Journal of Health Education Research & Development

Kathy Sexton- Radek

Publications

• Research Article
  An Examination of College Student Health Knowledge
  Author(s): Kathy Sexton- RadekKathy Sexton- Radek
  
  College students possess an omnipresence reference that influences their assumptions that their youth is equated to good health. For the most part, this logic prevails, until a closer examination of college life experiences reports high risk behaviours, struggles with health issues and the onset of conditions that were preventable by a healthier lifestyle. Suicide deaths, risky sexual practices, sleep deprivation, substance use represent more of the impactful unhealthy practices and missed meals, non-nutritious food intake and untreated colds/coughs represent the more moderate health concerns of college students. The current investigation explored the health knowledge of college students. Results from a pre-test to post-test case control design indicated a statistically significant difference in health knowledge following a Health Psychology course/educational intervention. The overal.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2380-5439.1000188

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