HEA 110: Health Research Midterm (Coutouzis)

1. High-risk behaviors and negative lifestyle choices: habits and behaviors that increase the risk of, or exacerbate depression and suicide ideation that are more commonly seen in the U.S. college student population.
2. Short- and long-term health effects: discuss the health effects of poorly managed depression as it relates to the habits and behaviors you identified in rubric item number one.
3. Symptoms and/or indicators, and tests/diagnoses for a person that may be on the negative end of the wellness spectrum: detail symptoms and indicators for someone struggling with depression and suicide ideation. What tests for diagnosing exist for someone that has not sought treatment previously?
4.  Optimal lifestyle choices for prevention, and how to seek treatment when needed: how can U.S. college students reduce their risk of depression and suicide ideation? Identify different treatment options for after diagnosis.
5. Globalized content is included: and do not forget to copy and paste the following focus points/questions into your site. Compare the U.S. rates of depression and suicide to the rates of your assigned country. What similarities and differences do you see between the United States and your assigned country? How do you think the United States can change how we approach suicide compared to your assigned country?
6.  Information is adapted to the college-aged population (15-24 years of age): make this consistent. Across the world, suicide maintains as one of the five causes of death. This age group should not be neglected in your site.
7. Credible sources referenced and cited in-text: for all information, including infographics and videos used.
8. Site uses concise and easily understood information, as well as a variety of images, infographics, and/or videos: think of what you like to see when you look up health information. Make your page easily navigable, and sections of information clearly identified. Avoid text that is too small to read, and be sure your images are not blurry or cropped too much.

These resources below have been specifically chosen by your instructor and the librarian to help you find the information you need to complete the project. You will need to find two additional sources on your own. To find more, scroll down this page to search for more resources such as articles, statistics, or books.

Additional Resources

Definitions

Search Examples

You can copy and paste any of the following search phrases into the search box above in order to get started. Edit the search to include the name of the country, region, or ethnic group that you are researching. 

• Brazil AND "college students" AND (depression OR suicide)
• Canada AND "college students" AND lifestyle AND depression
• global suicide rates
• suicide prevention strategies

​Search Tips

• Make sure that the information presented is ABOUT your assigned country. Read the abstract or other surrounding information carefully. If you're not sure, ask your instructor or a librarian to help you.
• Check the publication date of each source you find. Try to use resources published within the past 5 years. 

How to Use FastStats

• You can type keywords in the search box, or choose a topic from the navigation menu.
• In addition to the quick facts that appear at the top of the page, make sure that you explore any links listed under the sections titled Related FastStats, and More Data. 
• There are other places to search for statistics. If you need help, ask a librarian!

The username and password to access databases is the same as what you use to log in to myPittCC and Moodle. The username is your entire myPittCC email address (jdstudent000@my.pittcc.edu). 

Community logins are available to Pitt County residents with PCC library cards and others who are enrolled in or are affiliated with PCC programs and continuing education courses. Scroll down and look for the "Community Login" section.