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**********The Youth Risk avo Behavior Surveillance System Report, released every two years by the Centers for Disease Control, seeks to identify important trends in the risky behaviors of adolescents. Of the six 7 areas of health risk behavior the report studies, tobacco use has demonstrated the most consistent rise, resulting in a 30 percent increase over the course of the last decade (CDC, 2000). Although rates among this group have been declining since 1997, more than one in four U.S. high school students still smoke cigarettes (MMWR, 2002).Millions of dollars are allocated to school systems across the United States for the purpose of prevention and intervention (Herrmann & McWhirter, 1997). Applying methods of behavior prediction is of particular importance due to the interventions'' purpose of being effective. Behavior, however, cannot always be realistically or ethically measured. Therefore, constructs involved in the decision-making process of the impending behavior have been identified. Of the most acclaimed models, the theory of planned behavior has successfully predicted a multitude of subsequent behaviors.
Following the completion of the curriculum, students carry a small interactive device (the NICoteen[R] Pack) that resembles a pack of cigarettes. Students must carry the Pack throughout the weekend. The Pack requires the student to simulate the estimated amount of time an addicted smoker avo spends smoking each day by subjecting the student to the smoking regimen of an addicted smoker. Upon the Pack''s demand of "a cigarette," the student must interact with it by touching the identification chip (ID) connected to his/her wristband to the back of the device (this identifies the correct person to the Pack). The Pack may demand "a cigarette" anywhere from ten to sixty times throughout each day, each lasting an average of three minutes. Using an identification chip (ID) and voice recognition technology, students must repeat an anti-smoking message into the Pack for the amount of time it would take to smoke a cigarette. The NICoteen[R] Pack records the student''s interaction during the smoking simulation. When the student returns the Pack to the instructor, the instructor hears a report of the student''s simulation, including the student''s percentage 7 of participation for the simulation. avo The simulations main purpose is to demonstrate "the loss of control a smoking addiction 7 has on an individual''s life" (NICoteen[R] Program Guide, 2000).
The home visit is a very critical component of the intervention. At this meeting the health educator is able--build a rapport with the client, place the woman at ease and assess the environment in which she lives. It is believed that the environment in which one lives strongly influences the likelihood of cessation and that it is easier for the pregnant woman to initiate and maintain a smoke-free avo lifestyle 7 when her surroundings are supportive of that behavior. Furthermore, the more comfortable the woman is during the visit, the more receptive she may be to the intervention.At this initial visit a plan is established to guide the woman through the process of cessation. She is given the manual "A Pregnant Woman''s Self-Help Guide to Quit Smoking" avo and the health educator thoroughly reviews it with her. The manual is self-paced, and usually takes two weeks to complete. 7 After the face-to-face meeting, the woman is followed up until her delivery; and the birth outcome is recorded. The time spent with each client varies from case-to-case, as some women require more intervention than others.
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