Creating a Needs Assessment In this assignment, create a needs assessment outline that describes and documents the health status issue that your project will address and the target population it will serve. The purpose of the needs assessment is to help reviewers understand the community and/or organization (i.e., the population) that will be served by your proposed project. The needs assessment document should describe the need for the project in the proposed locale and include baseline data on the prevalence and demographic characteristics of the targeted population as well as supporting racial/ethnic data. The document should provide a description of the prevalence of health indicators (e.g., overweight, obesity) in the proposed geographic area. It should describe the current availability of preventive health services that address the health issue in the targeted group. In addition, discuss any relevant barriers in the service area that your project hopes to overcome. You should also describe gaps in the current provision of services as well as gaps in knowledge and the capacity of health care providers and key public/private community agencies to adequately screen, routinely assess, effectively intervene, and/or coordinate their efforts within a comprehensive network of preventive health services. Here is a suggested structure for your needs assessment outline. It should be between 3 and 5 pages in length.      I.   Health Status           a.   Introduce the health issue           b.   How does the health issue affect the target population?     II.   Community Description           a.   Describe the setting, which might include national, state, local, or campus information depending on the program scope   III.    Needs Assessment           a.   Qualitative assessment           b.   Quantitative assessment   IV.   Community Link           a.   What is currently being offered to the specific population?           b.   Will the proposed program be complementary, competing, or new to the area? 1 3 Mental Health in college students Alexis Heard Program Design in Kinesiology Dr. G. Palevo Columbus State University February 9, 2022 Mental Health in College Students Mental health is a serious public health issue that impacts society at large. It includes mental conditions, depression, anxiety, and physical symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue, headaches, and back pain. When compared to other people, college students are routinely found to experience high rates of mental distress. For example, compared with the rest population, Australian medical students exhibited much higher levels of psychological distress. According to studies, mental anguish is more common among college students in Asian and Sub-Saharan African countries. According to Mboya et al. (2020), the largest incidence reported was 71.9 percent among medical students at Jizan Higher education institution in Saudi Arabia, almost identical to the percentage observ ...

1. Creating a Needs Assessment
In this assignment, create a needs assessment outline that
describes and documents the health status issue that your
project will address and the target population it will serve. The
purpose of the needs assessment is to help reviewers understand
the community and/or organization (i.e., the population) that
will be served by your proposed project.
The needs assessment document should describe the need for
the project in the proposed locale and include baseline data on
the prevalence and demographic characteristics of the targeted
population as well as supporting racial/ethnic data. The
document should provide a description of the prevalence of
health indicators (e.g., overweight, obesity) in the proposed
geographic area. It should describe the current availability of
preventive health services that address the health issue in the
targeted group. In addition, discuss any relevant barriers in the
service area that your project hopes to overcome. You should
also describe gaps in the current provision of services as well as
gaps in knowledge and the capacity of health care providers and
key public/private community agencies to adequately screen,
routinely assess, effectively intervene, and/or coordinate their
efforts within a comprehensive network of preventive health
services.
Here is a suggested structure for your needs assessment outline.
It should be between 3 and 5 pages in length.
I. Health Status
a. Introduce the health issue
b. How does the health issue affect the target

2. population?
II. Community Description
a. Describe the setting, which might include national,
state, local, or campus
information depending on the program scope
III. Needs Assessment
a. Qualitative assessment
b. Quantitative assessment
IV. Community Link
a. What is currently being offered to the specific
population?
b. Will the proposed program be complementary,
competing, or new to the area?
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Mental Health in college students
Alexis Heard
Program Design in Kinesiology
Dr. G. Palevo

3. Columbus State University
February 9, 2022
Mental Health in College Students
Mental health is a serious public health issue that impacts
society at large. It includes mental conditions, depression,
anxiety, and physical symptoms such as insomnia, fatigue,
headaches, and back pain. When compared to other people,
college students are routinely found to experience high rates of
mental distress. For example, compared with the rest
population, Australian medical students exhibited much higher
levels of psychological distress. According to studies, mental
anguish is more common among college students in Asian and
Sub-Saharan African countries. According to Mboya et al.
(2020), the largest incidence reported was 71.9 percent among
medical students at Jizan Higher education institution in Saudi
Arabia, almost identical to the percentage observed in Dar Es
Salaam, Tanzania among non-medical students that were at 70
percent. Mental health issues like mental distress are
underreported in many parts of the world. This review will
discuss mental illness, focusing on anxiety and depression
among college students and its relationship to suicidal thoughts
and programming intervention.
College students are likely to have a high rate of mental health
disorders. It could be because college coincides with a difficult
period for many regular and non-traditional first-year college
students. Traditional students enroll for college after high
school, and they are younger and still dependent on their
parents for financial support. Therefore, they have no full -time
work, and in some cases, they do not even have part-time
(Bruffaerts et al., 2018). Consequently, concerning academic
pressure, these students may experience trouble when handling
additional adult-based obligations with no prior skills and
intellectual competence required for adulthood. Many typical
college students may encounter possibly stressful events for the
very first time, like work, being in a committed relationship, or

