title: Empower U: effectiveness of an adolescent outreach and prevention program with sixth-grade boys and girls: a pilot study.
abstract: Sixth graders are at a prime age to modify behaviors and beliefs regarding exercise, nutrition, body image, and smoking. Empower U was created to change knowledge, beliefs, and behaviors regarding these topics. This pilot study utilized pre/post assessments of 58 sixth graders from a private middle school in the midsouth. Results showed a significant increase in self-esteem as well as in exercise and nutrition knowledge and beliefs at posttest and a significant increase in body image as well as in self-reported exercise and nutrition behaviors at the 1-month follow-up. Empower U provides nurses with an effective educational program that may be useful in positively impacting health behaviors.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Belmont University, Nashville, TN, USA.
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dowdy
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alvarado
authors.forename: Olive
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Atieno
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barker
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carlton
authors.forename: Ginny
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cheshire
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Crystal
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eastridge
authors.forename: Shaylon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: McHenry
authors.forename: Kendra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Methvin
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ratcliff
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Sherry
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tidwell
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Turley
authors.forename: Lance
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authors.lastname: Williamson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012649:Self Concept