Main description:

Wellness Issues for Higher Education is an essential resource that addresses a range of student wellness issues confronting professionals in college and university settings. Organized around five dimensions of Wellness-Emotional, Social, Intellectual, Physical, and Spiritual-this book comprehensively covers key topics that contribute to students' success in college. Each topical chapter includes proactive wellness advice, and is designed to prepare the reader to better understand the facts, issues, and strategies appropriate for addressing the issue.

Each Chapter Features:

Background information, theory, and research

Historical and emerging issues

Common questions, controversies, challenging situations, and misconceptions

Practical applications for the campus

This practical guide prepares practitioners to understand and deal with the wellness and health promotion issues contributing to their students' overall success and well-being. Armed with this valuable resource, higher education and student affairs professionals can work to improve academic performance, retention, satisfaction, and quality of life. This thorough resource will guide those working at any level in residence life, student activities, orientation, health education, student leadership, advising, instruction, and other areas of student development.

Contents:

Preface

Introduction: A Wellness Mandate for Higher Education
David S. Anderson

SECTION I: EMOTIONAL WELLNESS

Stress Management: # Too Blessed to be Stressed
Constance S. Boehm and Lance C. Kennedy-Phillips

Mental Health: Creating and Cultivating A Campus Community That Supports Mental Health
Dori S. Hutchinson

Technology: The Challenging Role Technology Plays in the Lives of College Students
Kevin Kruger

SECTION II: SOCIAL WELLNESS

Relationship Health: Helping Students Thrive as They Relate to Others
Bridget Guernsey Riordan

Sexual Decision-Making: Everyone's Doing It, Right?
Joleen M. Nevers and Heather Eastman-Mueller

Alcohol: Reaching Students Through Education and Intervention
Shannon K. Bailie, Jason R. Kilmer, and M. Dolores Cimini

Prescription and Illicit Drug Abuse: Changing the Narrative
David S. Anderson and Tom Hall

SECTION III: INTELLECTUAL WELLNESS

Study and Writing Skills: Fostering Students' Academic Development and Engagement
Daniella Olibrice

SECTION IV: PHYSICAL WELLNESS

Sleep: Enhancing Bedtime Performance
Michael McNeil

Nutrition: Eating to Survive or Thrive
Annann Hong

Exercise: Hey Millennial, It's Time to Get Physical!
Linda A. Knight, Jennifer R. Fisher, and Parth K. Patel

SECTION V: SPIRITUAL WELLNESS

Spiritual Development: Setting a Place at the Table for Spirituality

Maria F. DiLorenzo