4. having roommates with different religions and cultural systems.
On the other hand, students who take a non-traditional approach
are likely to be employed full-time and may have dependents
that need their support. Due to this, many students have
challenges trying to balance educational requirements with
family and employment obligations. Most college students
might experience persistence, aggravation, or initiation of
mental and substance abuse disorders in these situations, with
little or no care. The percentage of young individuals with
psychological problems attending college has raised
dramatically as awareness of child mental health problems has
grown, as has the usage of more psychotropic drugs. A study
conducted by Broglia et al. (2018) indicates increased severity
of mental health needs among college students, and the demand
is rapidly increasing every day. According to this study,
increased tuition fees and broadening engagement schemes
contribute to this problem. Broglia et al. (2018) also
demonstrate overlapping interest in providing mobile
applications that help students manage mental health and offer
the potential to handle mental health challenges they face.
Most mental health issues peak in adolescence or early
adulthood. According to Pedrelli et al. (2015), by the time
young people reach the age of 25 years, seventy-five percent of
them will have suffered from a mental condition and have
already experienced certain symptoms. The increased upheavals
linked to college may precipitate existing psychological issues
that first emerged in childhood in conventional students.
Students may face increased mental health symptoms or might
have a recurrence given the demands of their various
responsibilities.
Anxiety in College Students
Anxiety disorders are a mental health issue among the most
prevalent in college students, with the most of them struggling
with the disorder. Social phobia is the earliest of the
generalized anxiety disorder, whereas panic disorder, GAD, and
PTSD appear later. In a population of older teenagers, the ages

5. at which psychiatric illnesses first appear are when they join
college. Many universities have documented a rise in the
number of students suffering from anxiety, as mental health
problems continue to be a major concern for many students.
White's study (2022) found a link between a greater desire for
cognitive comprehension and increased stress levels and
anxiety. The findings have important implications for students
who have been under a lot of stress because of the COVID-19
outbreak.
Depression in College Students
Another mental disorder is depression which is among the most
common psychological problem among college students.
Depression is a serious issue today all over the world. Every
nation is investing millions of dollars in solving related
psychological problems, depression being one of them. The
research survey was done by Sahin et al. (2021) on college
students shows a total rate of 58% variance predictor of
likelihood among the student population who will be suffering
from psychological issues such as anxiety, stress, or depression.
These kinds of problems are hindrances to all way round
developments. If not treated, depression can lead to permanent
mental disorders among students.
Contrary to what many people may believe, depression is a
blues feeling and is a common and serious mental condition that
is most of the time underestimated. It affects millions of
Americans each year. People experiencing depression often lose
interest of day-to-day activities, lack self-esteem, experience a
lack of energy, and have difficulties in their sleeping patterns.
According to Marck et al. (2021), if it’s not treated depression
for a prolonged period, it may lead to poor health, drug, and
alcohol abuse as well as suicidal ideation. There is no specific
cause of depression, but it is often associated with the
reoccurrence of one or more symptoms among students. Known
forerunners of depression may include genetic inheritance of a
chemical called neurological, chronic health illnesses, substance
abuse, and high level of stress. There are different types of

