Longitudinal Influence of Behavioral Health, Emotional Health, and Student Involvement on College Student Retention

An Examination of College Student Health Knowledge

College students possess an omnipresence reference that influences their assumptions that their youth is equated to good health. For the most part, this logic prevails, until a closer examination of college life experiences reports high risk behaviours, struggles with health issues and the onset of conditions that were preventable by a healthier lifestyle. Suicide deaths, risky sexual practices...

College student health in the 21st century.

The first college student health services were developed in the early to mid-1800s. The Cadet Hospital was built by West Point in 1830 primarily in response to respiratory illnesses that ran rife through the Academy each winter. The hospital not only provided care for ill students but also allowed them to be separated from the general student population. The role of similar infirmaries in preve...

The Impact of School-Connected Behavioral and Emotional Health Interventions on Student Academic Performance

The Impact of School-Connected Behavioral and Emotional Health Interventions on Student Academic Performance

Medical student involvement in health policy roles

Objectives A teaching curriculum in health policy may be well established in medical school; however, an emphasis on applying taught principles via participation in health policy roles is less defined. We undertook a study to explore medical student participation in health policy roles. Design and setting An anonymous online survey via convenience sampling was conducted in the UK. Participa...