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- Title
Curtailing Tobacco Use Among Youth: Evaluation of Project 4-Health.
- Authors
D'Onofrio, Carol N.; Moskowitz, Joel M.; Braverman, Marc T.
- Abstract
The article provides information on the development and evaluation of Project 4-Health research-based program in the U.S. Project 4-Health is to prevent tobacco use among youth enrolled in 4-H clubs throughout California. Additional goals were to involve youth in discouraging others tobacco use and to develop youth leadership for tobacco control. 72 clubs were matched and randomly assigned to the program or control condition. Of 1,853 eligible club members, 88.6% completed the pretest. 79.5% completed a post-test 4 months after conclusion of program delivery, and 77.6% completed a second posttest 2 years later.
- Subjects
UNITED States; HEALTH education; RESEARCH institutes; HEALTH television programs; PREVENTIVE health services; HEALTH promotion; PREVENTIVE medicine; MEDICAL care; PUBLIC health
- Publication
Health Education & Behavior, 2002, Vol 29, Issue 6, p656
- ISSN
1090-1981
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/109019802237937