Health Behaviors and GPA are related
Nov. 19, 2008 by Lisa Currie
From the BACCHUS blog…
Ever wondered why WesWELL exists at Wesleyan? Why we even spend time talking about health as a component of academic success? Here’s the proof:
“Our study shows that there is a direct link between college students’ health and their academic achievement. This is the first time that anything like this has been published where Grade Point Average is linked to all these behaviors,” said Dr. Ed Ehlinger, the director and chief health officer of the University of Minnesota Boynton Health Service.
To download the study, go to http://www.bhs.umn.edu/reports/HealthAcademicPerformanceReport_2007.zip
To view a video about the study, visithttp://www1.umn.edu/urelate/newsservice