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A medical school's plan for anti-tobacco-use education in community schools and hospitals
Abstract
Background:
Tobacco use in the United States remains a significant health concern. In 1992, students at Dartmouth Medical School began a community service program that targeted the prevention of local tobacco use.
Methods:
The program combined primary prevention, through education of school-aged children, with secondary prevention, through smoking cessation clinics.
Results:
The program has received widespread community as well as national support for its actions. The program is in its initial stages of gathering data to determine whether there has been a significant impact on the tobacco use of the community.
Conclusions:
This paper is an introduction to the program's efforts, and a potential template for other medical schools to follow.