title: A national evaluation of community-based youth cessation programs: design and implementation.
abstract: Although widely available, little is known about the effectiveness of youth cessation treatments delivered in real-world settings. The authors recruited a nonprobability sample of 41 community-based group-format programs that treated at least 15 youth per year and included evidence-based treatment components. Data collection included longitudinal surveys of youth participants (n = 878); posttreatment surveys of program leaders (n = 77); and one-time surveys of organizational leaders (n = 64)and community leaders in education, health, and juvenile justice (n = 94). Information about smoking-related ordinances was collected at the state and local levels. The framework, evaluation design, and implementation strategies described in this article provide a template for large-scale real-world program evaluations.
authors.affiliation: College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. sue-curry@uiowa.edu
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Curry
authors.forename: Robin J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mermelstein
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Sporer
authors.forename: Sherry L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Berbaum
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carusi
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Flay
authors.forename: Kristie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Richard B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Warnecke
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000379:methods*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D007857:Leadership; D016015:Logistic Models; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods*; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012107:Research Design; D012907:Smoking / Q000453:epidemiology; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*; D000074606:Smoking Prevention; D014481:United States