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Session: New Approaches to Smoking Cessation
4338.0: Tuesday, November 07, 2006: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Oral
New Approaches to Smoking Cessation
Diminishing the use of tobacco is an important part of individual and public health. The speakers in this session will discuss research designed to discover attitudes about smoking. The session will include discussions of common arguments for and against the adoption of smoke-free policies and household smoking bans. The session will also include a discussion of the use of children’s museums as a venue for education about tobacco.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to: 1. Discuss common arguments for and against smoke-free policies. 2. Identify the relationship between home smoking environment and attitudes and behaviors about cigarette smoking. 3. Articulate the importance of children’s museums as a venue for tobacco education.
Moderator(s):M. Jane Lewis, DrPH
4:30 PMMedia coverage and public opinion in the campaign for a smoke-free Starkville: A quantitative and qualitative analysis  [ Recorded presentation ]
Holli C. Hitt, Robert C. McMillen, PhD
4:45 PMAdopting Household Smoking Bans: Suggestions for Messages from Qualitative Research  [ Recorded presentation ]
Cam Escoffery, PhD, Michelle Kegler, DrPH, Susan Butler, EdD, Allison Groff, MPH, Alisa Foreman, MPH
5:00 PM“Don't Start” tobacco education exhibit: Utilization of an antitobacco exhibit at a children's museum complements school health education
Catherine M. Sherwood-Puzzello, HSD, Kristin Hobson, MPH, Nicole Smith, MPH, CHES
5:15 PMHome smoking environment: Influence on behaviors and attitudes in an urban adolescent population  [ Recorded presentation ]
Jessica L. Muilenburg, PhD, William D. Johnson, PhD
5:30 PMSmoking Cessation and Public Health Detailing: A Citywide Intervention Targeting Healthcare Providers  [ Recorded presentation ]
Michelle Dresser, MPH, CHES, Sarah Sheffield, MPA, Kelly Larson, MPH, Joslyn Levy, BSN, MPH, Lynn D. Silver, MD, MPH, Mary T. Bassett, MD, MPH
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Maternal and Child Health
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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