Developing School-Based Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Programs
- Steve Sussman - University of Southern California, USA, USC School of Medicine, USA
- Clyde W. Dent - USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
- Dee Burton
- Alan W. Stacy - University of Southern California - Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, University of Illinois, Carbondale
- Brian R. Flay - University of Illinois, Carbondale
October 1994 | 294 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
Even though some school-based tobacco use prevention programs have proven successful, nearly all first use of tobacco occurs before high school graduation. In this volume the authors offer a health researcher's perspective on the history, status, and requirements of school-based tobacco use prevention and cessation research. They outline how to develop a research program and give practical guidelines on how to implement it. Following a brief overview of school-based prevention and cessation programs, they describe the development and implementation of Project Towards No Tobacco Use (TNT), and address major theoretical and methodological issues. The specific issues they address include developing and selecting good programs; developing the curriculum; examining the social influences of etiology; and selecting, assigning, and teaching subjects.
Researchers and practitioners in public health, especially those involved in adolescent tobacco programs and health promotion will find this volume particularly interesting.
C Anderson Johnson
Foreword
PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS OF SCHOOL-BASED ADOLESCENT TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS
Beginnings
Focus and Content of Prevention and Cessation Programs
Phases in the History of School-Based Prevention Programs
PART TWO: THEORETICAL BASIS AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF THE PREVENTION COMPONENT OF PROJECT TOWARDS NO TOBACCO USE (PROJECT TNT)
Social Influence in Etiology and Prevention of Tobacco Use
Sampling, Design and Tracking Issues
Alternative Methods of Assessment of Tobacco-Use-Related Variables
PART THREE: CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, IMPLEMENTATION AND FOLLOW-UP IN PREVENTION
Curriculum Development Applied to Prevention in Project TNT
Lesson Contents and Implementation
Prevention Program Evaluation
PART FOUR: CESSATION COMPONENT OF PROJECT TOWARDS NO TOBACCO USE (TNT)
History, Theoretical Basis and Program Development of Adolescent Tobacco Use Cessation Research
Cessation Clinic Evaluation
PART FIVE: CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS IN TOBACCO USE PREVENTION AND CESSATION PROGRAMS
Discussion of Prevention and Cessation Results
Remaining General Issues in Adolescent Tobacco Use Research