Putting Public Health Evidence in Action

Putting Public Health Evidence in Action

Using the Community Guide and RTIPs

ANSWER KEY

To complete this worksheet you can refer to the handout or go online to visit The Community Guide at http://www.thecommunityguide.org and Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) at http://rtips.cancer.gov/rtips.

1. Identify two areas in which The Community Guide has conducted systematic reviews of tobacco interventions.

Any 2 of the 4 areas listed below.

1) Preventing initiation of tobacco use among youth and young adults

2) Promoting quitting among adults and youth

3) Eliminating exposure to secondhand smoke

4) Identifying and eliminating tobacco-related disparities among population groups

2. Based on systematic reviews by the Community Preventive Services Task Force how many cessation interventions are proven effective?

3. Why does the Task Force find insufficient evidence for recommending Internet-Based Cessation Interventions?

Evidence was considered insufficient because the studies included in the review showed inconsistent effects on tobacco cessation, and interpretation of the included studies was complicated by the following:

· Differences in Internet-based content, components, and interactions

· The frequent provision of evidence-based interventions to the comparison group

· Moderate to high rates of loss to follow-up

4. Can you identify tobacco programs that meet each set of criteria below?

Correct answers are shown for workshop participants who use the handout: Searching RTIPS online may yield additional resources.

a. Adolescent, non-smokers in school-based settings:

1. A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE) (#2);

2. Minnesota Smoking Prevention Program (#14);

3. Pathways to Health (#19);

4. Project SHOUT (Students Helping Others Understand Tobacco) (#22)

Optional correct answers include: Family Matters (#8); Kentucky Adolescent Tobacco Prevention Project (#12); Life Skills Training (#13); Project EX-4 (#21); Project Towards No Tobacco Use (TNT) (#23); Spit Tobacco Intervention (#26)

b. Women who are current smokers:

1. Commit to Quit (#5);

2. High Impact Therapy for Pregnant Smokers (#10);

3. Project WISE (#24);

4. The Modification of Maternal Smoking (M.O.M.S.)(#28)

c. African Americans: A Self-Help Intervention for African American Smokers (#1)

d. American Indians:

1. Enhancing Tobacco Control Policies in Northwest Indian Tribes (#6);

2. It’s Your Life, It’s Our Future (#11);

3. Native FACETS (#15);

4. Pathways to Health (#19)