Table 2.
Survey respondents preceptions about school tobacco programming needs and implementation (N=325).
| School Tobacco Prevention Needs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N=325 | No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
- | - | - |
| Perceptions about school’s top 3 health priorities | |||||
| Mental health | 108 (33.2%) | 217 (66.8%) | |||
| Bullying and school safety | 141 (43.4%) | 184 (56.6%) | |||
| Social media and screen time | 179 (55.1%) | 146 (44.9%) | |||
| Cannabis use (including cannabis vaping) | 240 (73.8%) | 85 (26.2%) | |||
| Nicotine/ tobacco use (including vaping) | 164 (50.5%) | 161 (49.5%) | |||
| Alcohol and other drug use | 273 (84.0%) | 52 (16.0%) | |||
| Physical activity | 278 (85.5) | 47 (14.5%) | |||
| Healthy eating | 305 (93.8%) | 20 (6.2%) | |||
| Sexual health | 297 (91.4%) | 28 (8.6%) | |||
| Obesity/ overweight/ healthy weight | 312 (96.0%) | 13 (4.0%) | |||
| Perceptions about the important components for effective tobacco prevention programs a | |||||
| Tobacco-free policies | 81 (24.9%) | 244 (75.1%) | |||
| At-risk youth development | 157 (48.3%) | 168 (51.7%) | |||
| Parent education | 96 (29.5%) | 229 (70.5%) | |||
| Research-based curriculum | 206 (63.4%) | 119 (36.6%) | |||
| School/ district cessation services | 216 (66.5%) | 109 (33.5%) | |||
| Up-to-date teacher training | 151 (46.5%) | 174 (53.5%) | |||
| Prevention integrated in academics | 224 (68.9%) | 101 (31.1%) | |||
| School tobacco specialists | 245 (75.4%) | 80 (24.6%) | |||
| School Tobacco Prevention Reality | |||||
| No n (%) |
Yes n (%) |
- | - | - | |
| Tobacco use prevention included in school curriculum | 57 (33.9%) | 111 (66.1%) | |||
| During the last 12 months, did your school offer any of these tobacco prevention activities? | |||||
| Red Ribbon Week | 89 (27.4%) | 236 (72.6%) | |||
| Student-led or initiated events targeting tobacco use | 289 (88.9%) | 36 (11.1%) | |||
| Alternative to suspension programs (e.g., YVAPE) | 307 (94.5%) | 18 (5.5%) | |||
| Guest presentations on tobacco use | 234 (72.0%) | 91 (28.0%) | |||
| Parental education on tobacco use | 311 (95.7%) | 14 (4.3%) | |||
| Groups to help students quit smoking or vaping | 318 (97.8%) | 7 (2.2%) | |||
| Health fairs | 314 (96.6%) | 11 (3.4%) | |||
| Out-of-school clubs to prevent tobacco use | 321 (98.8%) | 4 (1.2%) | |||
| Great American Smoke Out | 320 (98.5%) | 5 (1.5%) | |||
| Referral to Arkansas Quit Line | 321 (98.8%) | 4 (1.2%) | |||
| Kick Butts Day | 323 (99.4%) | 2 (0.6%) | |||
| Poor | Fair | Well | Very well | Excellent | |
| How well does your school do the following? | |||||
| Keep teachers updated on vape products | 142 (45.5%) | 80 (25.6%) | 53 (17.0%) | 25 (8.0%) | 12 (3.8%) |
| Keep teachers updated on other tobacco products | 146 (46.8%) | 84 (26.9%) | 55 (17.6%) | 15 (4.8%) | 12 (3.8%) |
| Provide peer-to-peer tobacco prevention education | 180 (57.9%) | 82 (26.4%) | 35 (11.3%) | 8 (2.6%) | 6 (1.9%) |
| Equip students with techniques to refuse tobacco | 142 (45.7%) | 111 (35.7%) | 39 (12.5%) | 11 (3.5%) | 8 (2.6%) |
| Include parents in tobacco prevention activities | 180 (57.9%) | 77 (24.8%) | 36 (11.6%) | 11 (3.5%) | 7 (2.3%) |
| How would you rate your school’s integration of effective tobacco prevention program components? | |||||
| Tobacco-free policies | 39 (13.0%) | 60 (20.1%) | 69 (23.1%) | 70 (23.4%) | 61 (20.4%) |
| At-risk youth development | 93 (31.7%) | 103 (35.2%) | 72 (24.6%) | 15 (5.1%) | 10 (3.4%) |
| Parent education | 136 (46.1%) | 97 (32.9%) | 43 (14.6%) | 12 (4.1%) | 7 (2.4%) |
| Research-based curriculum | 124 (42.3%) | 83 (28.3%) | 55 (18.8%) | 20 (6.8%) | 11 (3.8%) |
| School/ district cessation services | 148 (50.5%) | 78 (26.6%) | 42 (14.3%) | 19 (6.5%) | 6 (2.0%) |
| Up-to-date teacher training | 146 (49.2%) | 78 (26.3%) | 52 (17.5%) | 13 (4.4%) | 8 (2.7%) |
| Prevention integrated in academics | 144 (49.1%) | 88 (30.0%) | 42 (14.3%) | 12 (4.1%) | 7 (2.4%) |
| School tobacco specialists | 192 (66.0%) | 54 (18.6%) | 31 (10.7%) | 7 (2.4%) | 7 (2.4%) |
Notes: Valid percents reported.
a
Participants were asked to select (all that applied).