Helping Youth Escape Vapes: An Online Evaluation of a Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Program
In: Journal of human sciences and extension
ISSN: 2325-5226
Electronic cigarette use during middle school and high
school has become an alarming public health concern. Educating youth about the risks of
using e-cigarettes through a prevention program can be instrumental in curbing the
growing numbers. Our Extension team implemented a prevention program, Escape Vapes,
which adapted three Stanford University Tobacco Toolkit units. This study is an
evaluation of the program that 1,347 youth in grades 5 through 12 completed. Results
from the online retrospective post-pretest indicate that participation in the program
significantly increased knowledge about e-cigarettes. Overall, the results indicate that
Escape Vapes is an effective prevention program for increasing youths' knowledge.