title: Tobacco use prevention and health facilitator effectiveness.
abstract: Tobacco prevention programs often use peers to teach refusal skills to other adolescents. College undergraduate health facilitators delivered a tobacco prevention intervention to sixth and seventh grade students in six schools. Outside observers evaluated facilitators in seven categories: being prepared, maintaining class control, keeping students' attention, encouraging participation, communication, relating to students, and working well in a team. Facilitators were rated highly in all categories. Higher rated health facilitators had more effect in reducing tobacco use than poorly rated facilitators. Facilitators who worked well in a team, related well to students, and were well-prepared were especially effective in positively influencing program outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Project SHOUT, Center for Behavioral and Community Health Studies, San Diego 92120.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Elder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Moor
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Wildey
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006126:Group Processes; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D013334:Students; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014495:Universities