CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 8
In the week 7 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 9 of 12 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 ILI […]
Reality vs Perception: Not Just for Alcohol
The ACHA-NCHA Spring 2014 data reveals just how prevalent misperceptions about substance use are among college students. With a sample of 79,266 students from 14o schools, the ACHA-NCHA provides a glimpse into the perceptions and reality for college students in the USA. The long established wording for asking questions about perception has been to use the phrase […]
Alcohol Marketing, Young People’s Drinking, Social Norms
Two interesting studies: Alcohol Marketing and Young People’s Drinking: The Role of Perceived Social Norms Ph.D. Dissertation by Gerard Hastings, University of Stirling Abstract: There has been substantial scientific debate about the impact of alcohol marketing on consumption. Relying mainly on econometric studies, the alcohol industry has traditionally maintained that alcohol marketing does not influence consumption, […]
What is an acceptable survey response rate?
2019 UPDATE: We now have a series of explainer videos that explore this topic more thoroughly. You can find them here. I’ve been doing some investigating of this question. What follows is a very un-academic and incomplete summary of information from a few articles and web sites. Using a Google Scholar search for “survey response rates” articles published […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 1
In the week 6 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 12 of 15 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Northeast 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 […]
Public Health Communication References from the CDC
From the CDC Office of Communication Science “To enhance awareness of emerging health communication and marketing scientific knowledge, the Office of Communication Science in the Office of the Associate Director for Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention frequently undertakes an extensive scan of the expert literature. Recent publications with particular relevance for […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Oct 25
In this week’s report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 11 of 14 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. Two school in the Northeast and one in the Southern regions 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 […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Oct 18
In the week 5 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 Midwestern 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 […]
Alcohol and the Adolescent Brain
Squeglia, L. M., Jacobus, J., & Tapert, S. F. (2014). The effect of alcohol use on human adolescent brain structures and systems. Handbook of clinical neurology, 125, 501. Abstract: This article reviews the neurocognitive and neuroimaging literatureregarding the effect of alcohol use on human adolescent brain structure and function. Adolescents who engage in heavy alcohol use, even at […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Oct. 11
In the fourth weekly report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 10 of 15 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Southern region has 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 absolute […]