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Online Readiness Assessment for Smoke- and Tobacco-Free Campus Policies
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Ickes, Melinda J.; Wiggins, Amanda; Hahn, Ellen J. – Journal of American College Health, 2018
Objective: Develop and test an online survey to assess campus readiness to adopt smoke- and tobacco-free (SF/TF) policies. Participants: Key informants (N = 18) at four campuses in Kentucky without a SF/TF policy recruited April 2015. Methods: Cross-sectional design. The survey assessed six dimensions: knowledge about SF/TF policies; leadership…
Descriptors: School Policy, Smoking, Readiness, Online Surveys
A Tobacco-Free Campus Ambassador Program and Policy Compliance
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Ickes, Melinda. J.; Rayens, Mary Kay; Wiggins, Amanda T.; Hahn, Ellen J. – Journal of American College Health, 2015
Objective: Assess impact and feasibility of a Tobacco-Free Ambassador Program on campus policy compliance. Participants: Trained Ambassadors made 253 visits to campus sites over 15 months to observe and/or approach violators. Methods: Policy violators were observed at 23 locations during Wave 1 (April-June 2012) and/or Wave 2 (April-June 2013).…
Descriptors: Smoking, Campuses, Program Effectiveness, School Policy
Measuring Compliance with Tobacco-Free Campus Policy
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Fallin, Amanda; Murrey, Megan; Johnson, Andrew O.; Riker, Carol A.; Rayens, Mary Kay; Hahn, Ellen J. – Journal of American College Health, 2012
Objective: The purpose is to describe psychometric testing and feasibility of the Tobacco-Free Compliance Assessment Tool (TF-CAT) to measure tobacco-free policy compliance at a public university and medical center. The aims are to (1) investigate concurrent validity by comparing the number of cigarette butts in areas covered by the policy with…
Descriptors: Public Health, Smoking, Campuses, Universities
Secular Trends and Smoke-Free Policy Development in Rural Kentucky
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Fallin, Amanda; Parker, Lindsay; Lindgreen, Janine; Riker, Carol; Kercsmar, Sarah; Hahn, Ellen J. – Health Education Research, 2011
Secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure causes cardiovascular disease, lung cancer and pulmonary disorders. Smoke-free policies are the most effective way to prevent exposure to SHS. A 5-year community-based randomized control trial (RCT) is in progress to assess factors associated with smoke-free policy development in rural communities. Considering…
Descriptors: Cancer, Validity, Rural Areas, Counties
School Tobacco Policies in a Tobacco-Growing State
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Hahn, Ellen J.; Rayens, Mary Kay; Rasnake, Rob; York, Nancy; Okoli, Chizimuzo T.C.; Riker, Carol A. – Journal of School Health, 2005
This study examined factors associated with tobacco-free policies and tobacco cessation in schools serving children in grades 6 to 12 in a tobacco-growing state using a cross-sectional telephone survey of school administrators from public and private middle and high schools (N = 691), representing 117 of the 120 Kentucky counties. Trained health…
Descriptors: School Policy, Prevention, Telephone Surveys, Rural Schools
Secondhand Smoke Exposure in a Rural High School
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Lee, Kiyoung; Hahn, Ellen J.; Riker, Carol A.; Hoehne, Amber; White, Ashleigh; Greenwell, Devin; Thompson, Dyshel – Journal of School Nursing, 2007
Although federal law requires all public schools to be smoke free, lack of compliance with the smoke-free policy is commonly reported. The aims of this study were to describe the indoor fine-particle (PM[subscript 2.5]) air pollution in a rural high school and surrounding public venues. This cross-sectional, nonexperimental study was conducted in…
Descriptors: Smoking, Context Effect, Rural Schools, High Schools