This paper presents the proposal of healthy universities as an approach to health promotion feasible and necessary to work in higher education institutions. It exposes its definition and basic features, the steps to facilitate proper implementation and a historical review about the existing projects in universities of America and Europe. In Peru, there are several initiatives,among which the work of the Consortium of Universities and currently the start of thePUCP Healthy Program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Finally, it is done abrief review of the work implemented to date by this program.

The purpose of the present study was to assess the demographic and psycho-social characteristics of a sample of 60 adolescents divided in two groups of 30 subjects each one (pregnant adolescents and adolescents with an induced abortion) and compare them. The results indicated the existence of some differences between both groups that may be relevant in the decision to have an abortion, for example the adolescent's age and occupation, her desire to become pregnant, the number of past pregnancies, the baby's father reaction to the pregnancy and the adolescent satisfaction and necessity of social support.

Se presenta la propuesta de universidades saludables como un enfoque de promoción de la salud viable y necesario a trabajar en las instituciones de educación superior. Se expone su definición y características básicas, los pasos necesarios para facilitar su implementación ade-cuada y una reseña histórica acerca de los proyectos existentes en universidades de América y Europa. En el Perú existen varias iniciativas, entre las que destaca el trabajo realizado por el Consorcio de Universidades y, actualmente, el inicio del programa PUCP Saludable en la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú. Finalmente, se realiza una reseña sobre el trabajo realizado a la fecha por este programa.

The purpose of the present study was to assess the demographic and psycho-social characteristics of a sample of 60 adolescents divided in two groups of 30 subjects each one (pregnant adolescents and adolescents with an induced abortion) and compare them. The results indicated the existence of some differences between both groups that may be relevant in the decision to have an abortion, for example the adolescent's age and occupation, her desire to become pregnant, the number of past pregnancies, the baby's father reaction to the pregnancy and the adolescent satisfaction and necessity of social support.

This paper presents the proposal of healthy universities as an approach to health promotion feasible and necessary to work in higher education institutions. It exposes its definition and basic features, the steps to facilitate proper implementation and a historical review about the existing projects in universities of America and Europe. In Peru, there are several initiatives,among which the work of the Consortium of Universities and currently the start of thePUCP Healthy Program at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. Finally, it is done abrief review of the work implemented to date by this program.

This research investigates the role of coping in the relationship between perceived stress and health behaviors in college students. 155 students participated in the study, they were in their first years of study at a private university of Lima, their average age was 18 years, 59% were women and 10.3% worked. They were administered anonymously measures of perceived stress, styles and coping strategies and health behaviors. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that the coping variable predicts better health behaviors. The emotion-focused coping was a style that favorably affects alcohol, tobacco and other drugs intake, sleep and rest and self-care and medical care, while avoidant does unfavorably. The effect of problem-focused coping style was different depending on the health behavior involved. The strategies of using religion and seeking social support for emotional reaso...

This research investigates the role of coping in the relationship between perceived stress and health behaviors in college students. 155 students participated in the study, they were in their first years of study at a private university of Lima, their average age was 18 years, 59% were women and 10.3% worked. They were administered anonymously measures of perceived stress, styles and coping strategies and health behaviors. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that the coping variable predicts better health behaviors. The emotion-focused coping was a style that favorably affects alcohol, tobacco and other drugs intake, sleep and rest and self-care and medical care, while avoidant does unfavorably. The effect of problem-focused coping style was different depending on the health behavior involved. The strategies of using religion and seeking social support for emotional reaso...