Walking to School Supports

Psychosocial Supports for Walking to School Paired With a Walking School Bus

This pilot study will test the feasibility and acceptability of an enhanced individual-level intervention delivered to 4th-6th graders to increase rates of walking to/from school. Up to 8 youth who do not already walk to school will be enrolled into the intervention. The theoretically-based intervention content will be delivered over 6 weeks through family-based telephone coaching sessions, ongoing short message service (SMS) text messaging, and activities and content on the study website.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents of children enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school
• Parents/child dyads who completed the Phase 1 survey OR respond to recruitment attempts and express interest in walking to school. Included parent/child dyads will be:

Those who do not participate in LINC program both before and after school 4+ days per week (child); Those who live within the school boundary and south of Meyer Blvd (i.e., close enough to an existing walking school bus route) or are willing to drop off and/or pick up the child at a place along an existing walking school bus route (i.e., remote drop off).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children not enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school
• Those who participate in LINC program both before and after school 4+ days per week (child); Those who do not live within the school boundary and south of Meyer Blvd (i.e., close enough to an existing walking school bus route) or are not willing to drop off and/or pick up the child at a place along an existing walking school bus route (i.e., remote drop off).
• We will exclude each of the following special populations:

Adults unable to consent Prisoners Wards of the state Pregnant women may be included, but only in such capacity as parents of other children enrolled at Benjamin Banneker school