There is limited high-quality information on physical activity, sedentary behavior, and eating habits among adolescents from socially disadvantaged backgrounds. As a result, the number of public health and education policies specifically designed for this group is limited. The ePro-Schools project, an electronic platform for health promotion in schools, aims to address these two gaps in knowledge.
ePro-Schools will analyze high-quality epidemiological data to identify the determinants of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and eating habits, and determine to what extent these behaviors are associated with the physical and mental health of adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds. Furthermore, ePro-Schools will co-design, implement, and evaluate a modular online health intervention platform based on evidence to promote physical activity, encourage healthy eating, and reduce time spent on sedentary behaviors.
Our contribution will focus on an epidemiological study aimed at identifying the determinants of health behaviors (physical activity, sedentary behavior, eating habits) among adolescents from socially disadvantaged backgrounds.
The early adolescent years are a critical transition period for adopting and maintaining healthy lifestyles, such as increased physical activity and a balanced diet. Adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to adopt health-compromising behaviors (e.g., low physical activity, more sedentary behavior, poor eating habits). Since higher levels of physical activity and healthy eating habits are often associated with better mental and physical health, it is important to better understand the determinants of these behaviors.
The objective of our work is:
Project funding:
2023-2026 EU HealthEquity Joint Transnational Call (ERA4Health)
ESSMA Team members involved:
Judith VAN DER WAERDEN, Jade PILATO, Arthur DESCARPENTRY.
Collaborations :
Rodrigo A Lima (Ciber SAM, Spain), Josep Vidal-Alaball (Foundation University Institute for Primary Health Care Research, Spain), Rüdiger Pryss (University Hospital Würzburg), Gonneke Stevens (Utrecht University, Netherlands), Cesar Agostinis-Sobrinho (Klaipėda University, Lithuania), Inese Gobina (Rigas Stradina Universitate, Latvia), Sandrine Lioret , Barbara Heude (INSERM CRESS, OPPaLE)
Our team is located on a single site, on the 3rd floor of the Pierre et Marie Curie Faculty of Medicine, Pôle Saint-Antoine
27 rue de Chaligny
Paris 12°
Tél.: +(33) 01.44.73.84.45
Métro : Faidherbe-Chaligny (8), Reuilly Diderot (1)
Bus : 46 – 86
Vélib : Station 1108, 223 rue du Faubourg Saint-Antoine
