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Assessing College Health

There are various aspects linked to college health concerns, and solutions are available on college campuses. Medical professionals have found a higher rate of health issues in young adults on college campuses. Adolescents can develop health issues, and physical and behavioral trait changes with the transition to college campuses. Various health concerns occur, such as sexual health, chronic diseases, disorders, stress, and substance use. Colleges strive to support the development of young adults throughout their years on campus. Despite their busy schedules, it is a priority to have resources available to students. Healthcare professionals and counselors play significant roles in developing students who seek help with issues they struggle with. They can be positive outlets for students working through new environments they have transitioned to. Counselors have recognized that students come to colleges with diverse ranges of perspectives and backgrounds that they bring with them. While counselors see similar themes among students, each patient's topic differs as they transition from adolescents to adults. Their services are accessible to students either in person or online.

Influence of Online Services

The internet has been a dominant resource for college students regarding health information. "It offers online health information and service delivery through various formats, including text-based health information, emails, chatrooms, and listservs." A wide variety of online services are readily available for students who need help with access, availability, and high-cost rates. These services can provide solutions for students seeking assistance in non-traditional ways, such as face-to-face. "Of the 514 students who reported seeking health information on the Internet, 204 (36.7%) felt that retrieving health information online improved how they took care of their health a lot or some." Help-seeking is "the process of actively seeking out and utilizing social relationships, either formal or informal, to help with personal problems" (p. 8). Overall, online health services have had positive outcomes for college students. Through research, nine studies have evaluated online health experiences. Ninety percent of participants were satisfied with the service, 86% would continue to use it or use it again, and 72% would recommend it to a friend.

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There are various key aspects that are linked to concerns on college health and solutions to health issues on college campuses.
 * 1) Medical professionals have seen a higher rate of health issues in college students. When adolescents transition to college campus they can develop physical and behavioral traits changes and health issues. Health services being available to insured/ uninsured students. This leads to financial hardships if medical problems persist. Their stress levels rise due to financial challenges. Women make up a majority of college students; they are most likely to visit health care services on campuses. There are a variety of health concerns that occur during college such as: sexual health, chronic diseases, disorders, stress, and substance use. Random: "Mass Media and advertising industry have been extremely successful in setting norms that influence the behaviors of american youth.

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 * 1) (Approach to assessing college health ) - College campuses strive to support the development of young adults throughout their years there. They make it their priority to have resources available to students in spite of their busy schedules. Health care professionals and counselors play major roles in the development of students who seek out help with issues they may struggle with. They bring to the table positive outlets for students who may be struggling with the new environment that they have transitioned to. These services are accessible to students either in person or via online. Counselors have recognized that students come to colleges with diverse ranges of perspectives and backgrounds that they bring with them. While counselors see similar themes between students each patients topic differ as they transition from adolescents to adults.
 * 2) (Student Involvement) -  Research has shown that students who are more involved on campus tend to be more satisfied with their college experiences. This is mostly seen with student who have strong relationships with faculty.
 * 3) Online Health Services - The internet has been a dominant resource that college students have utilized when it comes to health information. "It offers online health information  and  service  delivery  through  various  different  formats, including text-based health information, e-mails, chatrooms, and listservs." There are a wide variety of online services that are readily available for the students who have difficulty with access, availability and high cost rates. These services can provide solutions for students who are seeking help in non traditional ways such as face- to face. "Of the 514 students who reported  seeking  health  information  on  the  Internet,  204(36.7%)  felt  that  retrieving  health  information  online improved  the  way  they  took  care  of  their  health  a  lotorsome." The help- seeking process can be "Defined as “the process of actively seeking out and utilizing social relationships, either formal or informal, to help with personal problems” (p. 8)" Overall, online health services have had positives outcomes on college students. Of the nine studies that evaluated these experiences, 90% of participants were satisfied with the service, 86% would continue to use the service or use it again in the future, and 72% would recommend it to a friend..