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Table 1 Deans' beliefs regarding their schools' student health promotion efforts

From: Personal health promotion at US medical schools: a quantitative study and qualitative description of deans' and students' perceptions

 

% (n)

 

Strongly agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly disagree

1.1 Overall, our medical school encourages students to lead healthy lives.

35 (6)

53 (9)

6 (1)

6 (1)

0

1.2 Our medical school curriculum emphasizes preventive medicine in medical practice.

29 (5)

53 (9)

12 (2)

6 (1)

0

1.3 Our medical school encourages extracurricular activities that promote medical students' health.

35 (6)

35 (6)

18 (3)

6 (1)

6 (1)

1.4 Our medical school tries to minimize student stress.

41 (7)

41 (7)

12 (2)

0

6 (1)

1.5 Our medical school has a good system to help students cope with stress.

29 (5)

47 (8)

18 (3)

6 (1)

0

1.6 Our medical school encourages students' healthy eating.

12 (2)

47 (8)

35 (6)

6(1)

0

1.7 Our medical school encourages students to exercise.

24 (4)

53 (9)

12 (2)

6 (1)

6 (1)

1.8 Our medical school discourages students from smoking

41 (7)

47 (8)

12 (2)

0

0