 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Susan J. Curry, PhD, Sherry Emery, PhD, and Amy K. Sporer, MS. Health Research and Policy Centers, University of Illinois at Chicago, 850 W Jackson Blvd., Suite 400, Chicago, IL 60607
Teens and young adults use tobacco at rates as high or higher than adults. Ninety percent of teen smokers express interest in quitting smoking, and nearly 75% have made a quit attempt. While a growing number of teen cessation programs are available, there is currently no way to determine—even approximately—how many programs exist, where they are located, what services they offer, what populations they serve, or by what means they provide treatment. Moreover, only a handful of such programs have been evaluated.
The Helping Young Smokers Quit (HYSQ) initiative has developed the largest and most comprehensive database on existing youth smoking cessation programs in the US. HYSQ used snowball key informant interviews in a representative sample of communities across the US to identify individuals involved in, or knowledgeable about, youth smoking cessation programs, and ultimately to locate such programs. Over 200 programs were identified and later characterized in telephone interviews. Respondents provided information about community context; organizational setting and management; program resources, staff, and training; content, delivery, and evaluation method(s); and participant recruitment and characteristics. The HYSQ database establishes a foundation to direct program developers, implementers, and researchers toward the development of effective, developmentally appropriate smoking cessation treatment for all youth.
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Keywords: Youth, Smoking Cessation
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.