The FLASH college health study tracks the health behavior, knowledge and status of students throughout their college career. With this information, STRIDE examines the modifiable risk factors associated with weight gain, obesity and high blood pressure among undergraduate students.
The range of tests performed in the study allows our Assessment Team, a group of students trained in physical health assessments, to gain an understanding of each student's health status and their potential risk for chronic diseases. With this information, the A-Team is able to evaluate the current trends in health-related behaviors.
The FLASH college health study tracks the health behavior, knowledge and status of students throughout their college career. With this information, STRIDE examines the modifiable risk factors associated with weight gain, obesity and high blood pressure among undergraduate students.
The range of tests performed in the study allows our Assessment Team, a group of students trained in physical health assessments, to gain an understanding of each student's health status and their potential risk for chronic diseases. With this information, the A-Team is able to evaluate the current trends in health-related behaviors.
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While the A-Team does not provide any official medical diagnoses or treatment plans, it does offer students with a baseline and ongoing assessment of their overall health and supplies them with plenty of helpful resources. The study currently involves the Cal Poly class of 2013 and 2014 and is the largest research project of its kind.
In 2009, STRIDE Director Dr. Ann McDermott found that half of Cal Poly students tested in KINE 250 in the 2008-2009 school year had high blood pressure. As a result, a team of professors and student volunteers began the FLASH study as a way to measure the health behaviors and perceptions among college students, as well as the risk factors for elevated blood pressure.