Welcome to ProudMe!

Welcome to the home page of Project ProudMe! Project ProudMe is an adolescent obesity prevention intervention based in Louisiana. Project ProudMe is led by Dr. Senlin Chen and his team.

This website includes three main components of the intervention: SMART Goal-Setting (My Journal + Behavior Charts), ProudMe PE, and ProudMe Cafeteria.

I. SMART Goal-Setting (“My Journal”)

SMART Goal-Setting refers to setting goals that are specific, measurable, attainable/achievable, realistic, and timely or time-bound.
Middle school students who are part of the Project ProudMe will be taught how to set SMART goals for their daily physical activity, screen-time, fruits/vegetables consumption, and sleep time.
Each student will be instructed to register a ProudMe account using their email address and protect the account with a password.
Each registered student will be asked to (1) sign in the ProudMe website (2) set SMART behavior goals regularly (e.g., at least 3 times per week) (3) track goal progress for each behavior (physical activity, screen time, F/V consumption, sleep time) (4) type their reflective thoughts to self-evaluate goal attainment (5) receive AI-generated feedback to make SMARTer goals in the future (6) review the Figures (under "Behavior Charts") to visualize progress and achievement.
Each student, by interacting with the Project ProudMe website, will become mindful of their behavior goals and behavior engagement, in reference to the recommended levels of the behaviors.

II. ProudMe PE Resources

This website publishes important resources related to the ProudMe PE curriculum. This is a 12-lesson curriculum unit that educates middle school students important knowledge, skill, and disposition needed for adopting health-enhancing behaviors (more physical activity, less screen time, more fruits/vegetables, and get enough sleep).

The website contains lesson plans for the curriculum unit that are accessible for teacher users. The demo videos and other resources are also available for teachers to conveniently teach the ProudMe PE lessons.

III. ProudMe Cafeteria

The ProudMe Cafeteria is designed to help schools make environmental and policy changes to their cafeterias. Our research team assesses the cafeterias using the Smarter Lunchroom Scorecard. We then offer specific training and support to the lunchroom staff within each school and assist them in making effective and efficient changes at the cafeteria.

A healthy food environment empowers healthy eating. The ProudMe Cafeteria will promote healthier eating among students at the participating schools.

For questions about the Project ProudMe, please contact Dr. Chen’s lab – the Pedagogical Kinesiology Lab (pklab@lsu.edu). If your school is interested in becoming a partnership school, our lab offers small grants as incentives for you to participate. Please contact Dr. Chen (senlinchen@lsu.edu). Thank you!