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.
> 50 6th and 7th grade students
> 40% economically disadvantaged students
> 40% Black and Hispanic students
6th or 7th grade student
Attend a Title 1 middle school that is participating in the STHS intervention
Read and understand English
Participation in a weight loss program in the past 3 months
Texas A&M University
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborator