Scheduled for Research Coordinating Board Poster Session I, Wednesday, March 31, 2004, 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM, Convention Center: Exhibit Hall Poster Session


Current Health Risks at a Midwestern University

Jamie L. Johnson, Nancy Parsons and Susan M. Moore, Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL

Using the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS) (CDC, 1995), this study identified the health risk behavior of college students at a four-year midwestern university. This survey was conducted through university email using a simple random sample of full and part-time traditional and non-traditional undergraduate students. The NCHRBS is used to gather “data on six categories of behaviors that contribute to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the U.S.: behaviors that result in unintentional and intentional injuries; tobacco use; alcohol and other drug use; sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and STDs, including HIV infection; dietary behaviors; and physical activity” (CDC, 1995). Results of this study will better enable university professionals to provide health education services for the student population at this midwestern university.

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