Effective Interventions for Tobacco Prevention Among Youth: A Synthesis of the Evidence—Key Findings.

This document is a summary of the report *Effective Interventions for Tobacco Prevention Among Youth*, produced by INPES. The purpose of this summary is to provide public health officials and practitioners with an overview of interventions whose effectiveness has been validated through scientific protocols. To ensure comprehensiveness, effectiveness, and rigor, this review was conducted using a method developed at INPES in 2010 to select and analyze scientific literature in order to identify relevant interventions and classify them. Approximately twenty interventions are identified here as having an impact on youth smoking. More than half of them are aimed at the general population, while others target vulnerable groups or young people who already smoke. Most interventions are aimed at adolescents, though some target children under 12. Nearly half of the interventions combine multiple approaches: they can be implemented in school settings, involve the family and/or the community, etc. The vast majority of programs focus on developing skills among young people. Media campaigns, as well as larger-scale “macro” interventions, are highlighted for their effectiveness. Knowledge of these intervention methods, widely used internationally, should enrich the discussion on practices developed in France.

Author(s): Wilquin Jean-Louis, Lamboy Béatrice, Haroutunian Laetitia, Clement Juliette

Publishing year: 2012

Pages: 11p.

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