Engaging Youth to Examine Lifestyle Behaviors through Authentic Research with University Partnerships

Autor/inn/en	Bardwell, Genevieve; Mujuru, Priscah; Fitch, Cindy; Seidel, George; Hu, Wen; Sogodogo, Kalifa; Chester, Ann
Titel	Engaging Youth to Examine Lifestyle Behaviors through Authentic Research with University Partnerships
Quelle	In: International Electronic Journal of Health Education, 10 (2007), S.95-103 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-1944
Schlagwörter	Physical Activities; Dietetics; Foreign Countries; Partnerships in Education; International Educational Exchange; Life Style; Health Behavior; Student Research; Secondary School Students; Social Indicators; Questionnaires; Comprehensive School Health Education; Mali; West Virginia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ernährungslehre; Ausland; Hochschulpartnerschaft; Internationaler Austausch; Lebensstil; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Studentenforschung; Sekundarschüler; Social indicator; Sozialer Indikator; Fragebogen
Abstract	University researchers partnered with secondary students in West Virginia and Mali on an international science investigation to strengthen science education and public health practices. WV and Mali students made comparisons of diet, physical activity, BMI, and blood pressure gathered from study participants. Full IRB approval was provided by West Virginia University for this human subjects study. The mean systolic blood pressure for the Mali participants was significantly lower, especially when compared to African-American youth (p=0.0008), as was the mean BMI scores of Mali participants (F [subscript 1, 77]=11.43, p=0.0011). Student investigators analyzed results with guidance by university faculty and showcased their results to peer-audiences at school, for local community events, and at annual Symposia. The University partnership provided opportunities for secondary students and their teachers to discover the role that environment plays in influencing health via authentic research and exposure to international public health strategies. Viable alternatives to unhealthy behavior were shared. Results point to the importance of a nutrition-dense diet (low in fats and sugar) combined with simple walking, as beneficial for all humans. Such comparisons can enhance science education, global health awareness, and empower young adults to alter their unhealthy behavior so as to avoid chronic disease in adulthood. (Contains 3 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10