title: Baseline assessment of campus-wide general health status and mental health: Opportunity for tailored suicide prevention and mental health awareness programming.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A campus-wide assessment examined the physical and mental health status of a midsize midwestern public university.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two thousand and forty-nine students, faculty, and staff on a single college campus were assessed in March-April 2013.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed an online survey with sections devoted to demographics, physical and mental health status, and suicide knowledge and experiences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This study captured broad physical and mental health indicators. Students, faculty, and staff in certain demographic groups were more likely to report significant problems associated with mental and physical health. Specifically, women, faculty and staff of color, and nonheterosexual persons reported worse health outcomes. Across 8 mental health indicators, students reported consistently worse mental health than their faculty/staff counterparts.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This paper presents findings from a significant campus-wide physical and mental health surveillance initiative. Results indicate the need for targeted physical and mental health support and intervention among these demographic groups.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Counseling , Oakland University , Rochester , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Lisa D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Hawley
authors.affiliation: b Department of Teacher Development and Educational Studies , Oakland University , Rochester , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Michael G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.affiliation: b Department of Teacher Development and Educational Studies , Oakland University , Rochester , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Erica H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Wallace
authors.affiliation: c Department of Organizational Leadership , Oakland University , Rochester , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: a Department of Counseling , Oakland University , Rochester , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wummel
authors.affiliation: d Health Sciences and Master of Public Health Programs, Oakland University , Rochester , Michigan , USA.
authors.forename: Patricia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Wren
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D005178:Faculty / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008603:Mental Health; D015146:Midwestern United States; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult; D000092864:Suicide Prevention
keywords: Health education; mental health