Table 2.

COPE Content

Session #	Session Content	Key Content in the COPE Intervention
1	Introduction of the COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN program and goals.
2	Healthy Lifestyles and the Thinking, Feeling, Behaving triangle.	CBSB
3	Self-esteem. Positive thinking/self-talk.	CBSB
4	Goal-setting; problem-solving	CBSB
5	Stress and Coping.	CBSB
6	Emotional and behavioral regulation.	CBSB
7	Effective communication. Personality and communication styles.	CBSB
8	Barriers to goal progression and overcoming barriers. Energy balance. Ways to increase physical activity and associated benefits.	CBSB and Physical Activity Information
9	Heart rate. Stretching.	Physical Activity information
10	Food groups and a healthy body. Stoplight diet: red, yellow, and green.	Nutrition information
11	Nutrients to build a healthy body. Reading labels. Effects of media and advertising on food choices.	Nutrition information
12	Portion sizes. “super size.” Influence of feelings on eating.	Nutrition information
13	Social eating. Strategies for eating during parties, holidays, and vacations.	Nutrition information
14	Snacks. Eating out.	Nutrition information
15	Integration of knowledge and skills to develop a healthy lifestyle plan; Putting it all together	CBSB

CBSB, cognitive–behavioral skills building; COPE (COPE Healthy Lifestyles TEEN Program), Creating Opportunities for Personal Empowerment Healthy Lifestyles Thinking, Emotions, Exercise, Nutrition Program