Prevention of tobacco use in youth.
Reduction in the prevalence of tobacco use is a major public health goal. Although tobacco use among adults has decreased, increase in the initiation of tobacco use by adolescents has been the major barrier to the eventual reduction of tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. With the ongoing changes in health care and the increasing role of nurses in primary care and health promotion, nursing action in the prevention of tobacco use is imperative.
D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D006801:Humans; D009658:North Dakota / Q000453:epidemiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011634:Public Health; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology