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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Tobacco-Free"”.
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Perceptions of University and College Presidents Regarding Tobacco-Free Campus Policies
… college and university presidents with regard to tobacco-free campus policies. The specific aims of this investigation involved determining if presidents supported such policies, what barriers and benefits they perceived to implementing a tobacco-free campus policy, who presidents felt should have …
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Using Community Engagement to Address Injustices: A Case Study of San Francisco Tobacco-Free Coalition
… case study research examined the San Francisco Tobacco-Free Coalition (SFTFC)’s fight to remove menthol and flavored tobacco products from the marketplace. The SFTFC relies on grassroots infrastructure to guide and shape tobacco control efforts in African American communities. SFTFC operates at …
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Towards a tobacco-free generation. A study on the tobacco habits of adolescents: when, why and who?
Why adolescents are using tobacco is a large and complex issue. There are factors on society, group and individual levels that affect the youngsters. The norms and attitudes in their surrounding, as well as the tobacco habits of parents and friends, are important when it comes to affecting …
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An Assessment of America's Tobacco-Free Colleges and Universities: Policies, Procedures, Practices, and Adherence to Acha's 2009 Guidelines and Recommendations
… of the study was to survey each of the 100% tobacco-free campuses in the nation (N=175) to assess their policies, procedures, and practices, and the extent to which they adhere to American College Health Association (ACHA) guidelines promoting tobacco-free environments in colleges and …
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The Effect of Advertising on Attitudes Toward Tobacco Use and Decisions About Smoking Among Virginia Adolescents
… associated with adolescent health perceptions of tobacco use, and 2) whether the type of media exposure is associated with initiation plans (non-smokers) or quitting plans (smokers). Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey of middle school students (n=l1,128).Psychosocial variables were …
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Correlates of In-home Smoking Behavior of Parents with Newborns
… Smoke Survey collected at the Riverside County Tobacco Free Families Program. These surveys were collected as a part of referral process to recruit eligible clients for the Tobacco Free Families Program. The survey contained 14 questions asking for demographic and secondhand smoke information on …
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Uplatňování protikuřáckého zákona v nemocnicích a jeho dopad na postoje a kouření zdravotníků
… nemocnic (GNTH - The Global Network for Tobacco Free Healthcare Services) a v jedné standardní nemocnici, na problematiku kouření u zdravotnického personálu a jeho postoj k protikuřáckému zákonu. Teoretická část popisuje prevalenci kouření v ČR, prevalenci kouření zdravotníků v ČR a v …
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Healthy Stores For Healthy Communities
… general report, in the 1960s, stated that tobacco may lead to cancer. In the past five years, the emergence of Electronic smoking devices or Electronic Nicotine Delivery System (ENDS), little cigarillos, vapes, and hookah have increased smoking rates among teenagers and young adults …
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An Evaluation of the Systematic Identification and Treatment of Tobacco Use Among Patients in an Academic Medical Center
… core measures for screening and treatment of tobacco use, as hospitalization provides a good opportunity for helping patients to quit smoking. This study was undertaken to evaluate a new program that systematically identifies and offers treatment to all inpatient tobacco users at University of …
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Susceptibility to smoking among Chinese-Canadian non-smoking adolescents
… that helped Chinese Canadian teens remain tobacco free in their adolescence. The teens argued that authoritarian parenting had both positive and negative effects on Chinese teens’ susceptibility to smoking. These findings enhanced our understanding of the role that an ethnic group’s culture …
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The Effectiveness of Tobacco Prevention & Cessation Programs: A Focused-Analysis of the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation Programs
… determine if one program funded by the Virginia Tobacco Settlement Foundation produces a more effective result in increasing student knowledge about the harmful effects of tobacco use than another program. Of particular interest is whether there is a difference in effectiveness based on the …
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Smokeless tobacco: current use among Bangladeshi adolescents and association with increased oral cancer risk among Bangladeshi adults
Background: Smokeless tobacco (SLT) use is a major public health burden and highly prevalent in Bangladesh. Over 20 million Bangladeshi adults are currently using SLT. Bangladesh Government had announced its vision to become a tobacco free country by 2040. Therefore, public health efforts focusing …