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| Project Leader: | Kathy Nguyen kmnguyen@tamu.edu Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology |
| Faculty Mentor: | Dr. Marissa Cisneros, Ph.D. |
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Meeting Times:
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TTR 3:15PM-4:30PM |
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Team Size:
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5
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Potential to contribute to scientific research and have the opportunity to participate in research presentations. |
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Team Needs:
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Students will examine the challenges in communicating relevant information about a healthy lifestyle and wellness to college students at Texas A&M University. Plan to collect preliminary data and design a community intervention tool that will culminate in a mobile application. The participation of students in our research will only benefit the learning environment of our university and does not intend to exploit any personal information gathered from the survey and focus group participants. |
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Description:
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This project is a sub-section of the project below. We will focus on the use of preventative healthcare among college students: i.e. flu shots, annual physicals, health screenings, prevention of virus transmission, etc. In particular, we will be analyzing the statistics of how often college students get sick in comparison to how often they take advantage of preventative healthcare measures. With a large number of commitments and high costs of care, college students will likely not seek medical attention even when necessary. In 2013, research has found that compared to the rest of the United States population, college students experience a disproportionate number of preventative health problems. These are attributed to improper sleep, diet, exercise, and stress management. Effective health education may aid in helping college students recognize, minimize, and respond effectively to potential health problems. Producing a mobile application may provide a resource to properly educate college students on the resources and other possible approaches to improve their overall health and well-being. The purpose of this paper is to investigate how providing accessible health and resource information in the form of a mobile application to university students increases their overall health. Our research question stands to be: Do time constraints of being a university student reduce willingness to seek medical attention? |