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Supporting Research and Creating Community Coalitions

December 18, 2009 | Report

A Case Study of how the College Alcohol Study, A Matter of Degree, and Reducing Underage Drinking Through Coalitions Built Community Coalitions in Response to Adolescent and College Student Alcohol Use.

Baylor College of Medicine to Provide a Bioscience and Society Course Online for Credit to All Undergraduate Students

July 27, 2009 | Program Result Report

Baylor College of Medicine is using the Internet to provide learning opportunities usually available only at top-tier colleges and universities.

College Students (Finally) Get a Sex Education Guide Tailored for Them

November 1, 2000 | Program Result Report

The New Jersey Collegiate Consortium for Health in Education developed a manual on safe sexual health practices for college students, covering topics such as the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections.

Harvard Summer Program Preps American Indians for College

June 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

In June-July of 2003, the Native American High School Summer Programs at Harvard Medical School brought Native American students and teachers to Harvard for a three-week program.

Summer in the City

March 1, 2002 | Program Result Report

Duke University supported four premedical students to work as summer interns in community-based health clinics across the country.

Many Colleges Banning Smoking on Campus

October 3, 2012 | New Public Health Post

Public health experts hope high school juniors and seniors will add another question to their list as they begin to visit colleges this year: is the campus smoke free? According to the Tobacco-Free College Campus Initiative—launched last month at th ...

Focusing on Physical, Social, Legal and Economic Factors that Promote and Abet Campus Alcohol and Drug Problems

January 27, 2011 | Program Result Report

From 1996 to 2008 the Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug and Violence Prevention developed a project to help colleges and universities promote evidence-based "environmental management" policies designed to prevent alcohol and drug abuse.

A Policy Impact Analysis of the Mandatory NCAA Sickle Cell Trait Screening Program

February 1, 2012 | Journal Article

This study estimated the impact of a mandatory screening policy for Division I athletes implemented by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) on both the identification of sickle cell carriers and prevention of sudden death.

Nurse Faculty Scholar Helps Victims of Violence Get the Help They Need

November 28, 2011 | Story

Angela Frederick Amar develops a national set of guidelines for sexual assault policies and programming on college campuses.

College Selectivity and Young Adult Health Behaviors

October 1, 2011 | Journal Article

For the first time, research reveals strong evidence that the selectivity of the college attended (a measure of school quality) has an impact on a person's health behaviors both during, and for years after, college.

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