A comprehensive multi-media program to prevent smoking among black students.
Much research has been done in developing and implementing smoking prevention programs; however, few studies have focused on urban Black populations. In November of 1989, a comprehensive prevention program was implemented to decrease the incidence of new smokers within the adolescent population in a Black community. The program combined a school-based curriculum with a comprehensive media intervention. All components of the program were financed by business leaders from the targeted community. There were two experimental conditions: one group participated in a school-based intervention and were prompted to participate in a multi-media intervention and the other group had access to the multi-media intervention; however, they were not prompted to participate. A key finding was that the rate of smoking decreased for all children involved in the intervention. The authors present a model that can be employed to prevent other high-risk behaviors within the Black population.
Kaufman
J S
JS
DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois.
Jason
L A
LA
Sawlski
L M
LM
Halpert
J A
JA
D000293:Adolescent; D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D002641:Chicago / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008402:Mass Media; D010379:Peer Group; D012381:Role Playing; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012944:Social Support; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data