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Learning and Living With Wildfire Smoke
Sponsor: University of Washington
Summary
The proposed intervention in this Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) proposal will improve knowledge and awareness of the health impacts of air pollution exposure, will elevate the youth voice, improve youth self-efficacy and lead to behavior changes that would reduce exposure to air pollution in a high school setting. These outcomes will be accomplished through the introduction of a new air quality curriculum into science classes, and the establishment of an after-school air quality monitoring program. All students enrolled in Food Science (Montrose High School), Intro to Agriculture (The STEAD School) and Environmental Science Academy (Grand Junction High School) will participate in the new air quality curriculum, as it will be built into the existing lesson plans. For the after-school monitoring program, the PI and participating teachers (Letters A and B) will recruit 10 to 15 students at each school to be involved in the Student Research Cohort (SRC). Information on this program and how to apply will be shared with students through their health and science classes, included in the school newsletter, and posted on billboards around the school. Students will be identified within the following inclusion criteria: 1) freshman or sophomores in high school and 2) participation in the air quality curriculum. New students will be recruited each year to keep a consistent group as students leave and/or graduate. New students will be brought up to speed by carry-over students, and each new year will represent a separate SRC dedicated to a specific goal.
Official title: Learning and Living With Wildfire Smoke: Creating Air Clean Environments in Schools Through Youth Participatory Action Research
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
85
Start Date
2023-09-04
Completion Date
2028-05-26
Last Updated
2025-04-15
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Air Action Curriculum
The goal of integrating a new curriculum into classrooms is to improve student knowledge on the health effects of air pollution, specifically of wildfire smoke. The goal is to implement a student-designed and student-driven air quality study in each school that will lead to improved air quality and health impacts in schools, promote health equity, and train young people to be more informed about their health and proactive citizens in their school community and beyond.
Locations (1)
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States