title: Risk reduction through comprehensive cancer education: the American Cancer Society Plan for Youth Education.
abstract: The American Cancer Society (ACS) Plan for Youth Education for the Year 2000 is discussed in consideration of other health initiatives such as the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services' Objectives for the Nation and the National Cancer Institutes' Cancer Control Objectives for the Year 2000. Objectives of the ACS Plan are detailed with corresponding data sources to monitor progress. The Plan is designed to serve as a framework for ACS program planning, implementation, and evaluation in substance use, nutrition and eating patterns, cancer-early detection, cancer-the disease, and the environment. Justification for selecting the priority program areas also is described.
authors.affiliation: Public Education Research and Evaluation, American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA 30329.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Portnoy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000570:American Cancer Society; D002648:Child; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D052756:Nutritional Sciences / Q000193:education; D010290:Parents; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014837:Voluntary Health Agencies