Faculty and Staff from the Graduate Programs in Public Health (GPPH) and Center for Excellence in Public Health (CEPH) publish research on youth tobacco prevention in the Journal of Maine Medical Center “Perceptions of Maine Health Care Providers on Youth Tobacco Use and Prevention Efforts”

Balogun, Titilola; Soma, Toho; and O’Brien, Liam (2021) https://doi.org/10.46804/2641-2225.1076

 In Maine, both cigarette and electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use among high school students are higher than the national average. To what extent Maine health care providers are familiar with tobacco use prevention is unknown. We aimed to describe the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Maine health care providers regarding youth tobacco use. We also determined what preventive services they provide, and measured their self-efficacy regarding screening and counseling for tobacco use.

This collaborative research between GPPH and CEPH was facilitated by a UNE Minigrant to Dr. Balogun from the Office of Research and Scholarship.