Health Tools and Resources

BSU Student Health Data

National College Health Assessment

The National College Health Assessment (NCHA) is a national research effort organized by the American College Health Association to assist college health service providers, health educators, counselors and administrators in collecting data about their students' habits, behaviors and perceptions on the most prevalent health topics:

alcohol, tobacco and other drug use
sexual health
weight, nutrition and exercise
mental health
injury prevention, personal safety and violence

The results of the survey are used to:

Identify the most common health and behavior risks affecting students' academic performance.
Design evidence-based health promotion programs with targeted educational and environmental initiatives.
Create social norms marketing campaigns by comparing students' actual behaviors to their perceptions about peer behavior.
Allocate monetary and staffing resources based upon defined needs.
Provide needs assessment data for campus and community task forces on sexual assault, alcohol use, mental health, etc.
Have readily available graphs and data for policy discussions.
Impact the campus culture by opening a dialogue about health with students and staff.
Develop proposals to secure grant funding to expand or develop programs.
Evaluate your programming efforts by conducting repeat administrations of the survey.

Boise State University, State of Idaho and National College Health Assessment Summary Report:

2003, 2005 and 2007 Data Analysis (PDF)

Fall 2007

This Executive Summary (PDF) highlights results from the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) conducted in Fall 2007 at Boise State University, consisting of 560 respondents from a random sample of 1729 students.

The Reference Group Report (PDF) highlights results from the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) from other colleges and universities, consisting of 20,507 respondents.

Fall 2005

This Executive Summary (PDF) highlights results from the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) conducted in Fall 2005 at Boise State University, consisting of 561 respondents from a random sample of 2311 students.

Spring 2003

This Executive Summary (PDF) highlights results from the American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) conducted in Spring 2003 at Boise State University, consisting of 227 respondents from a random sample of 1500 students.

The Reference Group Report (PDF) highlights results American College Health Association (ACHA) National College Health Assessment (NCHA) conducted in Spring 2003 at other colleges and universities, consisting of 19,497 respondents.

Additional BSU Student Alcohol Data

Additional BSU Tobacco Data