CDC’s Great Tools for Social Marketing and Health Communication
Whether you’re a health communication practitioner or a researcher, the CDC has excellent resources on its website. The CDC’s Health Communication Science Digest helps you keep up with new publications on health communication and social marketing. Monthly digests are selected for quality and relevance. There is also a cumulative listing that makes it easy to search through […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Dec. 13
Please note that CHSN Flu Tracking weekly reports will resume in mid-January 2015. In the week 12 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, all 11 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Northeast, two in the South, and one in the Midwest region had a percentage of cases that crossed […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Dec. 6
In the week 11 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 14 of 15 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. Two schools in the Midwest, and two schools in the Southern region had a percentage of cases that crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. At least one school in each region had a reported case. The […]
Are Efforts to Prevent Binge Drinking at College Effective? One source says NO
What will it take for college campuses to bring down the level of “binge drinking” among college students? This article in the Chronicle of Higher Education claims that current efforts are ineffective and makes the case for reframing the problem, moving from an emphasis on “education” to an emphasis on “enforcement.” Read more
CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 29
Please note: This was Thanksgiving week, and many schools were on break for part of this week. In the week 10 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 11 of 15 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. Two schools in the Midwest region had a percentage of cases that crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. At […]
Health Communication Intervention Design and Evaluation
The CDC publishes the Health Communication Science Digest (HCSD) electronically every month. We noted that the November issue highlights several articles related to” health communication intervention design and evaluation.” Here is the monthly email from the CDC’s Associate Director for Communication Science, summarizing the November issue of the HCSD. Dear colleagues, The November issue of Health […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 22
In the week 9 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 10 of 14 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Midwest region had a percentage of cases that crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. At least one school in each region had a reported case. The graphic above shows ILI visits, both as an […]
CDC: 1 of 3 Adults Drinks Excessively
College students are not the only population making the news for alcohol use. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. drinks excessively (see definitions below). In contrast, around 1 in 30 adults meets the diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence. Let’s put […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 15
In the week 8 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 10 of 13 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Midwest and one in the Southern region had a percentage of cases that crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. At least one school in each region had a reported case. The graphic above shows […]
New References That Caught Our Interest
Ah, the advantages of Google Scholar Alerts. Here are some of the articles on social norms studies (mostly alcohol and other substance use; one on water conservation) that look interesting and relevant that have come our way in the last couple of weeks by way of our Google Scholar alerts: Alcohol mixed with energy drinks […]