College Health Surveillance Network: Epidemiology and Health Care Utilization of College Students at US 4-Year Universities.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This description of the College Health Surveillance Network (CHSN) includes methodology, demography, epidemiology, and health care utilization.

Participants

Twenty-three universities representing approximately 730,000 enrolled students contributed data from January 1, 2011, through May 31, 2014.

Methods

Participating schools uploaded de-identified electronic health records from student health services monthly.

Results

During this study, just over 800,000 individuals used the health centers, comprising 4.17 million patient encounters. Sixty percent of visits included primary care, 13% mental health, 9% vaccination, and 31% other miscellaneous services. The 5 most common specific diagnostic categories (with annual rates per 100 enrolled students) were p

SUBMITTER: Turner JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4673518 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature