Time for Change
Issue 22, Fall 2022
Are you speaking their language?
By Michelle Greenwell As we look at the kinds of students that are now studying health and wellness disciplines, it is time to consider if we are meeting their needs.
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tudents in high school and middle school are learning about mental health and resources through computer programs designed to help them find government sourced resources and information. Such programs as ChatterHigh.com are assisting students in learning how to navigate online research to find resources so that they know how to find support in their early adult years.
Young adults will use social media and apps about health and wellness to gain the most current research and ideas that are available. They are no longer purchasing books and building a library, and they are looking for instant information that can be applied on-demand. They are also taking college and university courses that lead them through specific targeted topics found in psychology, social work, neurobiology, neuroimmunology, kinesiology (the study of movement), physiology. Middle aged adults are relying on resources that they have been familiar with from the early years.
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