6. depression, with the most common one being clinical
depression. Symptoms and signs vary depending on the severity,
although they can also be specific to different students. After
being diagnosed with clinical depression, they will likely
experience the signs for the remaining part of their lives.
Relationship between Mental Disorders, Stress and Suicidal
thoughts
A clinical study conducted by Wongpakaran et al. (2021), the
research explored the relationship between depression, suicidal
ideation, personality, and life stress and found the different
causes of suicidal thoughts. The study results showed that
suicidal thoughts were majorly correlated to anxiety,
depression, stress, and personality disorders. Another analysis
found that the main predictors of suicide were stressful life
events, depression, and extraversion (Lester, 2021). The
prevalence of depression among pre-college students shows that
depression is very high in pre-university students. The severity
and prevalence of depression have been higher in the older age
group of students. According to Sazakli et al. (2021), students
who studied commerce and statistics suffered more than art and
science students. The condition was also relatively higher for
male students, especially those studying in Government
colleges.
Technology Use in Mental Health Programming
Technology can address the problem of minimal health care
seeking among college kids. As stated previously, both
conventional and non-traditional students express not seeking
help due to a lack of opportunity or a fear of others might
perceive. Technology-based diagnosis and treatment programs
would provide confidentiality, be accessible at any time, and
potentially behave less financial burden. Kola et al. (2021)
discovered that most Nigerian perinatal teenagers possess and
use smartphones. They would be eager to use these gadgets for
mental health awareness, intervention, and preventative
campaigns. In this group, smartphone usage is minimal, and
women prefer health intervention using text messaging.

7. Several other studies have studied Web-based anxiety and
depression studies to assess for mental issues amongst college
students. Lee et al. (2022) investigated a Web-based strategy for
testing for depressive episodes and other suicide risk indicators,
with participants receiving a customized evaluation and online
discussion with only a professional counselor. They found that
at-risk students were more likely to seek help by taking this
method. These studies evaluated together, encourage the use of
Web-based interventions among college students to improve
treatment seeking. Furthermore, offering computer-based
interventions to students who are worried about being
stigmatized or have little time may be beneficial. For instance,
there is a variety of cognitive-behavioral therapeutic
interventions demonstrated to be beneficial for treating a
variety of mental health issues.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the issue of mental health amongst college
students has become prevalent. Difficulties of early adulthood,
drugs and alcohol abuse, and academic pressure to perform can
result in mental illness or worsen pre-existing conditions. Most
students suffer from anxiety and depression, which go untreated
because they are afraid of seeking help because of
stigmatization or lack awareness of these conditions. Since
there are no adequate interventions that involve adherence to
mental health treatment, the issue often becomes chronic.
Therefore, it’s imperative to develop outreach mental health
programs that aim to encourage adherence to therapy and other
treatment interventions. It’s vital to involve family as college
students are still dependent on their families. In addition, since
the school curriculum might affect a realistic approach,
healthcare providers must guarantee that therapy will be
provided all year round for college students. They should also
collaborate with other practitioners concerned about providing
mental health treatments to students. Clinical intervention
demands expertise and knowledge of students' developmental
psychology, concerns for college students, family structures,

8. and the healthcare system.
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10. Business Plan Template
Company Name:
Owners:
Are you the owner or will you have partners?
Biography/Qualifications:
Share about yourself and why you are qualified to start this
business (degrees, certifications, etc.)
Scope of Services:
List and share details about the services you would offer.
Background/Significance:
This section should be in paragraph/paper form. You will need
to use references in this section
and utilize APA formatting for citing. Share the scope of the
need that your business addresses,
any public policy that impacts the need, and why your business
is needed and important. This is
where you justify opening your business. This section should
be a large portion of your business
plan and create the foundation for how your business will be

11. sustainable.
Target Audience and Scope of Target Audience:
Who will your business serve? What geographic areas will you
serve? You will need to do
some research for this section as well to share statistics or
numbers for your target audience. If
you can find statistics for your specific geographic area, that is
best. That might not be possible
so you can share national or state statistics instead. This
section will justify the need in your area
or the need for your target audience.
Stakeholders:
List and justify why these people are important to your
business. You do not need to list specific
people but can list by category, such as Lawyer.
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Competitors and Edge:

12. You will need to know what competition or similar businesses
are in your area and what makes
you different from them.
Sources of Revenue/Funding
How do you plan to be sustainable?
Start-Up Expenses
List what expenses you have as part of your start up. You do
not need to list amounts for this
abbreviated plan but list what you need to consider to start your
business. Also, where will this
money come from?
Marketing Strategies
List or paragraph form. Justify why that marketing strategy is
appropriate for your business.
Short and Long-Term Goals and Timeline
List both short term (over the next year) and long term (5-10
year) goals and include a timeline
with the list.

13. *References should be cited in text and a reference page (APA
formatting) should be included.