1. Tiara Yoakum
Area of Responsibility Summaries
The first area of responsibility speaks to assessing the needs of the target population, in
hopes of finding out if the program would be beneficial and to also find out what the target
population believes would be beneficial for them. I have assessed such needs for a Health
Education program that was based on breaking mental health stigmas and improving mental
health for freshmen college athletes at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The needs
assessment was completed by athletes, athletes from a mental health course, coaches as well
as athletic advisors. Following this summary is the needs assessment that was used for said
program.
2. Coaches/Advisors Survey Questions
Our senior Health Education project is based on mental health, specifically for freshman college
students. Our group has specifically chosen to work with the athletes but this project will be
implemented throughout campus for the entire freshman population.We are interested in
improving not only the college experience starting with the first year but we also aim to improve
student performance and the likelihood of each student continuing their education.There are
several topics that fall in the category of mental health, including but not limited to stress,
depression, anxiety, PTSD eating disorders, addictions and bipolar disorder. With the assistance
of the coaches, advisors and input from the students we will be able to successfully plan and
implement a Health Education that will benefit the freshman student population. This survey will
be confidential and should take about 10 minutes. We thank you for participation and willingness
to help us with our studies.
Have you had any athletes quit freshmen year due to any mental health issues?
(Depression, anxiety, stress, homesickness, loneliness, etc)
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Do you think that your freshmen athletes are under a lot of stress to fit in or to achieve
the expectations of being a college athlete?
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What is the most common mental health issue that you see in your freshmen athletes?
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What are the reoccurring mental health issue challenges you see in your athletes
(freshmen-senior year)?
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How can we help them?
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4. ResponsibilityII
The secondresponsibilityisconcernedwiththe actual planningof healtheducation.Thisinvolvesthe
prioritypopulationsaswell asthe stakeholdersandisalsowhere goalsandobjectivesare developed.
Withinthisareais where healtheducatorsare lookingforvariousstrategiesandinventionsthatwould
be beneficialforthe population.Withthe assistance of mypeersIhave actuallyplannedhealth
education.We createda programbasedon mental healthforourprioritypopulationanddecidewhat
interventionstouse inorderto accomplishourgoalsandobjectives.Ihave attachedthe lessonplanthat
we have created.
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ResponsibilityIII
The third responsibilityspeakstothe processof implementingthe planthatwascreatedwithin
responsibilityII.Thisalsoinvolvesmonitoringthisplanaswell aspreparing/traininganyindividualsthat
will be involvedinthe implementation.Ialsohave experience withimplementingthe programthatwe
createdwithinresponsibilityIII.Thisincludedpre andposttestthatwe createdinorderto monitorthe
progressof the studentsthatparticipatedandas a way to measure whetherornot we metour
objectives.Ihave included those toolsattachedtothisdocument.
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Freshmen-AthleteAppreciationNight
LessonPlan
Nov. 5, 2014 6-730pm
5. 5:30- Group membersarrive at BluffHall EventRoom and start settingup, (have music playing)
Have set up (eventserviceswill provide the chairs, table,projector, screen,and microphone set
-6 places in front for seniorsto sit with microphones
- Have bottledwater for each panelist
tablesset up near the door on the inside of the room
- Table 1: Food table; pizza,chips and dip,ice cream cake, drinks, drink flavor
pouches,cupcakes and cup cake stand ** Waterbottleswill have wrappers on them
that have our logoon them.
- Table 2: Foldersfor participants, pens,and blank cards to write questionson
- Table 3: Prize table near front
s theywon the health
educationt-shirt.
6. 6:00-Participants arrive and Ribbian will change to the nextslide whichwill say, “grab a bite to
eat, folderfrom the front, write any questionsyou may have and put them in the box.” If they
have questionsthat they don’tfeel comfortable asking out loud thenthey will be able to write the
questiondown on a notecard and summitit anonymously ina box located by the folders.
6:05- Music will be shut off. Jami will change to the nextslide and welcome the participants for
coming out and announce that they shouldcomplete the pretests and Ribbianand Elizabethwill
collectit from them.
6:10- Ribbian and Jami will beginwith a briefoverviewofstress and some mental/physical
indicators of stress.They will discussthe informationthat will be displayedon the slide isas
According to the National Centerfor Complementaryand Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM) stressis definedas:
Direct Contact: FreshmenAthletes
A physical and emotional reaction that people experience astheyencounterchanges in
7. -Inabilityto concentrate
-Lack of self-esteem
-Weightloss/gain
-Extra Sensitive
-Hyperventilating
-Frequentcolds/infections
-Lack of confidence
-Panicattacks/nausea
-Easilydistracted
-Negative thinking
-MoodSwings
-Lack of Motivation
-Physical tiredness
According to the National Centerfor Complementaryand Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
8. stress isdefinedas:
A physical and emotional reaction that people experience astheyencounterchanges inlife.
6:15- Tiara will introduce the seniorpanel (ElizabethHampl-Beck,Greg Block, Mo Mo Johnas,
Travis Felax,Sam Jones).
6:20- Have seniorpanel start (ifno one is asking questionsthan we will use the questionsfroma
6:50- Tiara will end the seniorpanel questionsand thank the seniorpanel for coming and talking
6:55- Bonnita will announce that there are 5 Jimmy johnsandwich coupons tapedunder their
seats. And that there is a big paper star that meansthey won the healtheducationt-shirt.
Direct Contact: FreshmenAthletes
7:00- Tiara will announce the group activity. After the second scenariowe will also have a slide
that discussestipsfor homesickness.That slide informationisalso displayedbelow.We will
give them 5 minutesto talk among their table and come up with answers to the two scenariosthat
will be presented,whichare:
1. Erin is an athlete who broke her ankle while practicing, to helpher alleviate stressshe
usuallytakes a Zumba class. What else wouldyou suggestthat she can do to alleviate
9. 2. Kim has not beenable to visither familyas much as she likesbecause she plays
basketball and she goesto school.Basketball practice takesout a lot of time by itself,and
latelyshe has beenvery homesick.Whatshould she do?
Tips for HomesicknessSlide:
"You're notliterallyjust missingyour house.You're missingwhat's normal, what is
routine,the larger sense ofsocial space,because those are the thingsthat helpus
- Josh Klapow, Associate Professorat Universityof Alabama'sSchool of PublicHealth
-Understandthat homesicknessisnormal
-GetComfortable
-Developa routine
-CampusPolitics
-Familiarize yourselfwiththe campus
-Talk to other students
-Stay Connected
10. 7:10- The PowerPointwill switch slidestoa linkto do poll in. Jami will ask the participants to
take out their cellphonesandtexttheir answers to the numberprovidedin the link.(3 questions-
purpose- normalizingstigmas)
question#1 out loud: What percentage ofstudents livingwitha mental health condition
experiencedamental health crisison campus?
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Question#2: “Accordingto the American College HealthAssessmentdone byASHA, a
nationwide surveyof college students,what percentage of studentsfeltoverwhelmedbyall that
they had to do?” Open endedanswers.
Question#3: Name a mental healthissue we as athletesoftensee in our peers/teammates.Open
7:20- Bonnita will announce the drawling for more prizes.
7:25- Ribbian will announce that we have a post test and that the participants needto take the
posttestout oftheir folders,complete andthat they will be collectedby Elizabeth.
7:30-Elizabeth will thank the participants for coming and beinginvolvedinour program. Also,
mentionthat ifthey want to learnmore about the healtheducation program at SIUE that there is
11. informationin theirfolderabout the program.
7:30-8:00- The whole group will clean up after the eventand dispose ofthe uneatenfood.
Posttest
Our senior Health Education project is based on mental health, specifically for freshman college
students. Our group has specifically chosen to work with the athletes but this project will be
implemented throughout campus for the entire freshman population.We are interested in improving
not only the college experience starting with the first year but we also aim to improve student
performance and the likelihood of each student continuing their education.There are several topics
12. that fall in the category of mental health, including but not limited to stress, depression, anxiety,
PTSD, eating disorders, addictions, and bipolar disorder. With the assistance of the coaches,
advisors, and input from the students we will be able to successfully plan and implement a Health
Education program that will benefit the freshman student population. This 6 question pretest should
take you between 3-5 minutes to finish. Your participation is voluntary. You may stop answering at
any time. Please do not write your name for this is confidential.
