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 HSTA Education and Outreach on Healthy Weight and Physical Activity: Project Summaries*

Title of the Project, IRB Approval & Location of Study

Target Population

Sample Size

Research Design

Intervention Strategies

Intervention Length

Outcome Measures

Get on Your Feet

IRB #16041

Scott High School

Boone County

Residents of Madison & Danville-adults and high school age youth

n=20

01 X 02

Health fair

Indoor & outdoor walking trail

Educational Sessions

Pedometers

16 weeks

Physical Activity Barriers

Physical Activity Self Efficacy

Physical Activity Outcome Expectations

BMI

Walking Our Way to Fitness

IRB #16042

Capital HS

Kanawha County

Faculty & staff at Capital HS

n=30

01 X 02

Indoor & outdoor walking trail

Educational Sessions

Pedometers

10 weeks

Physical Activity Barriers

Physical Activity Self Efficacy

Physical Activity Outcome Expectations

BMI & % Body Fat

Gardening to Increase Physical Activity

IRB #16080

Riverside HS

Kanawha County


High school students at Riverside HS

n= 75

01 X 02

Garden/Nutrition Unit for Science Course

Organic Garden

Media Advocacy

8 weeks

Weekly Physical Activity Log

Physical Activity Questionnaire to Determine Stages of Change

Think about your Eating Habits Questionnaire

Fitness Fun For Women on the Run

IRB #16508

John Marshall HS

Marshall County

 

Women over the age of 20 years.

n=35

01 X 02

Indoor walking trail

Support Groups

Pedometers

8 weeks

Physical Activity Barriers

Stages of Change

Physical Activity History

Focus groups

Get Moving, Get Healthy with HSTA

IRB # 16059

Preston County HS

Preston County

High school students + an adult each chooses from the community (e.g., parents, teachers)

n=100

01 X 02

Educational sessions

Walking Trail

Goal-based Incentives

Buddy system

Pedometers

16 weeks

Physical Activity Barriers

Weekly Physical Activity Log

Physical Activity Self Efficacy

Thoughts before Exercise Questionnaire

Increasing Physical Activity at Tucker County High School

IRB #16076

Tucker County HS

Tucker County

 

Faculty and high school students at Tucker County HS

n=20

01 X 02

Indoor & outdoor walking trail

Buddy system

Educational sessions

Pedometers

12 weeks

Physical Activity Barriers

BMI

% Body Fat (adults only)

Focus groups

Using Pedometers to Increase Physical Activity Levels of WV School Children

IRB # 16088

Braxton County HS, Braxton County

Greenbrier West HS, Greenbrier County

Jefferson County HS, Jefferson County

Shady Springs HS, Raleigh County

Webster County HS, Webster County

 

WV High school students

n=200

01 X 02

 01 x  02

Walking club

Pedometers

Motivational  Handouts

Weekly Goal Setting

4 weeks

Physical Activity Outcome Expectations

Physical Activity Barriers

Physical Activity Self Efficacy

Weekly Physical Activity Log

Using Pedometers for Science and Math Enrichment.

HS  #2003-055

WVU Morgantown campus

 

WV school teachers from 30 HSTA clubs in 13 WV counties

n = 30

qualitative

Pedometers

Pedometer Power text

Project web site resources

7 months

Club pedometer set reports

Additional Investigations Associated with Overall Project “HSTA Education and Outreach on Healthy Weight and Physical Activity.”

IRB #15643

IRB #15632

WVU Morgantown campus

 

WV school teachers and students participating in HSTA

n ~ 30 teachers

n ~ 300 students

mostly qualitative

Professional development & experience related to conceiving and implementing physical activity research projects. Summer institute experiences related to exercise/human energy balance.

1 ½+ years

Focus groups

Process journals

Surveys

*These Research Projects are funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and involve the collaborative efforts of the WVU Health Sciences Center (specifically HSTA and the Center for Healthy Communities), College of Human Resources and Education, School of Physical Education, and several WV secondary schools and communities.  For more information, contact James Rye (Jim.Rye@mail.wvu.edu) or Nancy O'Hara Tompkins (ntompkins@hsc.wvu.edu) and visit the project web pages at: CDC - CHC Main Page

Last Updated on April 06, 2004 by Sohail Khan