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Direct linkNicholas Mallis; Cody Dailey; Sophia Drewry; Nina Howard; José F. Cordero; Michael Welton – Journal of American College Health, 2024
In the summer of 2020, SARS-CoV-2 infection rates among the U.S. population aged 20-39 years exceeded other age groups, with the largest increases occurring in the southern US. As many colleges reopened for in-person instruction in August and September, these trends continued among campuses across the country. Our study aimed to identify risk…
Descriptors: COVID-19, College Students, Smoking, Alcohol Abuse
Wolfe, Jeremy M. – Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2022
Using an online, medical image labeling app, 803 individuals rated images of skin lesions as either "melanoma" (skin cancer) or "nevus" (a skin mole). Each block consisted of 80 images. Blocks could have high (50%) or low (20%) target prevalence and could provide full, accurate feedback or no feedback. As in prior work, with…
Descriptors: Disease Incidence, Feedback (Response), Decision Making, Visual Aids
Steven A. Towers; Nigussie B. Gemechu; Nitasha C. Nagaraj; Megan M. Landry; Patrick Beane; Gary A. Sardon Jr.; Emily C. Weiss; Cindy M. Liu; Daniel E. Park; Maliha Aziz; Lynn R. Goldman; Amita N. Vyas; Karen A. McDonnell; Amanda D. Castel – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: The George Washington University (GW) in Washington, D.C., USA established the Public Health Laboratory and Campus COVID-19 Support Team (CCST) to develop and implement its SARS-CoV-2 surveillance testing and outbreak response for the 2020-2021 academic year. Participants and Methods: Approximately 4,000 GW members had access to campus…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Private Colleges, College Students, Disease Control
Christopher O'Donnell; Katherine Brownlee; Elise Martin; Joe Suyama; Steve Albert; Steven Anderson; Sai Bhatte; Kenyon Bonner; Chad Burton; Micaela Corn; Heather Eng; Bethany Flage; Jay Frerotte; Goundappa K. Balasubramani; Catherine Haggerty; Joel Haight; Lee H. Harrison; Amy Hartman; Thomas Hitter; Wendy C. King; Kate Ledger; Jane W. Marsh; Margaret C. McDonald; Bethany Miga; Kimberly Moses; Anne Newman; Meg Ringler; Mark Roberts; Theresa Sax; Anantha Shekhar; Matthew Sterne; Tyler Tenney; Marian Vanek; Alan Wells; Sally Wenzel; John Williams – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: A small percentage of universities and colleges conducted mass SARS-CoV-2 testing. However, universal testing is resource-intensive, strains national testing capacity, and false negative tests can encourage unsafe behaviors. Participants: A large urban university campus. Methods: Virus control centered on three pillars: mitigation,…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Control
Nkrumah Agyabeng, Anthony; Ahwireng, Patience Obeng; Bawole, Justice Nyigmah; Mickson, Michael Kwame; Ahenkan, Albert – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the electricity challenges confronting slums in order to understand the health implications thereof. Design/methodology/approach: The study utilized purposive sampling techniques supported by the convenience sampling method within the context of qualitative research to select 30 interviewees of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Slums, Energy, Barriers
Deborah Kunkel; Mackenzie Stuenkel; Laksika B. Sivaraj; Christopher C. Colenda; Lesslie Pekarek; Lior Rennert – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Assessment of predictive values of clinical symptoms for COVID-19 diagnosis in young adults. Participants: Nonresidential university students (ages 18-25) participating in surveillance testing and mandatory symptom survey between 9/9/2020 and 11/25/2020. Methods: Retrospective study of test results and symptom survey data. Results: Among 6,489…
Descriptors: College Students, Out of State Students, COVID-19, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Andrew S. London; Shannon M. Monnat; Iliya Gutin – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2025
Objective: To estimate the percentage of U.S. working-age (18- to 64-year-old) adults in 2023 who self-reported ever being diagnosed with ADHD by a health care professional. Method: We analyze data from the 2023 National Wellbeing Survey (N = 7,053) to estimate self-reported lifetime ADHD diagnosis status among working-age adults, overall and by…
Descriptors: Adults, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Clinical Diagnosis, Age
Kwon, Soyoung – Health Education & Behavior, 2022
Although mask wearing has been demonstrated to be an effective strategy to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become a contentious issue. This is evident in the policy shift regarding mask wearing during the pandemic and the varying mask mandates across different states in the United States. This study investigates the relationship between mask…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Prevention, Disease Incidence
Tran, Dai Binh – SAGE Open, 2022
Understanding the health benefits of education is vital in setting policy priorities, especially in lower-income countries. Using the instrumental variable with panel data estimation approach, this study utilizes data from the Thailand Vietnam Socio Economic Panel to provide comparative evidence of the health benefits of education in two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Benefits, Health, Educational Attainment
Yan, Xiaoeheng; Jungic, Veselin – PRIMUS, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic provided students a rare opportunity to use their mathematical knowledge to make sense of a top-of-mind crisis. Based on a report in a major regional newspaper, we designed tasks that require an understanding of infection rates and an interpretation of a misleading claim made in the newspaper. Our analysis of 91 undergraduate…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Disease Incidence, Calculus
Zhu, Zhong-kun; Leng, Chen-xin; Chen, Shu-long; Zheng, Yu-xuan; Chen, Dan-qing – Health Education Research, 2022
This study investigates the effect of public health education (PHE) on migrant workers' health status in China, using the data collected from the China Migrants Dynamic Survey project. The analysis employs a probit model, whose results suggest that, in general, PHE has a statistically significant and positive impact on migrant workers' self-rated…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Education, Foreign Countries, Migrant Workers
Download full textSahin, Murat Dogan; Sen, Sedat; Guler, Deniz – International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2022
This study aimed to adapt the COVID-19 Stress Scales (CSS) into Turkish and provide evidence for construct validity. For this purpose, firstly, Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was applied for the 5-factor model obtained during the development of CSS and the theoretically expected 6-factor model with total of 546 respondents. The findings…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Stress Variables
An Examination of Cancer Literacy among Appalachian versus Non-Appalachian Kentucky College Students
Jerry Derringer; Nathan L. Vanderford; Lisa Middleton; Lindsay E. Cormier – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Examine factors contributing to high rates of Appalachian female cancer incidences and mortalities by examining cancer literacy and associated sociological influences among Appalachian university students. Participants: This study evaluated Appalachian and non-Appalachian undergraduate students in Eastern Kentucky. Methods: A Qualtrics…
Descriptors: Multiple Literacies, Cancer, Health Education, Differences
Liu, Dong; Lin, Ge; Sun, Xiaoting; Du, Yi; Liu, Han; Qu, Ming – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: In fall 2020, all public K-12 schools reopened in broadly 3 learning models. The hybrid model was considered a mid-risk option compared with remote and in-person learning models. The current study assesses school-based coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spread in the early fall using a national data set. Methods: We assess COVID-19…
Descriptors: School Closing, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Planning
Thakkar, Pavan V.; Zimmerman, Kanecia O.; Benjamin, Daniel K.; Kalu, Ibukunoluwa C. – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: School closures were initially believed to mitigate SARS-CoV-2, but instead may have had a limited role in reducing community SARS-CoV-2 transmission. We describe a single school's experience with in-person education during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: From August 17, 2020 through January 23, 2021, we conducted a prospective study…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Elementary Secondary Education, Private Schools
