Tobacco Use Prevention Through Schools: Guidelines & Strategies
Well-designed, well-implemented school programs to prevent tobacco use and addiction
- Have proven effective in preventing tobacco use
- Provide prevention education during the years when the risk of becoming addicted to tobacco is greatest
- Provide a tobacco-free environment that establishes non-use of tobacco as a norm and offers opportunities for positive role modeling
- Can help prevent the use of other drugs, especially if the program addresses the use of these substances
Guidelines
Guidelines for School Health Programs to Prevent Tobacco Use and Addiction [pdf 228K]
Describes seven key recommendations to help design and implement quality school programs to prevent tobacco use
Science-Based Strategies
School Connectedness: Strategies for Increasing Protective Factors Among Youth
Strategies that school administrators and teachers can use to enhance school connectedness among students and support an environment that helps students decrease risk behaviors, including tobacco use
Related Guidelines and Evidence-Based Programs
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Exemplary and Promising: Safe, Disciplined, and Drug-Free Schools Programs Department of Education
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National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Model Programs
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Preventing Drug Use Among Children and Adolescents: A Research-Based GuideNational Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institute of Health
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Registries of Programs Effective in Reducing Youth Risk BehaviorRecommended youth-related programs, as identified by various federal agencies and based on expert opinion and reviews of research evidence
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Research-Tested Intervention ProgramsNational Cancer Institute
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