Efficacy of School-based Programs as a Component of a Statewide Tobacco
Control Initiative Oregon 1999-2000
August 10, 2001 / Vol. 50 / No. 31
The August 10, 2001, issue of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention's (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
contains a study titled, "Efficacy of School-based Programs as a
Component of a Statewide Tobacco Control Initiative Oregon 1999-2000."
This
study
from
the
state
of
Oregon
and
the
Centers
for
Disease
Control
and
Prevention
(CDC) shows
that
students
in
school
districts
funded
to
implement
CDC's
school
tobacco
use
prevention
guidelines
were
about
20
percent
less
likely
to
smoke
than
students
in nonfunded
schools.
"This
study
shows
that
comprehensive
school
programs
really
do
work
to
prevent
teen
smoking
and
can
be
an
effective
part
of
a
states
effort
to
prevent
and
reduce
tobacco
use,"
said
CDC
Director,
Dr.
Jeffrey Koplan.
"Along
with
good,
tested
curricula,
we
need
strong
policies
that
keep
our
schools
tobacco-free,
and
the
involvement
of
parents
and
the
whole
community
are
an
important
part
of
the
package."
Effectiveness
of
school
based
programs
as
a
component
of
a
Statewide
Tobacco
Control
Initiative Oregon,
1999-2000
50(31)
August
10,
2001
( PDF-170K)
Comprehensive
School
Programs
Boost
Smoking
Prevention
Success
Among
Oregon
Eighth
Graders
Press
Release
School-Based Tobacco Use Prevention Programs
MMWR Highlights
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