title: A partnership for health - working with schools to promote healthy lifestyle.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Childhood obesity is increasing in prevalence. Effective interventions are needed, including those promoting healthy lifestyle habits in children and adolescents.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This article describes the development and feasibility of a peer led health promotion program in a New South Wales high school and the role GPs can play in community based health promotion activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Students As Lifestyle Activists (SALSA) program was developed by general practitioners, a local community health organisation and a local high school. Preliminary evaluation suggests that a peer led approach is feasible, acceptable and valued by both students and staff.
authors.affiliation: Western Clinical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. smita_shah@wsahs.nsw.gov.au
authors.forename: Smita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patching van der Sluijs
authors.forename: Marivic
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lagleva
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pesle
authors.forename: Kean-Seng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: Hani
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bittar
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dibley
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D058005:General Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009517:New South Wales; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D013334:Students