Smoke-Free Schools: Policy Implementation
Words: 1022 Pages: 3 5649Tobacco use remains a significant preventable cause of mortality in the United States, with young adults aged 19-29 exhibiting a particularly high prevalence of smoking at 17% over a 30-day period, according to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (US) Office on Smoking and Health. Furthermore, high school students show a prevalence rate of 9%. Given these statistics, efforts to prevent smoking have understandably focused on the youth, utilizing mass media, school, and community settings to […]