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School‐Based Cardiovascular Health Promotion: The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH)
Author(s) -
Perry Cheryl L.,
Stone Elaine J.,
Parcel Guy S.,
Ellison R. Curtis,
Nader Philip R.,
Webber Larry S.,
Luepker Russell V.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1990.tb05960.x
Subject(s) - health promotion , intervention (counseling) , cardiovascular health , curriculum , health education , promotion (chess) , medicine , behavior change , medical education , psychology , cigarette smoking , gerontology , environmental health , public health , nursing , pedagogy , political science , social psychology , disease , pathology , politics , law
The Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health (CATCH) is a multisite intervention research study that builds on significant progress made in school health education research in the 1980s. The study has three phases: Phase I deals with study design, intervention, and measurement development, Phase II involves the main trial in 96 school'; in four states, and Phase III focuses on analysis. The intervention program targets third‐fifth grade students and focuses on multiple cardiovascular health behaviors, including eating habits, physical activity, and cigarette smoking. Classroom curricula, school environmental change, and family involvement programs are developed for each grade level and behavioral focus. This paper describes Phase II of CATCH with a rationale for cardiovascular health promotion with youth. The process of change that appears to be necessary for school‐based health promotion and that will be tested in CATCH are presented as a framework to guide these efforts.