Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Learning and Living With Wildfire Smoke

United States85 participantsStarted 2023-09-04

Plain-language summary

The proposed intervention in this Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) proposal will improve knowledge and awareness of the health impacts of air pollution exposure, will elevate the youth voice, improve youth self-efficacy and lead to behavior changes that would reduce exposure to air pollution in a high school setting. These outcomes will be accomplished through the introduction of a new air quality curriculum into science classes, and the establishment of an after-school air quality monitoring program. All students enrolled in Food Science (Montrose High School), Intro to Agriculture (The STEAD School) and Environmental Science Academy (Grand Junction High School) will participate in the new air quality curriculum, as it will be built into the existing lesson plans. For the after-school monitoring program, the PI and participating teachers (Letters A and B) will recruit 10 to 15 students at each school to be involved in the Student Research Cohort (SRC). Information on this program and how to apply will be shared with students through their health and science classes, included in the school newsletter, and posted on billboards around the school. Students will be identified within the following inclusion criteria: 1) freshman or sophomores in high school and 2) participation in the air quality curriculum. New students will be recruited each year to keep a consistent group as students leave and/or graduate. New students will be brought up to speed by carry-over students, and each new year will represent a separate SRC dedicated to a specific goal.

Who can participate

Age range14 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Freshman and Sophomore students at Montrose High School in Montrose, Colorado, Grand Junction High School in Grand Junction, Colorado and the STEAD School in Commerce City, Colorado with the ability to participate for more than two years. * Teachers, Administrators and Staff at aforementioned high schools willing to participate for more than two years. Exclusion Criteria: * Junior and Senior Students at the aforementioned schools (unable to participate for more than two years) * Teachers, Administrators and Staff at aforementioned high schools unwilling or unable to participate for more than two years.

What they're measuring

Number of students, staff, teacher and administrators with higher scores on a Likert-style questionnaire for content knowledge learning objectives.

Timeframe: Year 1 and 2

Scores on Likert-style questionnaire to evaluate behavior change around air quality.

Timeframe: Year 3 and 4

Change in student exposure to air pollution calculated through measurements of indoor particulate matter and indoor carbon dioxide.

Timeframe: Year 4 and 5

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06322966

SponsorUniversity of Washington

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-05-28

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