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healthy
physical,
mental,
& emotional
lifestyle in
college
By Rachel Belack
Scenario
I work for the department of Public Health at a
major University within their Communications
department.
One of my main jobs is to seek out various
concerns and needs affecting college students.
I then provide resources to students concentrating
around the areas of personal health.
The three main aspects of ones personal well
being include physical, mental, and emotional
health. There has been much media attention
across the Nation about the increasing risk factors
among college students such as increasing rates
of obesity and mental illnesses developing during
their college career.
Topic
The Health Department supervisor has asked me
to research the best ways for students to manage
stress and attain a healthy and balanced lifestyle
while at college.
She has provided me with a $250,000 budget to
use on resources and an educational campaign to
promote these healthy lifestyle factors across the
campus.
Not only will I be assessing the various needs of
the students, but I will also be providing them with
information they can implement into their lives
which will make them aware of positive changes
they can that will help them overall.
Research Question
What
How
What
What
Stress
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o
o
to psychologytoday.com, 2010
national findings from the UCLAs Higher
Education Research Institute showed record
levels of poor emotional health among
incoming first-year undergraduates.
College related stress can be caused by both
internal and external factors; things that can
be controlled and others that cant.
60 % of college students reported having high
or very high stress.
Common Stressors
Leaving
Home
Romantic/Social
life
Having a Job
Grades/Exam
s
Career
Aspirations
College costs
Cont.
Mental
Emotional
Physical
According
Mental
According
to a Journal on Psychology on
Psychology & Health, mental, emotional, and
relational concepts are the most central factors
affecting concepts of health.
A study on college students found that 4.8%
reported symptoms of poor mental health and
depression.
National Comorbidity Survey found that 5.8% of
college students met Diagnostic and Statistical
criteria of Mental Disorders for major depression.
In general, adolescents between the ages of 1824 have the highest rates of depressive
symptoms
Emotional
According
Examples
Family issues
Academic pressures
Relationships
Body image concerns/self esteem
Trying to fit in
Dealing with peer pressure
Disordered eating
Mental
Conclusion
After analyzing the aspects that cause stress in college students that affect
physical, mental, and emotional health, I believe that the University should
implement various tools free and accessible to all registered students. For
physical health, recreational center access should be free and there will be free
workout classes/workshops to stimulate physical activity for both beginners and
advanced people. With food options, there needs to be a salad bar in every
dining hall as well as access to nutritional facts to all pre-cooked campus meals.
Regarding mental and emotional health, the health center departments will off
free counseling to any student in need. Lastly, for the educational component,
for a week of each semester will be dedicated to student wellness where
students can participate in activities and obtain valuable resources on physical,
mental, and emotional health such as t-shirts with inspiring quotes, brochures,
free classes, and prizes as an incentive to promote participation.
Research Process
1. I had to obtain a more concrete form of working knowledge.
However, the topic directly relates to me as a female junior
undergraduate who is very health conscious, so I was already
aware of general background information on the topics.
Research Process
3. Some of the information I found differed depending
on the source such as from journal article to website
to book.
4.
Resources Used
I used OhioLink to find the book sources that I used
for my project. Both were very helpful in obtaining
relevant quotes.
I used EBSCO Academic Search Complete to find the
journal articles. This is by far my favorite online
resource to use, because you know all the sources will
be credible and the advanced search options allow
you to find exactly what you need. I find this
database very user friendly.
When searching for websites, I used Google Search
and utilized the AND Boolean word.
For specialized sources, I used About.com to find an
article on mental health since I initially was having a
hard time finding formation differentiating between
mental and emotional health.
ANNOTATED BIB
Included
separately