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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Are College Students More Disturbed Today? Stability in the Acuity and Qualitative Character of Psychopathology of College Counseling Center Clients: 1992-1993 through 2001-2002
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Schwartz, Allan J. – Journal of American College Health, 2006
Are clients at college counseling centers more disturbed today than they were 5, 10, or 20 years ago? Since the mid-1980s, counseling center personnel have consistently perceived student clients as more distressed or reported acutely distressed clients as more prevalent than they did 1, 3, or 5 years ago. Only 3 studies employing a systematic,…
Descriptors: College Students, Psychopathology, School Counseling, Guidance Centers
Evaluation of the "Energize Your Life!" Social Marketing Campaign Pilot Study to Increase Fruit Intake among Community College Students
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Shive, Steven E.; Morris, Michelle Neyman – Journal of American College Health, 2006
In this study, the authors evaluated the effectiveness of the "Energize Your Life!" social-marketing campaign pilot study to improve knowledge, attitudes, and fruit intake among community college students. The authors used a cross-sectional, quasi-experimental, pre- and posttest design. They randomly selected community college students (N = 1,367)…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Marketing, Pilot Projects, Health Promotion
Medical Student Response to a Class Lipid-Screening Project.
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Lum, Gifford; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1982
Medical students at the State University of New York's Downstate Medical Center initiated and carried out a voluntary project to screen lipids (cholesterol) to identify known coronary risk factors. The incidence of coronary disease factors among these students and the response of students with high cholesterol levels are reported. (Authors/PP)
Descriptors: Biochemistry, Cardiovascular System, Health Programs, Heart Disorders
Changing Patterns of Cervical Disease in a Student Population.
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Rosenthal, Dorothy L.; And Others – Journal of American College Health, 1982
The Cytology Service at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Center for Health Sciences has examined about 4000 pap smears (each year) from the UCLA Student Health Service between 1973-1978. An apparently significant increase in abnormal pap smears in young college-age women is reported. (Authors/CJ)
Descriptors: College Students, Cytology, Disease Incidence, Females