Student pharmacists provide tobacco use prevention education to elementary school children: A pilot experience
Jared L Ostroff1, Marissa L Wolff1, Christina Andros2
1Department of Pharmacy Practice, Western New England University College of Pharmacy, 1215 Wilbraham Road, Springfield, MA 01119, United States.
Background And Purpose:
The purpose of this article is to describe a service learning experience involving tobacco prevention education and to measure the education's effect on the learners' knowledge of tobacco products.
Educational Activity And Setting:
Student pharmacists planned and presented a 40-min tobacco prevention education program using the Tar Wars curriculum to fourth and fifth grade students at three suburban elementary schools in Western Massachusetts. Mean scores on a five-question assessment given to school age children before and after the presentation were compared. A total of 206 elementary school students in ten classrooms participated.
Findings:
The average survey score increased from 1.87 on the pre-survey to 3.72 out of a maximum of five on the post-survey (P<0.01).
Discussion And Summary:
Student pharmacists provided tobacco prevention education to three suburban elementary schools. The children demonstrated an increase in short-term knowledge regarding tobacco use. Tobacco prevention is a unique co-curricular opportunity for student pharmacists to get involved in their community.
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