title: Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) Programs in the State of Florida: correlates and predictors of teachers' perceptions of program effectiveness.
abstract: In Florida, data from telephone surveys were used to identify correlates and predictors of teachers' perceptions of the effectiveness of tobacco use prevention education (TUPE) prior to the implementation of the Tobacco Pilot Project (TPP). A 40% random sample of public middle and high schools yielded 296 middle school teachers (MST) and 282 high school teachers (HST). Higher perceived program effectiveness ratings were associated with: using peer leaders, frequent evaluations, parental involvement, few barriers, high student interest, and low tolerance norms for tobacco use. The importance of program features and implementation contexts to teachers' perceived program effectiveness ratings is highlighted.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Population Research Core, FL 33136, USA. rsoza@med.miami.edu
authors.forename: Rita M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Soza-Vento
authors.forename: Jonathan G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Tubman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006266:Health Education / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011635:Public Health Administration; D012572:School Health Services / Q000592:standards*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000517:prevention & control*