title: Ethnic similarities and differences in early elementary teachers' responses to tobacco prevention.
abstract: To explore ethnic differences in teachers' responses to tobacco prevention, 604 teachers, 26.6% of whom were African American (AA), attended an initial workshop, and 502 completed a four-week follow-up. Class sizes were equivalent, but AA teachers reported teaching relatively more AA students and fewer White students. On initial and follow-up questionnaires, AA teachers less often reported that their school had a tobacco-free policy. At follow-up, both groups reported using tobacco prevention materials and thought that they helped students. Despite less organizational support, AA teachers were as positive as White teachers about tobacco prevention for their K-3 students.
authors.affiliation: Center for Tobacco Prevention and Health Promotion, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS, USA.
authors.forename: Vivien
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Carver
authors.forename: Bonita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reinert
authors.forename: Lillian M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Range
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology*; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005178:Faculty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008922:Mississippi; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000208:ethnology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D044465:White People / Q000523:psychology*