Going to College: Put Mental Health on Your Checklist
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With Your Money Briefing, I'm Tanya Bustos in the newsroom at The Wall Street Journal. And if you're planning on going to college, you might want to put mental health on your checklist. Coming up, how students can prepare for the stress of college. But first, these money headlines. The U.S. dollar slips after the flash reading for IHS market U.S. manufacturing PMI falls to 49.9. This is less than economists in a WSJ survey predicted and its lowest point in almost 10 years. The data adds to evidence that the economy is decelerating and gives ammunition to the Fed officials who may want to continue lowering interest rates later this year. The WSJ dollar index, which measures the currency against a basket of 16 others, gave back earlier gains and was lower by less than 0.1 percent at 91.28.
Sterling has eroded some of the gains against the euro made during Prime Minister Boris Johnson's meeting with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris. Macron said a plan to avoid a hard border between Ireland and Northern Ireland after Brexit, the so-called backstop, is indispensable to preserving political stability and the single market.
How does college transition affect students' mental and physical health?
While Johnson insists the backstop must be removed to avoid the UK crashing out with no deal. As it stands, the pound is up against the U.S. dollar by 0.2 percent. Spotify permanently extends free trials for its subscription service to three months, that's from one month, as it works to lure money-paying users to its premium tier. The longer free trial period rolls out across Spotify's on-demand ad-free premium plans. Of note, the extended free trial comes after Spotify said it would upgrade its family plans, including parental controls and a playlist bundling music from each member. Spotify falls 2.8%. Coming up, preparing for the stress of college mentally.
Why should mental health be added to a college checklist?
The stress of college can lead to missed checkups, workouts, unhealthy eating, and depression. However, with the right planning, you can avoid many of these stressors.
What daily habits can students establish to protect mental health in college?
The Wall Street Journal's J.R. Whalen has more.
Millions of families are ready to send their sons and daughters off to be college freshmen, and along with the sad goodbyes are likely bits of wisdom, like study hard so you can succeed in the real world. But as they venture out on their own, in many cases for the first time, being mindful of their health should be near the top of the list. That's the feeling of Dr. Bernadette Melnick. She's chief wellness officer. at Ohio State University, and she's on the line with us to discuss. So, Bernadette, beginning in college means making new friends and setting new daily routines, much deeper dives into academics, but you feel that students' attention to their health is often overlooked.
How does poor eating and exercise impact academic performance and mood?
Absolutely, because people are so focused on academics, but what students often don't realize is is performance on academics is really intertwined with their physical and mental well-being.
So we're talking both mental health and their physical health. Keep yourself from getting a cold and make sure you bundle up and don't get yourself sick.
Essentially, yes. Attention to both physical and mental health is critical.
What should be on a checklist for college students to give their health the attention it needs?
First of all, all college students should think about establishing healthy habits.
What practical steps should students take to connect with campus health services?
So getting regular physical activity, eating healthy. We all know that when college students get stressed, They tend to emotionally eat foods that aren't necessarily good for us, and those types of foods that really can zap your energy.
These are great lessons for college students, but many of us out here in the rural world are guilty of letting wellness slide as well.
And that's unfortunate. Because one out of two people in America have a chronic health condition. Yet 80% of chronic disease is totally preventable with just a few healthy lifestyle behaviors.
What have you seen there at Ohio State University as far as students that can give their health more attention?
How can prioritizing wellness improve students' college ROI and outcomes?
And what have you seen about the benefits and results of doing that?
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:06–1:17
2
How does college transition affect students' mental and physical health?
1:17–2:07
3
Why should mental health be added to a college checklist?
2:07–2:16
4
What daily habits can students establish to protect mental health in college?
2:16–2:57
5
How does poor eating and exercise impact academic performance and mood?
2:57–3:44
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What practical steps should students take to connect with campus health services?
3:44–4:44
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How can prioritizing wellness improve students' college ROI and outcomes?
4:44–6:29
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