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Reisberg, Leo – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2000
Reports on efforts at several universities to encourage more male students to use student health services, including establishment of male-only health clinics. Programs at the University of Colorado (Boulder), San Francisco State University (California), University of Rochester (New York), and Tulane University (Louisiana) are noted. (DB)
Descriptors: College Students, Health Programs, Higher Education, Males
Goldman, Karen Denard – 1996
This paper proposes use of marketing methods to improve college health services and enhance their perceived value. Ten key marketing principles are defined: (1) value of the service as seen by the target population; (2) exchange clients perceive benefits received as exceeding perceived costs; (3) competition offering a better product than the…
Descriptors: Health Facilities, Health Programs, Higher Education, Marketing
Neely, Russell – 1979
The Student Health Promoter (SHP) program at the University of Arizona is a campus-based service designed to offer students an opportunity to increase their awareness of wellness activities through the use of peer counseling techniques. SHP participants are undergraduate students not necessarily enrolled in health education who serve as referral…
Descriptors: College Students, Health Education, Health Personnel, Health Programs
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Inst. (DHHS/NIH), Bethesda, MD. – 1993
This brochure highlights several of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) minority outreach programs. NHLBI's extensive research programs address some of the most significant health problems of Blacks, Hispanics, Asians, Pacific Islanders, and American Indians in the areas of heart and vascular diseases, lung diseases, and blood…
Descriptors: Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Community Education, Epidemiology
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Thorndyke, Luanne E.; Bixler, Bonnie J.; Carubia, Josephine M. – Journal of Higher Education Outreach and Engagement, 2004
The Penn State Mini Medical School is a high-impact community engagement program created and led by the Office of Continuing Education at the Penn State College of Medicine. The broad goals of the program are to respond to the general public's intense desire for health and medical information, to educate the community about biomedical science and…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Health Services, Medical Schools, Higher Education
Coldren, Sharon L.; And Others – 1981
Essential information needs for potential cooperative efforts between colleges and cities for the 1980s and possible collection and dissemination strategies are considered. It is suggested that less federal funding will be available, and that state and local governments will probably be the primary supporters of urban projects. In addition to…
Descriptors: College Housing, College Role, Community Involvement, Cooperative Programs