title: College Health Surveillance Network: Epidemiology and Health Care Utilization of College Students at US 4-Year Universities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This description of the College Health Surveillance Network (CHSN) includes methodology, demography, epidemiology, and health care utilization.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-three universities representing approximately 730,000 enrolled students contributed data from January 1, 2011, through May 31, 2014.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participating schools uploaded de-identified electronic health records from student health services monthly.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During this study, just over 800,000 individuals used the health centers, comprising 4.17 million patient encounters. Sixty percent of visits included primary care, 13% mental health, 9% vaccination, and 31% other miscellaneous services. The 5 most common specific diagnostic categories (with annual rates per 100 enrolled students) were preventive (16); respiratory (12); skin, hair, and nails; infectious non-sexually transmitted infection (5 each); and mental health (4). Utilization and epidemiologic trends are identified among subpopulations of students.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  CHSN data establish trends in utilization and epidemiologic patterns by college students and the importance of primary and behavioral health care services on campuses.
authors.forename: James C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Adrienne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D044469:Racial Groups; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014495:Universities / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: clinical medicine; epidemiology; mental health; multisite; student health services