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Showing 1 to 20 of 51 for “"college health"”.
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Strategic planning in college health: A mixed method study
… have an increasing number of pre-existing health and wellness concerns when they arrive on campus. College-based health service leaders are tasked with addressing those concerns with a finite set of resources within the context of evolving healthcare and higher education industries. In …
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College women's use of contraceptives with implications for a college health service
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A Study of Persistence in the Northeast State Community College Health-Related Programs of Study.
… to graduation by students who were admitted to Health-Related Programs leading to the degree associate of applied science at Northeast State Community College. The criterion variable in this study was persistence, which was categorized into two groups the persister group (program completers) and …
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The influence of social support on female exercise self-efficacy in a college health-related fitness course
Goals of Healthy Campus 2020 is to improve health across college campuses for students. One of the focuses is to increase physical exercise and avoid weight gain and risks for obesity. During this time of transition, many college students do not partake in regular exercise and females are at lower …
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Improving Patient Satisfaction, Wait Times, and Access to Care in a College Health Setting; Expanding the RN Role as Prescribing Agent With Standardized Procedures
… project took place in a rural university student health center where family planning and contraception services are the number one service provided.</p> <p>The RN visit project has been multidisciplinary and collaborative in creating standardized procedures, guided by the board of nursing that …
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So What, Now What? Using Social Media Activism to Inform Power-Conscious Prevention of Gender-Based Violence
… before they start (DeGue et al, 2014; American College Health Association, 2016; American College Health Association, 2018; Townsend, 2017; Schneider & Hirsch, 2018; McMahon et al, 2019), so much so that primary prevention to address gender-based violence on college campuses has been mandated by …
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Examining the Relationship Between Physical Activity and Stress
… secondary data collected from the 2017 American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II (ACHA-NCHA II). The following research question guided the study: Is there a relationship between physical activity participation and stress among undergraduate students at a private …
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Actual And Perceived Sexual Behaviors In College Students
The purpose of this study was to compare college students' actual sexual behaviors and their perceptions of sexual behaviors among their peers. The analyses consisted of 65,036 participant's ages 18 to 24, with a mean age of 20.20 years (sdâ±1.55) who completed the American college health …
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An Interdisciplinary Approach to Improving Student Physical Activity and Nutritional Behaviors
… thought to be the most at risk group within the college population exhibiting levels of nutrition and physical activity well below national recommendations for health. PURPOSE: The purpose of the research project was to evaluate the effect of a Healthful Living Residential Interest Group (RIG) …
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Scale economies in college and university student health centers: An econometric analysis
… economies of scale for the provision of health care in college and university student health centers. Services at student health centers are available for approximately 10 million of the students enrolled in 1,500 institutions of higher learning in the United States. Estimated costs of …
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Locus of control and risk behavior among college students
… were male (N=8) and female (N=24) undergraduate college students from Rowan University. Rotter's Internal-External Locus of Control Scale was used to assess the subject's attributions (internal vs. external) for the outcomes of his or her behavior. To assess the amount of risk behavior in the …
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Factors Affecting Condom Use Among College Students
… the nation indicate a low usage of condoms among college students. In fall of 2004, the National College Health Assessment was administered to a random sample of students at a state comprehensive university in south central Kentucky. Findings revealed that among the sexually active students, …
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Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Explain Physical Activity Among College Students
<p>The health benefits of physical activity include improved cardiovascular health, reduced rates of diabetes and other metabolic diseases, weight maintenance and improved bone and mental health (United States Department Health & Human Services (2008). According to the American College Health …
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HPV Vaccination Uptake: Identifying Gaps, Barriers and Disparities in Canadian Population
… at one point in their lifetime. The World Health Organization recognizes vaccination as a strategic approach in the prevention of HPV-related diseases. In Canada, the HPV vaccine was approved in 2006. In spite of proven benefits, HPV vaccine uptake is suspected to be low and variable across …
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An Ecological Exploration of the Impact of Residence Hall Living on Fitness and Nutritional Behaviors
… Obesity is increasingly more prevalent among college students due to personal, interpersonal and environmental facilitators. College is a time when students are beginning to develop habits that will remain with them for the rest of their lives. In order to combat this epidemic, college health …
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Determination of the message content for educating the public about the health education profession
… the contents of a marketing message that health educators need to transmit to the public about their profession. A questionnaire, developed by the researcher, was used to determine the message content. Four decision questions were asked of all participants. Data were collected by the …
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College integrated care: Effectiveness of the use of a modified version of the patient health questionnaire for patients in a university health clinic
… need for this model at a Midwest university health center, by investigating how two behavioral questionnaires influenced providers’ prescription of psychotropic medications and referrals for behavioral intervention. After random assignment to condition, 109 participants in the experimental …
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Episodic Heavy Drinking and Marijuana Use Among Undergraduate Students at Western Kentucky University
… is a prevalent risk behavior among undergraduate college students throughout the United States. Moreover, studies have shown that EHD is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality among college students as unintentional injuries, sexual assaults, and unsafe sexual behaviors among …
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