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Health Equity, Working to Identify Effective Policy Interventions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hung is assistant professor of health services policy and management in the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Arnold School of Public Health. Since 2009, she’s been engaged in research relating to health services and health equity, she said. “My

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The interplay of occupational subcultures and HE curricula changes how and what student professionals learn

SRHE

My EdD viva in 2021 followed an ethnography over several years (starting in 2013) which explored university paramedic students’ enculturation (the process of being socialised in a certain culture), into a traditional National Health Service (NHS) Ambulance Service Trust. 2009) Key Concepts in Ethnography. O’Reilly, K.

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Counseling centers triage students by mental health needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Triaging Students The principle behind such screening processes is much the same as triage in a hospital emergency room, where medical professionals assess the nature and urgency of a patient’s needs. As requests for mental health services have skyrocketed on campuses, triage systems have become a popular tool for managing demand.

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Campus Resources and Tools for Mental Health Advocacy

Higher Ed Connects: Mental Health

There is an unprecedented demand for counseling services on campuses, with the number of college students visiting such centers increased by 30% between 2009 and 2015 — at a time when enrollment grew by less than 6%. As colleges try to meet the growing demand for mental health services, some students are slipping through the cracks.