CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 22
In the week 9 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 10 of 14 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Midwest region had a percentage of cases that crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. At least one school in each region had a reported case. The graphic above shows ILI visits, both as an […]
CDC: 1 of 3 Adults Drinks Excessively
College students are not the only population making the news for alcohol use. A new report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. drinks excessively (see definitions below). In contrast, around 1 in 30 adults meets the diagnostic criteria for alcohol dependence. Let’s put […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 15
In the week 8 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 10 of 13 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Midwest and one in the Southern region had a percentage of cases that crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. At least one school in each region had a reported case. The graphic above shows […]
New References That Caught Our Interest
Ah, the advantages of Google Scholar Alerts. Here are some of the articles on social norms studies (mostly alcohol and other substance use; one on water conservation) that look interesting and relevant that have come our way in the last couple of weeks by way of our Google Scholar alerts: Alcohol mixed with energy drinks […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 8
In the week 7 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 9 of 12 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Midwest and one in the Southern region had a percentage of cases that crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. At least one school in each region had a reported case. The graphic above shows ILI […]
Reality vs Perception: Not Just for Alcohol
The ACHA-NCHA Spring 2014 data reveals just how prevalent misperceptions about substance use are among college students. With a sample of 79,266 students from 14o schools, the ACHA-NCHA provides a glimpse into the perceptions and reality for college students in the USA. The long established wording for asking questions about perception has been to use the phrase […]
Alcohol Marketing, Young People’s Drinking, Social Norms
Two interesting studies: Alcohol Marketing and Young People’s Drinking: The Role of Perceived Social Norms Ph.D. Dissertation by Gerard Hastings, University of Stirling Abstract: There has been substantial scientific debate about the impact of alcohol marketing on consumption. Relying mainly on econometric studies, the alcohol industry has traditionally maintained that alcohol marketing does not influence consumption, […]
What is an acceptable survey response rate?
2019 UPDATE: We now have a series of explainer videos that explore this topic more thoroughly. You can find them here. I’ve been doing some investigating of this question. What follows is a very un-academic and incomplete summary of information from a few articles and web sites. Using a Google Scholar search for “survey response rates” articles published […]
CHSN Flu Tracking Nov. 1
In the week 6 report of influenza activity on campuses in the College Health Surveillance Network, 12 of 15 schools report 1 or more influenza-like illness cases. One school in the Northeast and one in the Southern region had a percentage of cases that crossed the threshold of a CDC defined outbreak. At least one school in each region had a reported case. The […]
Public Health Communication References from the CDC
From the CDC Office of Communication Science “To enhance awareness of emerging health communication and marketing scientific knowledge, the Office of Communication Science in the Office of the Associate Director for Communication at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention frequently undertakes an extensive scan of the expert literature. Recent publications with particular relevance for […]