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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
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Lauren Martinez; Naddia Palacios; Jonathan Wang; Prawit Thainiyom; Monique Allard; Paula Swinford; Sarah Van Orman – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: Racially minoritized individuals can simultaneously experience both oppression and flourishing (ie, positive mental health). This study examines identity connection as a mediator of this relationship. Participants: Undergraduates at a large, private university (n = 771), 59.4% racially minoritized American or international (RMA/I).…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Minority Group Students, Foreign Students, Undergraduate Students
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Aleksandra Karosas; Lichuan Ye – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Contact tracing is essential to help monitor and control the spread of the highly contagious COVID-19 virus. Many universities across the United States have developed and implemented contact tracing programs during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this viewpoint article, we characterized and reflected on the unique challenges of contact tracing in…
Descriptors: Barriers, Disease Control, Public Health, COVID-19
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Micheline R. Anderson; Suza C. Scalora; Abigail Crete; Elisabeth J. Mistur; Lisa Miller – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: This study examined rates of positive screens for depression and posttraumatic stress and their comorbidity among undergraduate (N = 77) and graduate (N = 136) students who participated in on-campus Spiritual-Mind-Body (SMB) wellness interventions. Methods: Participants completed the PHQ-9 and the PCL-C before starting an 8-week…
Descriptors: Mental Disorders, Comorbidity, Graduate Students, Undergraduate Students
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Staci L. Morris; Robbert J. Langwerden; Eric F. Wagner; Michelle M. Hospital – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Alcohol and other drug (AOD) use problems among college students continue to represent a public health epidemic. In 2019, historically high rates of binge-drinking and marijuana use were reported among college-age adults, and the detrimental effects of excessive AOD use in college, such as poorer academic performance, sexual assault, injury or…
Descriptors: Program Implementation, Intervention, Drinking, Drug Use
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Shea Wenzler; Jared Keeley – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To examine what factors impact college students in the United States who are deciding to initiate or continue mental health services. Participants: Spring 2021 undergraduate students (N = 453) at a large urban university. Methods: Online, cross-sectional survey with mental health service experience as the independent variable and social…
Descriptors: Mental Health Programs, Student Adjustment, Influences, Undergraduate Students
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Rupp, Kristie; Schnoll, Roseanne; Zigmont, Victoria A. – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To examine health behaviors associated with overweight/obesity by race/ethnicity at a diverse urban college. Participants: 270 undergraduates (77.0% female; 26.7% non-Hispanic white) and median body mass index (BMI) of 23.1 kg/m2. Methods: A questionnaire about health-related behaviors as part of the "Get Fruved" project was…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Individual Differences, Body Weight, Obesity
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Dayna O. H. Walker; Verónica Caridad Rabelo; Oscar Jerome Stewart; Drew N. Herbert – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To identify social determinants of mental health embedded within college students' living and learning conditions. Participants: Participants included 215 mostly undergraduate (95%) business students at a diverse, urban west coast public university (48% women; mean age 24). Methods: Participants completed an online self-report survey…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Mental Health, Trauma, Economic Factors
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Monahan, Brian V.; Reid, Miranda J.; Houser, Christina S.; Day, Carol R.; Nable, Jose V. – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: This study aimed to identify the types and frequency of acute medical events at a university with a collegiate-based emergency medical services (CBEMS) agency. Participants: Patients who requested assistance from the studied CBEMS agency, which provides emergency medical services coverage at a medium-sized urban university. Methods:…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Campuses, Undergraduate Students, Patients
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Bourdon, Jessica L.; Saunders, Trisha R.; Hancock, Linda C. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: To examine reporting trends of students identifying as LGBTQIA+ following changes made to the ACHA-NCHA-II survey about gender identity and sexual orientation. Methods: Data were analyzed from two sources for the purpose of triangulation: the ACHA-NCHA-II 2016 survey specific to our university and an electronic audience response survey.…
Descriptors: Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation, Audience Response Systems, Homosexuality
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Palmedo, P. Christopher; Murphy, Eleni K.; Mateo, Katrina F.; Gallo, Jennifer – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: To determine barriers and opportunities to health insurance enrollment among an undergraduate students at a large urban university. Participants: Participants were 31 college students enrolled in 4-year and community colleges in the City University of New York (CUNY), and six health services and insurance enrollment specialists who…
Descriptors: Urban Universities, Student Attitudes, Health Insurance, Community Colleges
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Kauffman, Brooke Y.; Bakhshaie, Jafar; Manning, Kara; Rogers, Andrew H.; Shepherd, Justin M.; Zvolensky, Michael J. – Journal of American College Health, 2020
Objective: Research suggests that college is a risky period for changes in eating behavior and beliefs. Although social health determinants relate to health behavior changes, research has not explored subjective social status, one's societal standing, in terms of eating expectancies among college students. The present study examined the emotion…
Descriptors: Social Status, Eating Habits, Risk, College Students
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McEligot, Archana Jaiswal; Mitra, Sinjini; Beam, William – Journal of American College Health, 2021
Objective: We examined differences and associations between physical fitness and behavioral factors with obesity in a multi-ethnic student population. Participants: Study population included non-Hispanic whites (NHW, n = 1,454); Hispanics (n = 1,436) and Asians (n = 1,016) at a metropolitan university from Fall 2006 to Fall 2013. Methods: Analyses…
Descriptors: Obesity, Correlation, College Students, Physical Fitness
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Laura Brandt; Nishanthi J. Anthonipillai; Teresa López-Castro; Robert Melara; Adriana Espinosa – Journal of American College Health, 2024
This study explored substance use trajectories and associations with mental health among an ethnically/racially diverse college student sample before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We combined repeated cross-sections and panel data from a total of 3,247 college students assessed with an online survey in 2018, 2019, and in three waves in 2020.…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Anxiety, Depression (Psychology), Correlation
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Su, Jinni; Hancock, Linda; Wattenmaker McGann, Amanda; Alshagra, Mariam; Ericson, Rhianna; Niazi, Zackaria; Dick, Danielle M.; Adkins, Amy – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: To evaluate the effect of a campus-wide social norms marketing intervention on alcohol-use perceptions, consumption, and blackouts at a large, urban, public university. Participants: 4,172 college students (1,208 freshmen, 1,159 sophomores, 953 juniors, and 852 seniors) who completed surveys in Spring 2015 for the Spit for Science…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Intervention, Drinking, Student Surveys
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