Windshield Surveys
Practical Methods: Direct Observations and Windshield Surveys
American Academy of Pediatrics
An overview of direct observations and windshield surveys; includes a simple yet comprehensive windshield survey guide.
Community Profile: Community Health Learning Tool
University of Northumbria at Newcastle
A succinct, comprehensive windshield survey guide that can be used as a tool to create a community profile for a community needs assessment.
Community Needs Assessment Walking Survey
Age-Friendly NYC
An overview of New York City's "City for All Ages Community Needs Assessment Survey," which includes walking survey plans, volunteer organization and data collection strategy, and an example of a walking survey.
Service Learning: Windshield Surveys
Duquesne University
A research methods assignment for students at Duquesne University, IL that describes the simple process of implementing a windshield/ walking survey within the context of service learning. Helpful because of the guiding questions this summary highlights.
Windshield Survey Guide
Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence
ICADV has developed a Windshield Survey Guide based on the Community Toolbox. This guide is comprehensive and will help you develop a profile for your community. The guide can be adapted and modified as needed.