Journal of American College Health back issues from September 2007:
A national study on gambling among US college student-athletes.(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Youth gambling has increasingly become a significant public health issue, especially in the wake of the widespread expansion of legalized gambling throughout North America. However, despite considerable consensus in the current literature that youths represent the highest risk group for ...
High-risk health and credit behavior among 18- to 25-year-old college students.(Author abstract)(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Credit card debt among undergraduate college students is becoming a major problem on campuses nationwide. Students are routinely inundated with credit card marketing schemes that apparently have been highly effective. A recent study indicated that the average undergraduate student doubles ...
Mental health need, awareness, and use of counseling services among international graduate students.(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Approximately 573,000 international students representing countries from around the world came to the United States to pursue academic studies in 2004. (1) More than half of all international students come from Asia, with the largest representation from China and India. (2) Although the ...
College and university compliance with a required meningococcal vaccination law.(Author abstract)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Infection with Neisseria meningitides (N. meningitides), the organism responsible for meningococcal disease, can lead to life-threatening illnesses (eg, bacteremia and meningitis). The incidence of meningococcal disease is highest among children aged < 2 years but peaks again during the ...
Wheeler House: the University of Vermont.
Sep 01, 2007; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This Federal period, 2-story brick dwelling was built in 1842 for the Reverend John Wheeler (1796-1862), the sixth president of the University of Vermont (UVM) from 1833-1848. Wheeler House, as it became known, enjoyed a close relationship with the ...
Characteristics of the female athlete triad in collegiate cross-country runners.(Author abstract)(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... The American College of Sports Medicine first described the Female Athlete Triad a decade ago. (1) It is a life-threatening syndrome that is defined by disordered eating, amenorrhea, and osteoporosis. (2) Female athletes at the elite level, those involved in appearance or endurance sports, ...
Internet use, abuse, and dependence among students at a Southeastern Regional University.(Author abstract)(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Internet access has become easier and more affordable throughout the United States, especially on college campuses; an estimated 92% of college students have computer access, (1) and approximately 86% of college students report having accessed the Internet for some purpose during their ...
Systemic glucose level changes with a carbohydrate-restricted and higher protein diet combined with exercise.(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Although some diets are based on scientifically validated information regarding macronutrient levels, (1) many contemporary dietary approaches likely restrict carbohydrate levels, causing difficulty in maintaining substrate availability and oxidation. In contrast, most physicians and ...
Antimicrobial resistance of urinary tract isolates in acute uncomplicated cystitis among college-aged women: choosing a first-line therapy.(Author abstract)(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC) is characterized by dysuria, pyuria, and frequency or urgency to urinate. Urinary tract infection (UTI) and its resulting symptoms affect approximately 8 million American women annually. (1) Fourcroy et al (2) found that a single episode of AUC in a ...
HPV knowledge and behaviors of black college students at a historically black university.(Author abstract)(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for the most frequently occurring sexually transmitted infection (STI) in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 20 million Americans carry genital HPV infections and about 5.5 million new ...
College students and HIV/AIDS: a comparison of nontraditional and traditional student perspectives.(Author abstract)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Despite efforts over the past few decades to educate the public about HIV/AIDS, the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported on World AIDS Day 2004 that the annual number of people testing positive for HIV has remained unchanged in the past 10 years. (1) ...
Tuberculosis screening on a health science campus: use of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Test for students and employees.(Clinical and Program Note)(Author abstract)(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... For many years, college health providers in the United States have relied on the tuberculin skin test (TST) to detect present or past infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) in students and campus employees. The limitations of the TST are well-documented, including placement ...
College students use cell phones while driving more frequently than found in government study.(Report)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Using a cell phone while driving a vehicle quadruples the risk of a collision (1) and increases the risk of a fatality occurring in an accident ninefold. (2) In its 100-Car Naturalistic Driving Study, the US Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found ...
What college health means to me: a piece of my mind.(Viewpoint)
Sep 01, 2007; ... My life as a student had long since ended when I first began to understand what student health care might mean to me. Now a middle-aged physician, I can attest to the fact that it is a rewarding and challenging profession. I somehow made it through my undergraduate years without ...
Relations between physical activity and behavioral and perceptual correlates among midwestern college students.(Author abstract)(Survey)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Results of a recent study in which investigators analyzed the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data indicated that, from 2001-2002, 65.7% of adults aged 20 years or older were either overweight or obese and that 16.5% of children aged 6 through 19 years were overweight. J ...
Erratum.(Correction notice)
Sep 01, 2007 ... In the May/June 2007 issue of the Journal of American College Health (Volume 55, Number 6), Table 6 was printed incorrectly in Kathleen Fagan's article, "Smoking-Cessation Counseling Practices of College/University Health-Care Providers--A Theory-Based Approach." The corrected table ...
Perceptions of environmental supports on the physical activity behaviors of university men and women: a preliminary investigation.(Author abstract)
Sep 01, 2007; ... Although promoting physical activity (PA) has emerged as a public health priority, identifying the environment's influence on PA remains elusive. (1-3 Researchers have begun to identify environmental supports for PA by investigating how natural and built environments relate to activity ...