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Peer Review, Spring 2000
Resources for a Healthy Campus
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Where can you turn for help in creating campus-community
health partnerships? How might your institution integrate
health-related issues into the curriculum? Who can provide
you with models of effective student health programs? On these
pages, we provide contact information and brief descriptions
of an extensive range of institutional resources in health
and higher education. While AAC&U does not necessarily
endorse each and every one of these organizations and projects,
this list does reflect the recommendations of several distinguished
colleagues in the field.
Association of American Colleges & Universities
Project on Health and Higher Education
http://www.aacu.org/PHHE/phhemainpage.html
With financial assistance from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, PHHE provides national leadership
to increase attention in the curriculum to public health and,
in particular, to HIV disease, in order to help achieve important
educational and public health objectives. PHHE serves academic
leaders who wish to incorporate the study of these complex
social issues into undergraduate studies. The Project sponsors
activities that include: organizing special conferences; offering
a partnership program that extends stipends to institutions
to pursue special projects; integrating attention to health
in other AAC&U institutes, meetings, and publications;
sponsoring a survey research initiative; publishing resource
materials; and providing individual consultation, upon request.
During the Winter of 1999, AAC&U distributed the PHHE publication
Learning for Our Common Health free to member campuses.
Additional copies are available at a member discount of $18.
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Build a Future without AIDS
www.aacte.org/about/cdcmenu.html
One of several related projects funded in 1995 by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control, Build a Future without Aids aims
to integrate the study of HIV/AIDS into the teacher education
curriculum. Guided by a national advisory committee, the project
develops classroom materials, finds ways to help new teachers
to make sense of complex public health issues, and is working
on a set of standards for including AIDS-prevention in teacher
education programs.
American Association of Community Colleges
Bridges to Healthy Communities
www.aacc.nche.edu/nitiatives/bridges/bridges1.htm
Also funded by the CDC, the Bridges project is currently
working with ten community colleges, in various parts of the
country, offering them consulting and support as they design
their own approaches to preventing HIV/AIDS and responding
to alcohol abuse and other student health problems. The project
emphasizes comprehensive approaches, linking campus- and community-based
programs, especially in service learning. Resources include
regional "mentors" and a national advisory panel.
American Association for Health Education
HIV/AIDS Project-Strengthening Teacher Preparation
www.aahperd.org/aahe
AAHE is a professional association that represents health
educators working in all settings, including community- and
school-based programs as well as in colleges and universities.
Its HIV/AIDS Project focuses specifically on preparing elementary
and middle school teachers, as well as teachers of special
education, to integrate health-related topics into the curriculum.
The Project runs conferences and workshops, provides technical
assistance to teacher education programs, works with faculty,
creates policy documents, and coordinates a network of more
than 500 "School Health Education Advocates," who consult
with local teacher education programs.
American College Health Association
www.acha.org
With more than 900 institutional members, ACHA is the largest
association devoted specifically to the health of the nation's
college students. It sponsors the major annual conference
of campus health providers, works to articulate national standards
for campus health, and assists campus health services in preparing
for accreditation. It also offers consulting on various topics,
publishes the American Journal of College Health and various
brochures and other materials, and it is currently developing
the capacity to track, analyze, and share key epidemiological
data from member campuses.
The Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health
Practice
www.phf.org/Link.htm
The Council coordinates the efforts of several national
organizations working to encourage university departments
of public health to bring their curricula and services in
line with local and national needs. Activities include numerous
conferences, workshops, and the publication of guidelines
for schools of public health.
The Core Institute
www.siu.edu/departments/coreinst/public_html/index.html
Housed at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and funded
initially by the U.S. Department of Education, the Core Institute
develops survey instruments for the study of alcohol and other
drug use in higher education. It also offers institutional
consulting, technical assistance, and a variety of assessment
tools.
George Mason University
Promising Practices: Campus Alcohol Strategies
www.promprac.gmu.edu
Funded by the Century Council (a coalition made up primarily
of distillers and sellers of alcohol), Promising Practices
serves as a clearinghouse of approaches to preventing alcohol
abuse on campus. The Web site includes descriptions of and
links to numerous programs, as well as contact information
for regional consultants and suggestions for campus leaders.
The Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention
www.edc.org/hec
Housed at the Education Development Center, and funded primarily
by the U.S. Department of Education, the Center offers technical
assistance and other resources to faculty and administrators
working to prevent alcohol and drug abuse on their campuses.
For example, it provides training and professional development
workshops, designs assessment tools, publishes manuals and
practical guidelines, and convenes an ongoing meeting of college
and university presidents concerned with alcohol abuse.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
The Alcohol and Other Drug Education Project
www.hws.edu/aca/depts/alcohol
Based on their ongoing work at Hobart and Smith, the Project
directors offer workshops, consulting, and curricular materials
for those interested in a "social norms" approach to campus
alcohol education. (This approach focuses on distinguishing
between actual rates of alcohol and drug abuse and students'
perceptions of those rates, in order to encourage recognition
that most students do not drink heavily).
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education
HIV/AIDS Program
http://www.nafeo.org/PS/ps.htm
With funding from the CDC, NAFEO has worked for several
years to develop AIDS-prevention and peer education programs
at over a hundred historically Black colleges and universities
(HBCUs), as well as at community-based and governmental organizations.
The Program offers technical assistance, leadership training,
and some funding for local projects, and it assists in the
creation of public health advertising campaigns.
National Association of Student Personnel Administrators
Health Education Leadership Program
www.naspa.org/cdcweb/help.htm
Funded by the CDC, HELP supports faculty and administrators,
especially student affairs personnel, in trying to integrate
HIV/AIDS-education into the college curriculum. It offers
a variety of workshops, consulting, and materials, and it
works with model programs on several campuses.
National Group Rides and Designated Drivers
www.saferide.org
Created in 1993, and currently numbering thirty chapters,
National GRADD helps colleges and universities to launch "safe
ride" programs, providing transportation for students who
might otherwise participate in drunk driving. The organization
provides various services for new and existing chapters, such
as sample needs assessments, descriptions of model programs,
and an on-line discussion group.
New York University
Health Education Professional Resources
www.nyu.edu/education/hepr
This Web site is designed specifically for professional
health educators, but it compiles various resources that might
be useful to anyone interested in designing campus-based health
interventions.
Northeastern Illinois University
Network for the Dissemination of Curriculum Infusion
www.neiu.edu/~cinfusi
Founded in 1987, with funding from the U.S. Department of
Education, the Network encourages colleges and universities
to integrate topics related to substance abuse into regular
departmental course offerings. It provides a variety of faculty
training materials, workshops, and consulting services, as
well as descriptions of model programs.
University of California, San Francisco
Community-Campus Partnerships for Health
www.futurehealth.ucsf.edu/ccph.html
Founded in 1996, CCPH is a non-profit organization that
brokers public health partnerships between colleges and universities
and their neighboring communities, focusing especially on
service learning. It aims to facilitate equitable relationships
among student-, campus-, and community-leaders, and it also
brings local projects in touch with foundations and relevant
government agencies. Currently, it is working on a national
study of campus health centers and their relationships with
surrounding communities.
Especially For Students (and Their Professors)
98Six
www.98six.com/homepage.php
Not your average college health Web site... 98Six provides
basic health information, but specializes in frank, mature,
and wide ranging discussion of sex & intimacy, drinking
& drugs, stress, and other topics related to student health.
A good companion resource for writing classes and others.
American Social Health Association
Hotlines & Resource Centers
www.ashastd.org
In partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control,
ASHA offers free information and crisis counseling related
to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Hotlines include:
BACCHUS & GAMMA Peer Education Network
www.bacchusgamma.org
With more than 25,000 members, this is the key resource
for peer education programs that deal with alcohol abuse and
other health-related issues.
Facts on Tap
www.factsontap.org
Created by the Children of Alcoholics Foundation and the
American Council for Drug Education, Facts on Tap provides
basic information, statistics, and advice on alcohol abuse,
designed specifically for college students.
Go Ask Alice!
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu
From Columbia University, this is the most popular health
information site on the Web, attracting some 2.5 million hits
per month. Designed especially for high school and college
students, it provides answers to questions related to sexuality,
alcohol, mental health, and many other topics.
The Had Enough Project
www.cspinet.org/booze/hadenough
Founded by the Center for Science in the Public Interest,
along with Cornell University and the University of North
Carolina, Had Enough encourages campus dialogue and student
activism in response to binge drinking.
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