HPE 3071: 

Program Planning, Implementation and Evaluation 

Health Promotion Program Planning Project Part #1: Needs Assessment Plan (20 points)
Your Needs Assessment Plan should include the following:

 Target Population (1 points) – College kids living in Stillwater, Oklahoma a medical approved cannabis
state.
 Why Conduct Needs Assessment (2 points): I want to conduct a needs assessment to focus on the
impact that medical cannabis has on college students in this area. I spent my first two college years at
Oklahoma State University and witnessed three classmates commit suicide my first year. I want to
focus on helping students during high levels of stress. This population could use a program to help with
mental issues while using all resources at hand such as medical cannabis.
 Planning Committee (4 points):
o Student Body President so the students can have a representative and have their opinions
heard.
o A Greek Life representative to help spread awareness and resources to all those in Greek life
that could be dealing with mental health issues.
o A scientist researcher on alcohol and drugs that specializes in anxiety and depression to help
spread and collect accurate information on the benefits for mental health.
o An advocate for mental health in college as it can be easier to hear from someone that is the
same age and dealing with the same experiences.
o A social media influencer that talks about their experience with medical cannabis and mental
health as social media is a big thing for our generation.

 Secondary Data (4 points):

o https://www.cdc.gov/marijuana/health-effects/index.html
 This is an informal resource as it talks about cannabis and all the different health effects.
This source also provides data on all of the information gathered.
o https://www.webmd.com/depression/depression-marijuana#:~:text=Marijuana%20May
%20Ease%20Symptoms%20of%20Depression,-There%20is%20some&text=A%20study
%20published%20in%202018,of%20depression%20by%20about%2050%25. This is useful
source as it highlights the benefits of cannabis use and depression during the first years of
study. As well as talking about its effects on people who use cannabis without depression.
o https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6306710/ . This source provides evidence
about the benefits and risk of medical cannabis.
o https://www.mpp.org/states/oklahoma/#:~:text=On%20June%2026%2C%202018%2C
%20Oklahoma,an%20effective%20medical%20cannabis%20law. This source provides details on
the policy that was passed regarding cannabis.

 Additional Information (3 points):

o % Of the target population that has experience depression due to college.
o Number of how many college students commit suicide for four years (one’s normal college
experience, first day to last day).
o The amount of college students that benefit from medical cannabis during their college years.
 Primary Data (4 points):
o Anonymous online survey with closed-ended questions to gather information on college kids
who deal with depression.
o Experimental research by using students who are dealing/struggle with depression and have
them journal their experience before medical cannabis and after and observe the effects.
 Who will Analyze your Data? (2 points):
o HCP’S would analyze this data as it could be used as a resource to recommend to their patients.
o Students looking for ways to reduce anxiety levels will analyze this data.
o Policy Makers will analyze this data to use in their debate to legalize medical cannabis.