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Exploring How Exposure To Truth And State-Sponsored Anti-Tobacco Media Campaigns Affect Smoking Disparities Among Young Adults Using A National Longitudinal Dataset, 2002-2017, David C. Colston, Yanmei Xie, Jim Thrasher Ph.D.,Ma. Ms, Sherry Emery, Megan E. Patrick, Andrea R. Titus, Micheal R. Elliot, Nancy L. Fleischer
Exploring How Exposure To Truth And State-Sponsored Anti-Tobacco Media Campaigns Affect Smoking Disparities Among Young Adults Using A National Longitudinal Dataset, 2002-2017, David C. Colston, Yanmei Xie, Jim Thrasher Ph.D.,Ma. Ms, Sherry Emery, Megan E. Patrick, Andrea R. Titus, Micheal R. Elliot, Nancy L. Fleischer
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Background. Little is known regarding long-term impacts of anti-tobacco media campaigns on youth smoking and related disparities in the United States. Methods. We examined longitudinal cohort data from Monitoring the Future (MTF) between 2000 and 2017 in modified Poisson regression models to understand the long-term impacts of televised Truth and state-sponsored ad campaign exposure at baseline (age 18) on first cigarette and daily smoking initiation 1 to 2 years later (at modal ages 19/20). We also used additive interactions to test for potential effect modification between campaign exposure and smoking outcomes by sex, race/ethnicity, and parental educational attainment. Results. We …
Ecpat: Development And Testing Of Mobile Technology To Engage Youth In Active Living Policy, Systems, And Environmental Health Promotion Efforts, Gina M. Besenyi
Ecpat: Development And Testing Of Mobile Technology To Engage Youth In Active Living Policy, Systems, And Environmental Health Promotion Efforts, Gina M. Besenyi
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Modifying the built environment is a promising way to promote youth physical activity and reduce obesity. Parks, in particular, are key intervention venues given their low cost and legislated ubiquity. Creating healthy communities, including better parks, will require the interest and participation of multiple constituencies, including youth. Creation of mobile technology environmental audit tools can provide a more interactive way for youth to engage with communities and facilitate participation in participatory action research (PAR) and health promotion efforts.
The purpose of the first study was to describe the development and validity and reliability testing of an electronic version of the …