title: Reflections from an Undergraduate Student Peer Facilitator in the Team Up for Healthy Living School-Based Obesity Prevention Project.
abstract: Team Up for Healthy Livingwas a cluster-randomized trial to evaluate a cross-peer school-based obesity prevention program in Southern Appalachia. Undergraduate students from the disciplines of Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Public Health were trained as peer facilitators to deliver an 8-week curriculum in high schoolLifetime Wellnessclasses. The focus of the curriculum was on improving diet and physical activity with an additional emphasis on enhancing leadership and communication skills. Control group participants received their regularly scheduledLifetime Wellnesscurriculum. The current article is about the experiences of an undergraduate kinesiology student participating as a peer-facilitator in theTeam-Up for Healthy Livingtrial. A brief overview of the program and peer facilitator training is followed by this students reflections on both personal development and student outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Physical Therapy, East Tennessee State University.
authors.forename: Caroline E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Crenshaw
authors.affiliation: Department of Kinesiology, Sport & Recreation Management, College of Education, East Tennesse State University.
authors.forename: Diana M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Mozen
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, East Tennessee State University.
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health, East Tennessee State University.
authors.forename: Deborah L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Slawson
keywords: obesity; peer facilitator; prevention; student