Overview
Healthy School Recognized Campus is a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension initiative that supports the delivery of school-based physical activity and nutrition programs for diverse youth across Texas. The purpose of this study is to improve the delivery of these programs and optimize the effect they have on youth's cardiovascular risk factors.
Description
The investigators will conduct a group randomized factorial trial using the Multiphase Optimization STrategy (MOST) framework to evaluate the impact (i.e., implementation and effectiveness) of three implementation strategies on program implementation and youth's cardiovascular disease risk. HSRC is a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension initiative that supports the delivery of school-based physical activity and nutrition programs.
Elementary schools in North and East Texas (n=16) of similar socio-economic status will be randomized at baseline to receive either 3, 2, 1, or no strategies to support HSRC program implementation. All schools will participate in HSRC during the full school year.
The investigators hypothesize that one strategy will result in significantly greater HSRC implementation and effectiveness than the other strategies tested.
Eligibility
School Inclusion Criteria:
- located in North and East Texas
- Public elementary school
Student Inclusion Criteria"
- at least 10 years old by September 1, 2023 (2024 for the 2024-2025 school year)
- enrolled in the 5th or 6th grade
- able to read, speak, and write in English
Exclusion Criteria:
- any motor or cognitive impairments or other health conditions that would prevent them from completing a physical assessment