Media Watch
  • Year: 2013
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue: 2

Freshman 15: Are Universities Doing Enough?

  • Author:
  • Steven Mccorkle1, Mark Goodman2, Janice Giddens3
  • Total Page Count: 12
  • Page Number: 236 to 247

1University of Alabama, USA

2Mississippi State University, USA

3Clarkson Community Center, Atlanta, USA

Online published on 12 July, 2013.

Abstract

Freshman 15 has been identified as a major medical issue on college campuses for over a decade. Scholars have indicated that Freshman 15 treatment options need to include physical fitness, nutrition, and counseling. Our analysis of the web sites of 45 major universities indicates that most schools need to improve their communication methods if they are going to successfully provide intervention to their students.

Keywords

Freshman 15, sustainable agriculture, physical fitness, counseling