title: Youth-led tobacco prevention: lessons learned for engaging Southeast Asian American youth.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Southeast Asian Americans are highly at risk for tobacco use. Youth-led, environmentally focused tobacco prevention programs have been identified as highly effective in engaging youth in tobacco research and prevention, but may be challenging for the most at-risk youths.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We report on lessons learned in a pilot tobacco prevention program with Southeast Asian youth in Northern California.
  
  
  METHODS
  We reviewed meeting notes, participatory research products, and a transcribed focus group with tobacco prevention project participants.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Challenges to the youths' participation related to structural issues (limited time, scheduling conflicts, financial difficulties, aging out of programs) and personal issues (school and work pressure, family stressors). Coordinating with ongoing program activities and the county coalition enabled some supports as well as challenges.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Key supports for youth were youth leaders, social and financial rewards, and the ability to interpret tobacco prevention information in culturally and age-relevant media.
authors: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation-Prevention Research Center, USA.
authors: Juliet P
authors: JP
authors: Lee
authors: Sharon
authors: S
authors: Lipperman-Kreda
authors: Sang
authors: S
authors: Saephan
authors: Sean
authors: S
authors: Kirkpatrick
mesh_terms: D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000208:ethnology; D001213:Asian; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D010379:Peer Group; D010865:Pilot Projects; D000074606:Smoking Prevention