Study design and participants
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The study examined the transferability and acceptability of the intervention(s) in regional/remote secondary schools within two NSW Local Health Districts (LHD) and the outcomes of the intervention(s) on year 7/8 (aged 12–14 years) students’ water and SSB consumption. NSW, located on the east coast of Australia, is the country’s most populous state, with Sydney being the state capital.Reflecting the initial studyEligible schools included ‘regional’ or ‘remote’ secondary schools within the boundaries of the study LHDEthics approval was obtained through the Hunter New England Human Research Ethics Committee (17/08/16/4.07), the NSW Department of Education (State Education Research Applications Process – SERAP2017457) and one of three Catholic Diocese within these regions.