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Publication Date: 2012
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An Evaluation of a Medical School Smoking Policy: A Student Research Project
Decker, Jesse; Ronay, Ashley; Telfer, Megan; Becker, Craig M.; Cremeens, Jennifer; Swinker, Marian
Health Educator, v44 n2 p29-34 Fall 2012
A medical school at a Southeastern university implemented a tobacco free policy to promote a healthy environment for its employees, patients, and visitors. Eighteen months post policy implementation, undergraduate students in the Department of Health Education and Promotion evaluated the satisfaction, awareness, and perceived compliance/enforcement of this policy. To evaluate the policy, students collected 292 responses from a cross-sectional survey, conducted interviews with those implementing the policy, and conducted observations on campus. Results suggest improved awareness, satisfaction, and enforcement of a policy are related to effectiveness and that the student project helped students understand the importance and value of program evaluation. (Contains 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Health Education, Smoking, Student Attitudes, Student Projects, Patients, Undergraduate Students, Program Evaluation, Medical Schools, Student Research, School Policy, Employees, Health Promotion, Policy Analysis, Case Studies, Surveys, Interviews, Observation, Compliance (Psychology)
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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