OBJECTIVE: Assessing and understanding the health needs and capacities of college students is paramount to creating healthy campus communities. The American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) is a survey that ACHA developed in 1998 to assist institutions of higher education in achieving this goal. The ACHA-NCHA contains approximately 300 questions assessing student health status and health problems, risk and protective behaviors, and impediments to academic performance. PARTICIPANTS: The spring 2008 reference group includes ACHA-NCHA data from 80,121 students at 106 institutions of higher education. METHODS: Officials at participating institutions administered the ACHA-NCHA to all students, randomly selected students, or students in randomly selected classrooms. ACHA collected data between January and May 2008. RESULTS: Results from the spring 2008 reference group (N=80,121) are presented. CONCLUSIONS: These data expand the understanding of the health needs and capacities of college students.
OBJECTIVE: Assessing and understanding the health needs and capacities of college students is paramount to creating healthy campus communities. The American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) is a survey that ACHA developed in 1998 to assist institutions of higher education in achieving this goal. The ACHA-NCHA contains approximately 300 questions assessing student health status and health problems, risk and protective behaviors, and impediments to academic performance. PARTICIPANTS: The spring 2008 reference group includes ACHA-NCHA data from 80,121 students at 106 institutions of higher education. METHODS: Officials at participating institutions administered the ACHA-NCHA to all students, randomly selected students, or students in randomly selected classrooms. ACHA collected data between January and May 2008. RESULTS: Results from the spring 2008 reference group (N=80,121) are presented. CONCLUSIONS: These data expand the understanding of the health needs and capacities of college students.
Authors: Carla J Berg; Pamela M Ling; Rashelle B Hayes; Erin Berg; Nikki Nollen; Eric Nehl; Won S Choi; Jasjit S Ahluwalia Journal: Health Educ Res Date: 2011-12-07
Authors: Philip A Chan; Shahzeb Kazi; Amaad Rana; Ilyse Blazar; Colette C Dejong; Kenneth H Mayer; Thomas K Huard; Kim Carleton; Fizza Gillani; Nicole Alexander; Zoanne Parillo; Timothy P Flanigan; Rami Kantor Journal: AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses Date: 2012-07-25 Impact factor: 2.205