Journal article
Sustainability of Community-Based Youth Smoking Cessation Programs: Results From a 3-Year Follow-Up
Health promotion practice, Vol.17(6), pp.845-852
11/2016
DOI: 10.1177/1524839916657326
PMID: 27371830
Abstract
A national survey of 591 community-based youth smoking cessation programs provided an opportunity to assess the sustainability of health promotion programming over a 3-year period. Initial survey questions were mapped to five sustainability domains (local ownership, organizational alignment, resources, demand, and standard operating procedures) and examined to identify correlates of sustained operation. Follow-up surveys were completed with 305 programs. Assuming loss to follow-up indicated failure to sustain, the overall rate of program continuation was 32%. Baseline correlates of sustaining operation included the following: serving more youth, training staff in smoking cessation, longer time in operation at the initial survey, and receiving state funding as a sole source of support. Primary reasons for discontinuation related to lack of funding, insufficient enrollment, change of focus from tobacco cessation, and scheduling difficulty. Replication of studies like this survey of youth smoking cessation programs with other types of health promotion and public health programming can further test sustainability frameworks, provide validated measures, and ultimately inform a robust and replicable array of lasting, effective, evidence-based public health programs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Sustainability of Community-Based Youth Smoking Cessation Programs: Results From a 3-Year Follow-Up
- Creators
- Susan J Curry - University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA sue-curry@uiowa.eduRobin J Mermelstein - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USAAmy K Sporer - University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Health promotion practice, Vol.17(6), pp.845-852
- Publisher
- United States
- DOI
- 10.1177/1524839916657326
- PMID
- 27371830
- ISSN
- 1524-8399
- eISSN
- 1552-6372
- Grant note
- P30 CA086862 / NCI NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/2016
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984063135302771
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