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Objectives

The goal of the YEAH! project is to develop an innovative, personalized program to improve the health of children (ages 8–10) and adolescents (ages 14–16) by influencing their behaviors (physical activity, screen time, diet, and sleep). To achieve this, the YEAH! program will train those around them (parents, teachers, etc.) to adopt a style of interaction that encourages children and adolescents to adopt healthy behaviors, using digital solutions. The program’s development is grounded in scientific knowledge while being co-created with end users and stakeholders to ensure it is tailored as closely as possible to the needs of children and adolescents.

Research Areas

The program will unfold in three phases. First, the behavioral intervention will be designed during the first and second years of the project, including the technical development of a mobile app that will serve as a platform for educating children, adolescents, and their social circles. The third year of the project will be devoted to implementation. The interventions will then be carried out in 7 countries with more than 2,688 children and adolescents (approximately 400 per country) in 8 schools to reach a socioeconomically diverse population. 

"YEAH! This is a great opportunity to implement an initiative from start to finish—from design to evaluation—and to test it on a large scale. The ultimate goal is a nationwide rollout involving as many schools as possible to create a snowball effect." "I'm delighted," says Aïna Chalabaev, a professor at UGA and the project coordinator.

Collaborations

At the University ofUniversité Grenoble Alpes s (UGA), the project involves about 20 people across 8 research units:

• The Translational Research and Innovation in Medicine and Complexity Laboratory (TIMC—CNRS / UGA—Grenoble INP—UGA / VetAgro Sup).
• The Sport and Social Environment Laboratory (SENS - UGA).
• Pacte, Social Sciences Laboratory (CNRS / UGA – Sciences Po – UGA).
• The Grenoble Computer Science Laboratory (LIG - CNRS / Inria / UGA – Grenoble INP - UGA).
• The Hypoxia and Cardiovascular and Respiratory Pathophysiology Laboratory (HP2 - Inserm / UGA).
• The Grenoble Alpes Research Unit for High-Performance Computing and Data Infrastructure (GRICAD—CNRS / Inria / UGA – Grenoble INP – UGA).
• The Grenoble Laboratory of Applied Economics (GAEL—CNRS / INRAE / UGA—Grenoble INP—UGA).
• The Center for Applied Management Studies and Research (CERAG - UGA – Grenoble INP - UGA).

 

The Project at a Glance

Truck Driver / Pilot	Université Grenoble Alpes
Partners / Consortium Members	Savoie Mont Blanc University Babeș-Bolyai University University of Southern Denmark Barcelona Institute of Global Health Private Foundation University of Thessaly Glasgow Caledonian University Ruprecht-Karls University of Heidelberg Free University of Brussels University of Jyväskylä Fleurbaix Laventie Healthy City Association École Normale Supérieure de Rennes University and General Children's Foundation Pere Virgili Institute for Health Research Foundation University of Rennes II CYIM (CYber IMagination)
Funding Sources	Horizon Europe
Coordinator	Aïna Chalabaev, professor at UGA in the Sport and Social Environment Laboratory (SENS - UGA)
Amount of Funding	10 million euros
Project Duration	4 years
Launch Date	January 2025