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Session: Realities of Tobacco and Substance Use
5075.0: Wednesday, November 10, 2004: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Realities of Tobacco and Substance Use
Combatting the use of tobacco and other substances remains an enormous public health challenge. The presentations in this panel will describe various strategies for addressing tobacco use and will provide explanations of the current environment in which tobacco and substance use are portrayed in media.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to describe the Photovoice methodology and its application in tobacco control. Participants will be able to identify current issues and intervention strategies in tobacco control, in accordance with the individual learning objectives of each presentation.
Moderator(s):Caroline C. Wang, DrPH, MPH
8:30 AMPhotovoice for tobacco, drug, and alcohol prevention among adolescents in South Africa
Victor J. Strecher, PhD, MPH, Rachael H. Strecher, Dehran Swart, PhD, Ken Resnicow, PhD, Pricilla Reddy, PhD, MPH
8:48 AMPicture Me Tobacco Free: A youth photovoice action project  [ Recorded presentation ]
Robert W. Strack, PhD, MBA, Toshia Davis, MS, CHES, Kay A. Lovelace, PhD, MPH, Anita P. Holmes, JD, MPH
9:06 AMHow to build Communities of Excellence Plus in Tobacco Control  [ Recorded presentation ]
Debra Morris, MPH, CHES, Kathleen C Harty, MEd, Dearell Niemeyer, MPH, Pam Redmon, MPH
9:24 AMDepictions of substance use in reality television: A content analysis of "The Osbournes"  [ Recorded presentation ]
Nicole Blair, So Kuen Yue, Ranbir Singh, Jay M. Bernhardt, PhD, MPH
9:42 AMTobacco use among Arab American adults in Southeastern Michigan  [ Recorded presentation ]
Hikmet J. Jamil, MD, PhD, FFOMI, Virginia Hill Rice, PhD, RN, Adnan Hammad, PhD, Laith H. Jamil, MD, Harvey Pass, MD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Public Health Nursing
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 132nd Annual Meeting (November 6-10, 2004) of APHA