| Statewide diffusion of 100% tobacco-free college and university policies. | |
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PMID: 20472575 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: As smoking among college students reached new highs in the 1990s, most interventions for college student smoking prevention focused on individual student knowledge, attitudes and beliefs. No published studies report on statewide movements to accelerate the adoption of tobacco-free policies on college campuses. The results of the first 4 years of the North Carolina Tobacco-Free Colleges Initiative are presented. METHODS: The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund developed a multilevel intervention to accelerate the diffusion of tobacco-free policies on college campuses, including funding campus coordinators and coalitions to tailor activities to the campus environment at 64 colleges. Evaluators tracked process and policy outcomes as well as the diffusion of policy adoption from January 2006-December 2009. RESULTS: Prior to the initiative, only one small, private college campus in North Carolina was tobacco-free. By 4 years into the initiative, 33 colleges and community colleges, representing more than 159 300 students, have adopted comprehensive tobacco-free policies to protect students, faculty, staff and visitors. Participating campuses also adopted 68 policies restricting smoking in certain areas and limiting industry activity. CONCLUSIONS: Tobacco-free policy adoption on college campuses can be accelerated with a multilevel statewide intervention. |
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Authors:
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Joseph G L Lee; Adam O Goldstein; Kathryn D Kramer; Julea Steiner; M Mathew; M Matthew; Mark M Ezzell; Vandana Shah |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-05-14 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Tobacco control Volume: 19 ISSN: 1468-3318 ISO Abbreviation: Tob Control Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-07-30 Completed Date: 2010-11-16 Revised Date: 2012-03-13 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9209612 Medline TA: Tob Control Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 311-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program, Department of Family Medicine, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. |
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Health Policy
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trends* Humans North Carolina Smoking Cessation / methods*, statistics & numerical data Universities* |
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Erratum In:
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Tob Control. 2010 Dec;19(6):522 Note: Matthew, M [added]Tob Control. 2011 Jan;20(1):63 Note: Matthew, M [corrected to Mathew, M] |
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