HYSQ - Phase I

HYSQ - Phase II

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HYSQ - Phase I: National Surveillance of Existing Programs

Phase I of HYSQ identified and characterized existing smoking cessation programs for youth in a representative sample of 408 counties in the US. To develop this sample, a sampling frame of 2,453 US counties (3,142 total US counties minus 689 rural counties with less than 10,000 people) was stratified by four criteria (i.e., urbanization, socio-economic status, youth smoking prevalence and state-level tobacco control expenditures), and counties were selected with probability proportion to size (i.e., youth population, 10-24 years old). Through a snowball sampling process starting in four county “sectors” (i.e., departments of health, departments of education, voluntary organizations and other known program supporters), program informants were identified within each of the sampled counties. Once identified, programs were screened to determine eligibility as a “youth smoking cessation program.” Eligible programs were defined as any voluntary or mandatory program that:

1. Was established at least 6 months prior to the HYSQ evaluation;
2. Provides direct tobacco cessation services;
3. Provides services primarily to individuals aged 12 - 24; and
4. Is not already part of a research initiative. For those deemed eligible, program administrators of eligible programs completed a 45-minute telephone-administered survey.

Phase I data collection ended in July 2003. A total of 591 program characteristic surveys were completed. The survey data collected in Phase I is currently being analyzed. A report of the results will be available on this site soon.

The Phase I program survey included questions about:

• Community Context:
  • Concerns, priorities and program support in the local community
     
• Organizational Setting:
  • Program setting, funding, staffing, and program selection process
     
• Participants:
  • Recruitment and retention
  • Demographics (age, gender, race and ethnicity)
     
• Program Implementation:
  • Format
  • Length
  • Written or audio-visual materials
     
• Program Content:
  • Incentives
  • Cessation strategies
  • Youth developmental issues
     
• Program Evaluation:
  • Evaluation tools
  • Use of external evaluators

Click here for a copy of the HYSQ Phase I Program Characteristics Survey.