Youth Perspectives of School-Based Health Education: Findings from a US Youth-Led Nationwide Qualitative Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

While most primary and secondary school students in the USA participate in school-based health education to promote a healthy lifestyle, adolescents and young adults continue to engage in risk-related behaviour. National guidelines encourage youth inclusion when developing health curricula, but there is minimal evidence of youth voice in current education programmes. High school student co-researchers designed a qualitative survey to gather youth perspectives on health education and guide improvements to future curriculum development.

Method

The 5-question survey was sent to 791 14-to-24-year-olds in the USA using a weekly text message poll. The research team and youth co-researchers conducted an iterative thematic analysis of text message responses. Participant de

SUBMITTER: Durden A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12700295 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature