Behavioral research of environment and air pollution through education (BREATHE) study data

Despite the wealth of scientific literature on the health effects of air pollution, the public’s personal choices in their daily lives continues to be largely detrimental towards the environment, and public support for the generation of policies to regulate sources of pollution has remained modest. The objective of this study was to determine whether a short interactive teaching session on air pollution can shift the behavioral choices of adolescents towards environmentally friendlier options. 
To examine the long-term effects of a short interactive teaching session about air pollution on the understanding and behavioral choices of adolescents, we performed a pilot randomized control trial (ClinicalTrials.gov ID#NCT02471872) in which the 8th grade students from KIPP school (Knowledge Is Power Program, a national network of free open enrollment college preparatory public schools dedicated towards students in underserved communities) in San Jose, CA, were randomized to receive a 1-hour sy...