5216.0: Wednesday, November 15, 2000: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM

Scientific Session XII: Prevention of Adolescent Use of Tobacco

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Presider(s):Deitra E. Wengert, PhD,, CHES
2:30 PMTobacco prevention "programs that work:" The CDC research to classroom project to reduce health risk behaviors among school-age youth
Diane D. Allensworth, PhD, RN, Holly B. Conner, MA, CHES, Linda Crossett, RDH, Dean Fenley, EdD
2:45 PMHealth and education: Working together for youth
Meg Small, PhD, Mary Sue Lancaster, RN, MA, CHES
3:00 PMLong-term-effects of school-based drug education: 20-year follow-up data from the Oslo Youth Study
Knut-Inge Klepp, PhD, MPH
3:15 PMCost-effectiveness of a school-based tobacco use prevention program
Li Yan Wang, MBA, MA, Linda Crossett, RDH, Richard Lowry, MD, MS, Clyde W Dent, PhD
3:30 PMComparison of tobacco use knowledge, attitudes, and practices among college students in the United States and China
Mohammad Rahim Torabi, PhD, Jingzhen Yang, MPH, Jianjun Li
3:45 PMSubstance use on school property among students attending alternative high schools in the United States
Nancy D. Brener, PhD, Todd Wilson, MS, CHES
Sponsor:School Health Education and Services
Cosponsors:Environment; Epidemiology

The 128th Annual Meeting of APHA