Why should current strategies have a comprehensive focus?
Prevention methods of the past and present have mainly focused on youth: school based programs, community programs, media programs. In 2000, a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute stated that school based prevention programs were ineffective. This report caused researchers and practitioners to reconsider their approach, thus helping place the focus on the effectiveness and success of comprehensive programs. The basis of a comprehensive program is to reduce the cultural acceptability of tobacco use and create an environment conducive to prevent tobacco use. Comprehensive approaches include smoking cessation and policy approaches for smoke-free environments, as well as more ‘traditional’ prevention strategies, such as education and social influences training. Each component of a comprehensive program is essential. Without all the elements it does not have the same effectiveness. Comprehensive Programs Various programs in tobacco use and initiation prevention have their
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