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| Research article summary (published 29 Sep 2002): |
A statewide school tobacco policy review: process, results, and implications.
Full Abstract
The federal Pro-Children's Act of 1994 and other public health laws prompted most schools to create policies that address tobacco issues. To date, however, the literature is devoid of research that assesses the quality of a district's tobacco policy. This article describes the process and results from a large-scale, tobacco policy review. An Interagency Tobacco Task Group requested that tobacco policies of all New York State Schools be reviewed. A policy rubric was developed using the documents Fit, Healthy, and Ready to Learn and the School Health Index. The rubric assessed five policy components. Aggregate data were calculated for each policy component and for the final score. School policies also were evaluated for compliance with state and federal laws. Overall policy review scores were quite low, suggesting greater effort be placed on helping schools to develop more effective tobacco policies. Initial efforts included sending letters and a "tobacco tool kit" to schools containing recommendations and resources to improve their district's tobacco policy.
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Author information
Author/s: Stephens, Yvonne D (YD); English, Gary (G);
Affiliation: Health Education, Dept. of Health Promotion and Human Movement, #37 Hill Center, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA. ystephens@ithaca.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: The Journal of school health (J Sch Health), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Oct; vol 72 (issue 8) : pp 334-8
Dates: Created 2002/10/22; Completed 2003/02/06; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12389374, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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