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Report: Community Colleges Are Leaving Millions in Medicaid Funding on the Table

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are growing mental health concerns among college students and an increase in demand for all student health services among community college students. Unfortunately, the demand for student health services often exceeds a community colleges resources.

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Asian American Mental Health: Heritage and Roots

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our culture teaches us to stay silent and work through our battles of our own. They recently hired Dr. Ron McLean as the Director of Health Equity & Access to Care (HEAC). Asian parents tend to emphasize the gravity of what they’ve been through, or their children are aware of the sacrifices that they made.

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Remember JHU SNACKS for your well-being during Fall 2024 finals

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Student Well-Being Blog. A comprehensive archive of blog posts written by students, faculty, and staff covering a variety of health and well-being topics can be found on the Student Health and Well-Being website. Student Health & Well-Being’s registered dietitian. Be adventurous with your eating!

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Mental Health is Gen Z’s Top New Year’s Resolution

Timely MD

One such program called Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention , is an educational program designed to teach gatekeepers the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. The lack of diversity and cultural awareness is also a barrier to providing adequate mental health support to students.

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When Disaster Strikes: Supporting Students’ Mental Health in Extreme Weather Events

Timely MD

During disaster: Managing mental health in real-time Feeling fear, panic, and helplessness in the middle of a natural disaster is natural. It is helpful to normalize these emotions and teach students how to manage them in the moment by practicing mindfulness, for example. Let’s start the conversation.

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From the Dietitian’s Desk: Submit questions to our new nutrition column

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Student Health & Well-Being is kicking off the semester with a fantastic new feature: an advice column dedicated to all your burning questions about food and nutrition! A little about me: I’m the university dietitian and I love teaching about healthy lifestyles and behaviors. All things in moderation.)

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Mental Health is Gen Z’s Top New Year’s Resolution

Timely MD

One such program called Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) Gatekeeper Training for Suicide Prevention , is an educational program designed to teach gatekeepers the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to respond. The lack of diversity and cultural awareness is also a barrier to providing adequate mental health support to students.