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Learning Research Service Volunteer Engagement

The Canadian Tobacco Control Research Initiative (CRTCRI) was conducted at one Prince Edward Island intermediate school by the Comprehensive School Health Research Team (CSHRT). The team surveyed adolescent-aged students’ beliefs and perceptions surrounding the physical and social environmental factors at school which influence students’ decisions to remain smoke-free.

More recently, the School Health Action Planning & Evaluation System / Youth Smoking Survey – Prince Edward Island (SHAPES/YSS-PEI) was implemented in the 2008-09 school year across PEI (grades 5-12 - census sample). The School Health Action Planning and Evaluation System collected data on physical activity, healthy eating, tobacco use, and mental fitness. In the upcoming school year (09/10), we are proposing to meet with schools to discuss their feedback reports, identify areas for improvement, and implement a school health grant process.

One area believed to be of interest to schools is the mental fitness component. This is measured on the SHAPES module through questions on autonomy, relatedness, and competency (in peer, family, and school relationships). Data collection will occur again in 2010/11. This is a partnership between our research group, the PEI Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, University of Waterloo, and the University of New Brunswick.

A total of 69 schools will be approached and all students in grades 5-12 (approximately 14,000 students province-wide), with parental permission, will be eligible to participate.

For more information: www.upei.ca/cshr/html/shapes_yss-pei.html