Resources
The following links provide additional information on alcohol-related issues, education, and treatment services.
Research
- Binge Drinking at the University of Iowa, a presentation by Peter Nathan, University of Iowa professor emeritus of community and behavioral health, comparing drinking rates and behaviors among UI students and their peers nationally (PowerPoint download)
- Research on Iowa Student Experiences (RISE) Binge Drinking Brief
- Research on Iowa Student Experiences (Full Report)
- Data on UI Student Health Behaviors, Attitudes and Beliefs
Statistics
- Data Sub-Committee Presentation, Summer 2011
- Alcohol-Related Ambulance Data 2008-2009
- Alcohol-Related Data From Police Records 2008-2009
University of Iowa Resources
- Alcohol Harm Reduction Plan
- Health Iowa, the health promotion branch of Student Health Service
- eCheckup To Go, an online alcohol use self-assessment tailored to UI students
- Health Iowa/Student Health Service Alcohol and Drug Assistance Program, education and evaluation options
- Alcohol and Your College Experience, a for-credit course that uses an evidence-based, personalized feedback model to provide students with information on their current alcohol use. Students monitor their alcohol use and receive nonjudgmental feedback on their behavior and its consequences. They are encouraged to create behavior change plans to implement lower-risk drinking strategies and decrease negative consequences to self and others. Information and strategies are applicable to non-drinkers.
- AlcoholEdu, an online education and prevention course required of all incoming UI students
Community Resources
MECCA Services, a community-based, non-profit organization offering substance abuse and behavioral health services to Johnson and other Iowa counties
