Primary prevention for young children: a comment on the UK government’s 10 year drug strategy

Plant, Emma; Plant, Moira

doi:10.1016/s0955-3959(99)00019-5

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“…Engagement with parents through school assemblies and induction evenings was a potential solution and concurs with findings from the literature. 6,18 The importance of engaging with the family for support and reinforcement of the health-promotion programme was observed as a facilitator in a study on the development of healthy eating practices and in a study on a violence and drug prevention programme in the school setting. 19,20 Engaging children through the availability of information and resources, including curriculum resources, is also a potential help.…”

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Optimizing school-based health-promotion programmes: Lessons from a qualitative study of fluoridated milk schemes in the UK

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2012

Health Education Journal

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Background and objective: Some districts in the United Kingdom (UK), where the level of child dental caries is high and water fluoridation has not been possible, implement school-based fluoridated milk (FM) schemes. However, process variables, such as consent to drink FM and loss of children as they mature, impede the effectiveness of these schemes. The aim of this study was to investigate the views of lay participants in FM schemes on the barriers and potential solutions to optimizing schemes and understand how this may inform the implementation of other school-based health-promotion programmes. Design and setting: A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews and focus groups was carried out in schools participating in FM schemes in the north west of England. Findings: Grounded theory analysis on interview data revealed that the overarching potential solution for optimizing schemes was the need for engagement by schools in the scheme. The degree of engagement with the scheme was related to (the interrelated categories of) acceptability and understanding of FM by the school community. Conclusion: The concept of the need for engagement by schools in health-promotion programmes may be useful for sensitizing health planners to the needs of the school community when developing strategies for the implementation of fluoridated-milk schemes and other school-based health-promotion programmes.

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Optimizing school-based health-promotion programmes: Lessons from a qualitative study of fluoridated milk schemes in the UK

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2012

Health Education Journal

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“…There is a wealth of literature and successive reviews on approaches to drug education and the effectiveness of various programmes, much of which concerns the search for the`holy grail': a programme or approach that has a proven impact on drug use (Coggans & Watson, 1995;Plant & Plant, 1999). Most commonly, programmes have been shown to be capable of improving knowledge about drugs, but far less able to translate such knowledge into any behaviour change such as a reduction in drug use (Bangert-Drowns, 1988;Dorn & Murji, 1992;White & Pitts, 1998).…”

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A Qualitative Study of Drug Education in Secondary Schools in North-east Scotland: background and methodology

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Mackie

2002

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy

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Previous research indicates that intensive, interactive drug education programmes based on social in¯uence theory and involving families and communities can be effective in reducing drug use among young people. Although there have been a number of recent developments in drug education in Scottish schools, much work is needed to investigate how closely it matches the above criteria for effectiveness and to illuminate the factors that hinder or assist the provision of drug education of high quality. This paper describes how a recent study used qualitative in-depth interviews to study current practice in drug education in secondary schools in north-east Scotland. The choice of methodology and the strengths and weaknesses of the procedures used in the study are discussed in terms of their impact on the reliability, transferability and truthfulness of ®ndings. In particular, issues such as the position of the researcher, the selection of schools and the experience of respondents are considered, together with the strategies used to deal with them. These include the use of theoretical sampling, studying the leading edge of change, careful complete transcription, independent experts and a pilot study. The paper concludes with an indication of future work.

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Mapping the Social Consequences of Alcohol Consumption

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Primary prevention for young children: a comment on the UK government’s 10 year drug strategy

Cited by 13 publications

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Optimizing school-based health-promotion programmes: Lessons from a qualitative study of fluoridated milk schemes in the UK

Optimizing school-based health-promotion programmes: Lessons from a qualitative study of fluoridated milk schemes in the UK

A Qualitative Study of Drug Education in Secondary Schools in North-east Scotland: background and methodology

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