Tobacco education: have New Zealand primary schools done their homework?

To describe the content, delivery and evaluation of tobacco‐related (smoke‐free) education to pre‐teen students and to compare this education with current best practice. Postal survey to staff of 136 New Zealand (NZ) schools with primary‐aged children. More than 90% of schools offered some form of e...

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Published in:Australian and New Zealand journal of public health 2007-02, Vol.31 (1), p.23-25
Main Authors: Walker, Jacqueline, Darling, Helen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Alcohol
Best practice
Child
Drug abuse
Education
Health Care Surveys
Health Education - methods
Health Education - standards
Health Promotion - methods
Health Promotion - standards
Humans
Literature reviews
New Zealand
Prevention
Program evaluation
Program Evaluation - methods
Public health
School Health Services - standards
Schools
Schools - statistics & numerical data
Smoke
Smoking
Smoking Prevention
Students
Surgeons General
Tobacco
Young adults
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Summary:To describe the content, delivery and evaluation of tobacco‐related (smoke‐free) education to pre‐teen students and to compare this education with current best practice. Postal survey to staff of 136 New Zealand (NZ) schools with primary‐aged children. More than 90% of schools offered some form of education about the harmful effects of tobacco use and many relied on external providers for this education. Although most schools offered some form of smoke‐free education, there was a lack of rigorous program evaluation, particularly of programs provided by external agencies. Smoking remains a significant health problem in NZ and improving the quality of smoke‐free education for pre‐teen students, before most young people initiate smoking, would be a positive step towards better health.
ISSN:1326-0200
1753-6405
DOI:10.1111/j.1753-6405.2007.00005.x