▁by ▁an ▁organization ▁or ▁whether ▁some ▁government al ▁rules ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁considered ▁when ▁undert aking ▁the ▁task . ▁ ▁Third , ▁define ▁and ▁identify ▁the ▁target ▁of ▁inter vent ions ▁and ▁accur ately ▁describe ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁service ▁needs ▁of ▁that ▁population ▁It ▁is ▁important ▁to ▁know ▁what / who ▁the ▁target ▁population ▁is / are ▁– ▁it ▁might ▁be ▁individuals , ▁groups , ▁communities , ▁etc . ▁There ▁are ▁three ▁units ▁of ▁the ▁population : ▁population ▁at ▁risk , ▁population ▁in ▁need ▁and ▁population ▁in ▁demand ▁ ▁Population ▁ ▁at ▁risk : ▁are ▁people ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁probability ▁of ▁developing ▁the ▁risk ▁e . g . ▁the ▁population ▁at ▁risk ▁for ▁birth ▁control ▁programs ▁are ▁women ▁of ▁child - b ear ing ▁age . ▁ ▁Population ▁in ▁need : ▁are ▁people ▁with ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁program ▁see ks ▁to ▁address ; ▁e . g . ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁need ▁for ▁a ▁program ▁that ▁a ims ▁to ▁provide ▁AR V ' s ▁to ▁H IV ▁positive ▁people ▁are ▁people ▁that ▁are ▁H IV ▁positive . ▁ ▁Population ▁in ▁demand : ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁need ▁that ▁agre