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Edwardson, Kasey – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Objective: Health is an important factor in college student success yet is not as well understood in two-year colleges as it is in traditional, four-year institutions. This systematic literature review aimed to determine the health topics that have been studied in community colleges and what data sources have been used. Additionally, this paper…
Descriptors: Statistical Analysis, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Physical Health
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Floyd, Deborah L. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
In early 2020, the world was thrown into chaos with no organization, country, or individual escaping the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Just a year before in 2019, community colleges, universities and schools were thriving. 2020, however, was a year that none of us predicted, marked by the pandemic, as well as, other cataclysmic disrupters and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Community Colleges, School Closing
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Habel, Melissa A.; Becasen, Jeffrey S.; Kachur, Rachel; Eastman-Mueller, Heather; Dittus, Patricia J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2017
As increased attention and proposed funding are being directed toward community colleges, it is important to consider the sexual and reproductive health care needs of this growing population. Existing data suggest there are significant sexual health needs among this population and often insufficient provision of services. Some community college…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Nontraditional Education, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Loflin, Jerry W. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
The Early College High School Initiative (ECHSI) was introduced in 2002. Since 2002, limited data, especially student physical activity data, have been published pertaining to the ECHSI. The purpose of this study was to examine the aerobic capacities of early college students and compare them to state and national averages. Early college students…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Activity Level, Health Behavior, Exercise
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Thornton, L. Jay; Johnson, Sharon – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2010
This paper describes the prevalence and characteristics of employee wellness programs in public community colleges accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). A random sample of 250 public community colleges accredited by SACS was mailed a 46-item employee-wellness program survey. The survey solicited program information…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Health Education, Physical Education, Health Promotion