An urban and rural chronic-disease risk factor intervention study in economically disadvantaged South African schools.
Principal Investigator
N.P. Steyn (PhD, MPH)
K. Steyn (MBChB)
E.V. Lambert (PhD, MS)
Intervention type
School-based intervention
Targeted population
Students grades 5-7 (10-13 yrs), their parents/caregivers, and their teachers
Target factors
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Purpose/Goals
Work with school districts to develop and implement a 'tool kit' of interventions to assist socioeconomically disadvantaged school communities in decreasing unhealthy eating, smoking and physical inactivity.