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This annual report - Taranaki District Health Board

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Carson KV, et al. 2011. Community interventions for preventing smoking in young people. Cochrane Database ofSystematic Reviews doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001291.pub2http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD001291/frame.html<strong>This</strong> 2011 update reviewed trials comparing the effectiveness of multi-component community interventions with singlecomponent or school-based only interventions in influencing smoking behaviour in young people, including preventinguptake. The interventions used co-ordinated, widespread, multi-component programmes which aimed to influencebehaviour. The programmes included education of retailers, mass media, school and family-based components, andthere was often community involvement in planning and/or implementation. Twenty-five studies (15 RCTs and 10 nonrandomisedcontrolled trials) were included in the review, ten of which were associated with a reduction in smokinguptake in the intervention group. Changes in intentions to smoke, knowledge, attitudes and perceptions about smokingdid not generally appear to affect long-term smoking behaviour. Overall there was some evidence to support theeffectiveness of community interventions. The authors identify the strong influence of local factors and likely difficultieswith replication of interventions but suggest the principles and methods on which successful interventions are basedmay be useful in programme implementation in similar settings.Brinn MP, et al. 2010. Mass media interventions for preventing smoking in young people. Cochrane Database ofSystematic Reviews doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001006.pub2http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD001006/frame.html<strong>This</strong> updated review evaluated the effectiveness of mass media interventions to prevent smoking in young people. Theprimary outcome was reduced smoking uptake, and secondary outcomes included improved attitudes and behaviours.Seven studies (approximately 49,398 participants), all of which had a controlled trial design, met the inclusion criteria.Three studies were associated with a reduction in smoking behaviour in young people. Common features of successfulcampaigns included multiple channels for media delivery, combined school and media components and repeatedexposure to campaign messages delivered to the same cohort of students for a minimum of three years. The authorsprovide recommendations for planning and evaluating campaigns.Stead LF & Lancaster T. 2008. Interventions for preventing tobacco sales to minors. Cochrane Database ofSystematic Reviews doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001497.pub2http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD001497/frame.html<strong>This</strong> review assessed the effect of interventions aimed at reducing underage access to tobacco by deterring retailersfrom making illegal sales. Outcomes included both changes in retailer compliance assessed by test purchasing, andchanges in young people’s smoking behaviour and their perceived ease of access. Thirty-five studies, thirteen of whichhad a control group, were included in the review. Active enforcement and/or multi-component educational strategieswere more effective than information alone. While sales were reduced, none of the communities studied achievedcomplete, sustained compliance. There was limited evidence for an effect of retailer interventions on youth perceptionsof ease of access to tobacco, or on smoking behaviour.Thomas RE, et al. 2007. Family-based programmes for preventing smoking by children and adolescents.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews doi:10.1002/14651858.CD004493.pub2http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD004493/frame.html<strong>This</strong> review examined the effectiveness of interventions to help family members strengthen non-smoking attitudes andpromote non-smoking by children and other family members. Twenty-two RCTs, of variable quality, were included in thenarrative synthesis. Some well-executed RCTs showed family interventions may prevent adolescent smoking, butRCTs which were less well executed had mostly neutral or negative results and it was not possible to draw firmconclusions. Implementer training and the fidelity of implementation were related to positive outcomes, but the numberof sessions was not.Thomas RE & Perera R. 2006. School-based programmes for preventing smoking. Cochrane Database ofSystematic Reviews doi:10.1002/14651858.CD001293.pub2http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clsysrev/articles/CD001293/frame.html<strong>This</strong> review identified 23 randomised controlled trials of behavioural interventions (information-giving, social influenceapproaches, social skills training, and community interventions) in schools to prevent children and adolescents startingsmoking. There was little evidence that information-giving alone is effective. The majority of trials used social influencetype interventions, about half of which had a short-term effect on children’s smoking behaviour. There was limitedsupport for interventions that included developing generic social competence and community initiatives.Other Systematic ReviewsU.S. Department of <strong>Health</strong> and Human Services. 2012. Preventing tobacco use among youth and young adults: A<strong>report</strong> of the Surgeon General. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of <strong>Health</strong> and Human Services, Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and <strong>Health</strong> Promotion, Office on Smoking and<strong>Health</strong><strong>This</strong> recent <strong>report</strong> includes a review of the effectiveness of interventions to prevent and reduce tobacco use in youngpeople. The review found sufficient evidence to conclude that mass media campaigns, comprehensive communityprogrammes, comprehensive control programmes, and price increases can both prevent the initiation and reduce theprevalence of tobacco use in young people. The review identified short-term beneficial effects from school-basedprogrammes based on the social influences model but programmes that were implemented in combination with otherinterventions produced larger and more sustained effects.Tobacco Use in Young People - 220

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