Smoking prevention among youth: do we need educational programs?

摘要

This presentation focuses on smoking prevention among adolescents and young people. Highlights include considerations regarding school-based programmes, family based interventions, community programs, mass-media campaigns and the use of new forms of information and communication technology for smoking prevention and health promotion. It will address issues regarding development, implementation, evaluation and diffusion of smoking prevention programs for youth and will explore the role of educational programs within tobacco control long-term strategies.