Recently added articles from Journal of American College Health:
Development of a student engagement approach to alcohol prevention: the pragmatics project.(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Alcohol consumption among US college students is a significant problem, with 80% reporting that they drink and 40% reporting that they engage in heavy episodic or binge drinking. (1,2) Negative consequences range from relatively minor issues such as poor performance on tests, class ...
Social capital in the college setting: the impact of participation in campus activities on drinking and alcohol-related harms.(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... A growing number of studies have examined community-level influences on student drinking levels, including alcohol availability, pricing, and promotion. (1) Although there is a wealth of information on contributing factors for overall alcohol consumption, few studies have looked at ...
Meningitis in a college student in Connecticut, 2007.(Clinical and Program Note)(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... The student was a healthy woman aged 19 years in her second year at a university in Connecticut. She presented to the university medical clinic in March 2007 with nausea, vomiting, and photophobia. She described first feeling ill 5 days earlier when she developed a headache on the sides ...
College student receptiveness to various alcohol treatment options.(Survey)
Jul 01, 2009; ... College student drinking remains a significant problem on campuses across the nation. It is estimated that 38%-44% of college students report drinking 5 (4 for women in some studies) or more drinks on 1 occasion (often defined as binge drinking) in a 2-week period. (1,2) Researchers have ...
Adapting to students' social and health needs: suggested framework for building inclusive models of practice.(Clinical and Program Note)(Report)
Jul 01, 2009; ... A growing number of articles have appeared in the recent literature to guide research in the specialized fields of college student health and mental health. This appearance is important because clinical research, program outcome evaluation, and some descriptive survey findings contribute ...