Enyeart Smith Theresa M, Wessel Maria T
James Madison University, Department of Health Sciences, Harrisonburg, VA 22807, USA.
J Drug Educ. 2011;41(1):1-16. doi: 10.2190/DE.41.1.a.
This project was significant in that it administered the National College Health Risk Behavior Survey (NCHRBS), a health risk assessment, to a sample of students at three public universities in Virginia. Virginia was never included in the original or subsequent nationwide assessments using this instrument. This health risk assessment is comprehensive, easy to administer, and free. The NCHRBS assesses risk behaviors in six categories including: (1) behaviors that contribute to unintentional and intentional injuries; (2) tobacco use; (3) alcohol and other drug use; (4) sexual behaviors that contribute to unintended pregnancy and STDs, including the HIV infection; (5) unhealthy dietary behaviors; and (6) physical inactivity. This article focuses on student responses to questions about alcohol and other drugs and sexual behaviors linked to the use of these substances. It provided baseline data on health risk behaviors of college students which can help determine wellness/health education course objectives and health promotion programming and services provided to the students within the universities. In addition, this project provided protocol to expand use of the survey statewide.
该项目意义重大，因为它对弗吉尼亚州三所公立大学的学生样本进行了全国大学生健康风险行为调查（NCHRBS），这是一项健康风险评估。在最初或随后使用该工具进行的全国性评估中，弗吉尼亚州从未被纳入。这种健康风险评估全面、易于实施且免费。NCHRBS评估六个类别的风险行为，包括：（1）导致意外伤害和故意伤害的行为；（2）烟草使用；（3）酒精和其他药物使用；（4）导致意外怀孕和性传播疾病（包括艾滋病毒感染）的性行为；（5）不健康的饮食行为；以及（6）缺乏身体活动。本文重点关注学生对与这些物质使用相关的酒精、其他药物及性行为问题的回答。它提供了大学生健康风险行为的基线数据，有助于确定大学内为学生提供的健康/健康教育课程目标以及健康促进规划与服务。此外，该项目提供了在全州范围内扩大该调查使用范围的方案。
