CHSN Flu Tracking 9/20/14
In the first weekly report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 5 of 13 schools (39%) report minimal flu cases. No school or region has crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. Two schools, one in Florida, and one in New York, had reported positive flu tests confirming influenza on […]
CHSN Findings, Part 4
Specific diagnostic categories among categories of students We analyzed the frequency of the five most common diagnostic categories (Message 2) among categories of students and thought it might be interesting to highlight a few trends that emerged from the data. Rates are described numerically as annual rate per 100 enrolled students in a category, so […]
CHSN Findings, Part 3
Mental health related diagnoses were the fifth most common diagnostic category (103,844 patients) and had the highest overall number of visits per patient (4.93). The top 10 mental health diagnoses are rank ordered below. The average visits per patient varied from 2.01 for drug abuse and 3.66 for alcohol disorders to 6.51 for personality disorders […]
CHSN Findings, Part 2
Epidemiology: In 41 months, 802,255 patients had 4.17 Million visits to student health centers The average visits per patient is 5.20 The top 10 diagnostic categories for the 802,000 individuals seen over 41 months are rank ordered below. Since individuals can have more than one diagnosis, the total of percentages is greater than 100. Average […]
CHSN Findings, Part 1
The College Health Surveillance Network (CHSN) has been collecting medical data on college students since January 1, 2011. We wanted to share some highlights of the findings. Demographics: Currently 23 schools, representing 730,800 enrolled students,participate in CHSN. The demographics of the CHSN sample population closely match those of the 108 four year very high research […]
Marketing Conundrums
Innocent novelty or paraphernalia? Social norms marketing is a subset of social marketing, which in turn is a specialized branch of marketing. So we are interested in all things marketing, particularly when it involves alcohol, college students, the colleges themselves and delivery of alcohol in a way that tends to be unique to college students. […]
Hot off the press
There’s new research publications every day on college alcohol use and other college health issues. It’s hard to keep up! Here are some new articles from our PubMed RSS feed (and beyond) that look very interesting. Apodaca, T. R., Borsari, B., Jackson, K. M., Magill, M., Longabaugh, R., Mastroleo, N. R., & Barnett, N. P. (2014). Sustain […]
NPR: Price of Alcohol Influences Underage College Drinking
Underage college students are very likely to drink alcohol, and many put their health and safety at risk from binge drinking. But communities can have a significant impact by raising the price of alcohol. Read or listen to NPR’s story from Sept. 8, 2014
Young Adults Age 21+ are Key to Reducing Underage Alcohol Access
A recent study found that nearly 85% of college students of legal drinking age have provided alcohol to underage individuals, often friends or family members. The study found that legal and disciplinary consequences were likely deterrants to providing alcohol to underage users, and social norms favoring alcohol use were likely motivators. More research is needed […]
Literature on First-Year Students and Other College Events Associated with Increased Drinking
Barnett, N. P., Clerkin, E. M., Wood, M., Monti, P. M., Tevyaw, T. O. L., Corriveau, D., … & Kahler, C. W. (2014). Description and predictors of positive and negative alcohol-related consequences in the first year of college. Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs, 75(1), 103. Boekeloo, B. O., Bush, E. N., & Novik, […]