5013.0: Wednesday, October 24, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

Youth Empowerment within the Context of Tobacco Control

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
Discussant(s):Lyndon Haviland
Marc Zimmerman, PhD
Organizer(s):Debra J. Holden, PhD
8:30 AMDeveloping a Conceptual Framework for Youth Empowerment
W. Douglas Evans, PhD, Debra Holden
8:45 AMDevelopment of a survey to assess youth empowerment within the context of tobacco control
Debra J. Holden, PhD, Dave Austin, MS, Doug Evans, PhD1, Marc Zimmerman, PhD
9:00 AMWhat youth have to say about empowerment: Findings from focus groups with youth to define youth empowerment within the context of tobacco control
Laurie W. Hinnant, MS, Barri B. Burrus, PhD, Debra J. Holden, PhD, Craig C. Brookins, PhD, Michelle S. Jones, Erin J. Seedorf
9:15 AMPutting youth empowerment into practice: A state perspective
Adin C. Miller, MPA, Linda Shealey
9:30 AMImplementation issues and approaches to involving youth in youth empowerment tobacco control initiatives
Theresa Mason, PhD, Giulia Norton, MPH, June Weintraub, ScD, Sherry Mills, MD, MPH
Sponsor:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Cosponsors:Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Caucus of Public Health Workers
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA