Assessing High-Risk Behaviors

Presents the results of a nine-school pilot test that was conducted to develop a campus climate survey that collects school-level data on sexual victimization of undergraduate students. The report describes the development of the survey instrument and procedures for data collection, non-response bias analysis, weighting, and validity assessment. It presents estimates for each school on the prevalence and incidence of sexual assault, rape, and sexual battery during the 2014–15 academic year, as well as characteristics of the victims and incidents. 

Assists college administrators in identifying factors within the campus environment that contribute to alcohol-related problems. These factors are examined within the context of the public health approach, which emphasizes how the environment shapes behavior. Methods for identifying problems include scanning, analysis, response, and assessment. The publication also contains scanning and analysis exercises and selected resources. In addition, some analysis and scanning exercises are also provided in an online format, which can be downloaded, distributed, and used electronically.

Features Drs. Ken Hale and Anne McDaniel from Ohio State University’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Drug Misuse Prevention and Recovery discussing findings from the 2015 College Prescription Drug Study (CPDS). CPDS is a multi-institutional survey of undergraduate, graduate and professional students that examines perceptions related to the non-medical use of prescription drugs, including reasons for using and consequences of use.