Alcohol abuse prevention

August 23rd, 2008

Alcohol related problems are a major concern on college campuses worldwide. Many college students live away from their parents for the first time in their lives, and start drinking  alcohol due to peer pressure as they try to fit in with their classmates and room mates. Campus life is often stressful and  some students drink alcoholic substances to escape the problems .

Online alcohol abuse prevention programs are customized, so that individual students understand their own drinking patterns and behavior, so that they can take suitable corrective action. A course covers the following :

1. Factual information about alcohol - its influence on body, health , the medical risks related to drinking alcohol, how it affects learning and memory

2. Helps students understand the factors which influence their alcohol intake - media, family, culture, social situations

3. Assisting students develop their own strategies for coping with situations like parties, where alcohol is consumed in large quantities.

Health surveys

August 22nd, 2008

Monitoring the health of  the students and staff  on  a college campus is an important priority for any campus administrator, since illnesses and ailments can adversely effect both academic progress of  individual students as well as the overall atmosphere on the campus .

There are online tools available which monitor some of  the most important concerns related to student health , which are:

1. Alcohol usage

2. Prevalence of  smoking and other forms of tobacco usage

3. Ragging, violence and safety

4. Mental health, stress levels

5. Eating patterns, availability of nutritious food, disorders

These surveys can be administered to the students online. A student will usually be able to complete the survey in 30-40 minutes. The developer of the online survey tool will collate the data and present it to the campus administrator  for further action.

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