| Affiliations: | STEM Research Leadership |
| Project Leader: | Jacob Szeszulski, Ph.D. Jacob.Szeszulski@agnet.tamu.edu Nutrition and Food Science |
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Meeting Times:
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Wednesday 9:00am |
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Team Size:
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3
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| Open Spots: | 0 |
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Special Opportunities:
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Team members may have additional opportunities to publish or coauthor conference abstracts, manuscripts, or generate products that share information with community stakeholders. Team members in the Dallas area may have opportunities to be involved with additional data collection.
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Team Needs:
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Team member should be familiar with healthy physical activity and nutrition practices, be detail oriented, and be able to work well with other team members to discuss differences to a resolution. Most team meetings will occur virtually, but 1-2 meetings per semester may occur in person. |
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Description:
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Strong Teens Healthy Schools is a civic engagement, positive youth development, and cardiovascular disease prevention program. It provides education to help middle school students improve their physical activity and healthy eating behaviors. Throughout the program, group members also identify and advocate for a sustainable change in the school health environment so that it is easier, more convenient, and/or less expensive to eat well and be physically active. |