By Sue Danielson, health services

Health Services Needs Your Help

Today, Feb. 23, Viterbo students will receive an invitation to complete the National College Health Assessment (NCHA) survey online. The health assessment offers national data about student health habits, behaviors, and perceptions. It includes a wide range of health issues, such as:

• weight, nutrition, and exercise
• personal safety and violence
• mental health
• sexual health
• alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use

The NCHA health assessment is an easy online survey that takes about 20–30 minutes to complete.

Faculty are asked to encourage students to complete the survey. Students will be randomly selected for incentive prizes. Data collected will be used to:

• identify the most common risks to academic performance and retention.
• better understand students' health trends and determine the health areas of highest priority.
• report on campus behavioral norms.
• design new health programs and evaluate current strategies.
• compare your specific campus data with national data.

Thank you for your help with this important data collection. If you have any questions, contact Sue Danielson at 796-3806 or scdanielson@viterbo.edu.