Adapting to students' social and health needs: suggested framework for building inclusive models of practice.
OBJECTIVE
This article builds on earlier discussions about college health research. The author suggests a 5-step framework that research practitioners can use to build models of practice that accurately address the needs of diverse campus populations.


METHODS
The author provides 3 illustrations, drawn from published research examining college women with eating-related concerns, making the case for the importance of the Eating Disorders Not Otherwise Specified Diagnosis; examining African American students' social adjustment, making the case for an innovative model of needs; and examining minority sexual orientation students' identity development, making the case for a specialized developmental model.


CONCLUSIONS
Following the illustrations, the author offers implications for practice and limitations of the proposed framework.
Schwitzer
Alan M
AM
Department of Educational Leadership and Counseling, Darden College of Education, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529-0157, USA. aschwitz@odu.edu
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006285:Health Planning; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008603:Mental Health; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D020380:Needs Assessment; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities