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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Sch Health. 2015 Dec;85(12):861–870. doi: 10.1111/josh.12342

Table 2.

The COPE/Healthy Lifestyles Teen Program 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. Cognitive-behavioral skills building (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 & 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