Fred B. Newton

A Program to Establish Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors with Freshmen Students

The freshmen transition is a crucial time when students make health choices in their physical activities, eating behaviors, and stress management skills. A consortium of student affairs staff created and implemented an introduction to the wellness program through freshmen orientation classes. The program included a health behaviors assessment, educational resources, and interventions for individual lifestyle change process. This article presents baseline health behaviors of the first-semester freshmen and the statistical results of the changes that occurred with students receiving the interventions. Implications are discussed that provide a template for how to implement and sustain this type of program.

K-State Problem Identification Rating Scales for College Students

Abstract The K-State Problem Identification Rating Scales, a new screening instrument for college counseling centers, gathers information about clients’ presenting symptoms, functioning levels, and readiness to change. Three studies revealed 7 scales: Mood Difficulties. Learning Problems, Food Concerns, Interpersonal Conflicts. Career Uncertainties, Self-Harm Indicators, and Substance/Addiction Issues.

In Practice: Marketing Good Student Behavior: What “the Tipping Point” Can Teach Us

When the authors wanted to combat the myth that excessive drinking and partying were common behaviors among students, they turned for help to a recent popular book on marketing and social behavior. The result was a trial project that identified and recruited the most influential students on campus, then set them loose to get the message out.