Health Promotion and Prevention Services Using the ACHA-NCHA to Assess Health in the International Student Populations Paula Swinford Director, Health Promotion and Prevention Services Anne Kaufman Business Manager, Office of International Student Services
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Health Promotion and Prevention Services
Using the ACHA-NCHA to Assess Health in the International Student
Populations
Paula Swinford
Director, Health Promotion and Prevention Services
Anne Kaufman
Business Manager, Office of International Student Services
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Learning Objectives• The participant will be able to:
– Discuss the strengths of ACHA-NCHA as an assessment process of the health status of a population with regards to the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
– Distinguish between the health behaviors/status of domestic and international students
– Develop critical next questions in implementing evidence-based decision-making regarding the health and wellness of International students
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Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
• Presents fundamental strategies and approaches for health promotion
• Conceptualizes health promotion actions– Includes building healthy public policy,
creating supportive environments, strengthening community actions, developing personal skills, and reorienting health services
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What is the National College Health Assessment (NCHA)?
• Partnered with the American College Health Association• Comprehensive & confidential survey of students’ health
behaviors, beliefs, & perceptions• 550+ participating colleges and universities since 2000• First administered at USC in 2000• Annual administration
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NCHA’s 10 Assessment Areas
1. General health
2. Disease and injury prevention
3. Academic impacts
4. Alcohol, tobacco, & other drug use
5. Violence, abuse, and personal safety
6. Sexual behavior
7. Nutrition and exercise
8. Mental health
9. Sleep
10. Demographics and student characteristics
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Why Conduct the NCHA?• Serves as a comprehensive needs assessment for
student health and wellness – Needs Assessment: A formal process of identifiying problems
and needs in a target population so as to make decisions, determine priorities, set objectives, and explore alternative approaches or methods to aid in the planning and implementation of programs.*
• A needs assessment is the first step in evidence-based programming models
*Direct reference from Modeste, N.M. & Tamayose, T.S. (2004). Dictionary of Public Health Promotion and Education: Terms and Concepts (2nd Ed.). Jossey-Bass: CA.
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The NCHA Allows Us To…• Gain an objective picture of students’ health and
wellness• Contrast with clinical indicators and anecdotal evidence
(population-based vs. individual)• Clarify priorities and allocate resources• Advocate for policy change• Establish a baseline and track change over time (USC
data)• Compare and Contrast (ACHA data from other
institutions and aggregated, OTC data, Monitoring the Future, CIRP, NESSE, etc)
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The NCHA at USC (Methodology)
• Fall 2009 via web• Sent to all international students (n=6,100)• Invitation via email; two follow-up emails• Incentives:
– Every 25th respondent: $10 iTunes gift card– Drawing for ten $100 Visa gift cards
• Final n=978 (16%)• Comparison group is Spring 2009 survey of all