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Strong Teens for Healthy Schools Change Club: A Civic Engagement Approach to Improving Physical Activity and Healthy Eating Environments
Sponsor: Texas A&M University
Summary
Strong Teens for Healthy Schools (STHS) is a school-based, civic engagement program that empowers middle school students to improve their physical activity and healthy eating behaviors, improve their cardiovascular disease outcomes, and create positive change in their school health environments.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
500
Start Date
2023-09-27
Completion Date
2027-04-15
Last Updated
2025-09-12
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
STHS Intervention
STHS program The intervention group (10 schools) will participate in the STHS program. During the fall semester (September to December), the intervention group will receive 24 thirty-minute modules (or twelve 1-hour modules) that provide education on civic engagement, healthy eating, and physical activity. During the spring semester (February to May), the intervention group will receive 24 thirty-minute modules (or twelve 1-hour modules) that focus on implementing the school health environmental change project and receive support for maintaining individual-level healthy eating and physical activity behaviors.
Usual Care
No STHS program The usual care group will be offered the same activities as the intervention group after the conclusion of the research study.
Locations (1)
Texas A&M AgriLife Dallas Center
Dallas, Texas, United States