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10158026

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-7-18
pubmed:abstractText
As health promotion methods are proven effective, the diffusion and widespread implementation of successful programs can significantly reduce behaviors that pose risks to health within a targeted population. The Smart Choices Diffusion Project developed and evaluated a dissemination intervention program that targeted 128 school districts in east Texas. The project employed a theory-based model to disseminate information about a proven tobacco prevention program to opinion leaders in each district. These opinion leaders were asked to personally communicate the program information within their district using a videotape and printed materials, and advocate for program adoption. In addition to personal communication, a newsletter linked school districts. Opinion leaders in 52% of the districts showed the videotape, which modeled program adoption. A quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the impact of the dissemination phase on teachers' and administrators' readiness to adopt a tobacco prevention program. Evaluation of the dissemination phase revealed no differences between the intervention and comparison districts in a district's readiness to adopt a tobacco prevention program. However, in intervention districts where school administrators viewed the videotape, the administrators were more likely to perceive the innovative program as having a relative advantage and to perceive their district's organizational and social environment as supportive of adopting the program.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
T
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0268-1153
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
283-95
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Diffusion of an effective tobacco prevention program. Part I: Evaluation of the dissemination phase.
pubmed:affiliation
HealthMark Associates, Washington, DC 20009, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.