1. What percentage of college student-athletes suffer from poor mental health/wellness?
A. 15%
B. 20%
C. 65%
D. 73%
2. List 3 different people or places on campus that you can go to if you are experiencing stress
related problems that are affecting your daily life.
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3. List 5 mental and physical signs that indicate high stress in a individual?
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4. What are 3 effective ways to cope with stress?
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5. What are 3 ways to cope with being homesick?
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6. What are 3 things that you could suggest for a friend to do if they came to you expressing
that they were overwhelmed, stressed, and/or homesick?
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7. Do you think the Freshmen Athlete Appreciation Night was beneficial? Why or why not?
14. The fourtharea of responsibilityspeakstothe processof evaluationandresearchandhowone
shouldgoabout planningsuchthings.Thisincludesobtainingquestionsforthe evaluationinstruments
as well ashow to collectandanalyze the data receivedfromthe instruments.Ihave plannedevaluation
as well asconductedresearchforHealthEducation.My colleaguesandIplannedamental health
program called“FreshmenAthlete AppreciationNight”.We createdobjectivesforthe programandin
orderto ensure thatthose were metwe createdpre and posttesttogive participantsforanalysisand
evaluation.
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The fiftharea of responsibilityisadministeringandmanaginghealtheducation.Thisincludes managing
fiscal andhumanresourcesas well asobtainingacceptance fromcommunitypartnersandstakeholders
for the program.I’ve demonstratedskill inthisareabycoordinatingfiscal resourcesforthe Freshmen
AppreciationNight.MypeersandI were able tocollectdonationsfromplaceswithinthe community,
allowingustoprovide food,refreshments,handoutsandprizes.The budgetisattached. Thisalsogave
us experience inmanagingbudgetsinordertoassure we were preparedforparticipants.
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The sixtharea of responsibilityfocusesonthe healtheducatorservingasaresource person.This
includesnotonlybeingaware of the resourcesthatare available butalsobeingable toanalyze the
resourcestoensure thattheyare accuracy, relevance andtimeliness.Ihave servedasahealtheducator
resource personalongwithmycolleaguesinmySr.HealthProjectonFreshmenAthlete Mental Health.
We obtainedvalidandreliable sourcesnotonlyforinformationusedinourlessonplanbutalsoto
provide studentsinsightonwhere theycouldgotoreceive helpif needed.
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The last area of responsibilityistocommunicate andadvocate forbothhealthandhealtheducation.
Thisincludesbothassessingandbeingable to prioritize suchhealthinformation.I’ve demonstratedskill
inthisarea whenmycolleaguesandIwere givingalessontothe freshmenathletesaboutmental
health.Duringthe lessonwe hadtointegrate variousmethodsandtechniquestoensure thatwe could
keepthe attentionof the studentswhile alsoprovidingthemwiththe healthinformationthatthey
need.We incorporatedasurveyviaPollEverywhere,small groupdiscussions,ashortvideoclipand
Prezi presentationtokeepthe studentsengaged.
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Questionsfor GroupDiscussion
1. Erin is an athlete who broke her ankle while practicing, to helpher alleviate stressshe usuallytakes
a Zumba class. What else wouldyou suggestthat she can do to alleviate stress?
15. 2. Kim has not beenable to visither familyas much as she likesbecause she plays basketball and she
goesto school.Basketball practice takes out a lot of time by itself,andlatelyshe has beenvery
homesick.What shouldshe do?
Questionsusedfor POLLEVERYWHERE Activity
Question#1 out loud:What percentage of studentsliving with a mental healthcondition experienced
a mental healthcrisis on campus? Multiple choice answerswill be provided.
Question#2: According to the nationwide surveyof college students,what percentage ofstudents felt
overwhelmedbyall that they had to do?
Question#3: Name a mental healthissue we as athletesoftensee in our peers/teammates.Open
endedanswers.
