Impact of social support on the dietary behaviors of international college students in the United States.

Objective: International students in the US often adopt unhealthy dietary behaviors, perhaps due to lack of familiarity and social support. This study examined the impact of social support on international college students' dietary behaviors.

Participants: This study surveyed international students ( = 318) from five public universities in one Midwest state.

Injury, Illness, and Mental Health Risks in United States Domestic Mariners.

Objective: Describe health conditions and injury and illness rates in a population of United States mariners, an understudied workforce vital to economic security.

Methods: In this survey study, mariner health data was collected and analyzed to provide injury and illness rates (including mental health conditions) and associated risk factors.

Results: In this mariner population of highly tenured vessel masters and pilots, hypertension, obesity, sleep disorders, smoking, alcohol consumption, and symptoms of depression and anxiety were common.

The Prevalence of Food Security and Insecurity Among Illinois University Students.

Objective: This study aims to define the food security status of Illinois university students and whether sociodemographic characteristics are related to that status.

Design: A cross-sectional research design was used to analyze the food security status of undergraduate Illinois university students, employing a survey containing the Household Food Security Survey Module that was distributed via e-mail to student participants.

Setting: Four public Illinois universities were highlighted, including Eastern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, and Western Illinois University.

Positive changes in perceptions and selections of healthful foods by college students after a short-term point-of-selection intervention at a dining hall.

Objective: Determine the effects of a short-term, multi-faceted, point-of-selection intervention on college students' perceptions and selection of 10 targeted healthful foods in a university dining hall and changes in their self-reported overall eating behaviors.

Participants: 104 college students, (age 18-23) completed pre-I and post-I surveys.

Methods: Pre-survey collected at dining hall in April 2007, followed by 3-week intervention then post-survey collected via email.