Optimizing college health promotion in the digital age: Comparing perceived well-being, health behaviors, health education needs and preferences between college students enrolled in fully online verses campus-based programs

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-1-2019

Originally Published In

Health Promotion Perspectives

Volume Number

9

Issue Number

4

Page Numbers

270-278

Abstract

There is little published about non-traditional and online college students’ health and well-being. College health services must evolve to address the needs of this growing population. The purpose of this study was to explore risk factors, perceived well-being, health behaviors, and health education preferences of US college students enrolled in a fully online academic programs compared to a national sample of college students enrolled in campus based programs.

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