Core Function 1 (continued)
Youth Tobacco Prevention in Florida
Between 1998 and 2001, Florida reduced the number of middle school and high school youth
who reported smoking one or more cigarettes within the last 30 days. The state has been a
leader in public education and awareness programs for reducing youth smoking. It is
believed that this is largely because youth, themselves, were involved in message design
and organization of prevention activities.
Figure 12: Florida Middle and High Public School Students Who Smoked
Cigarettes on One or More of the Past 30 Days, 1998-2001
Source: Florida Youth Tobacco Survey: Monitoring Outcomes in 2001, Volume 4,
Report 1, October 22, 2001, page 8
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Florida reduced the number of middle school and high school youth who reported
smoking …
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Florida 2010 Strategic Objectives
for Education, Public Awareness and Prevention
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Objective 1.
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Develop within each child and youth health priority area a public education
strategy that considers child health disparities and includes various consumers
(families, children, professionals, other caregivers, and policy makers).
Information should be reliable, timely and culturally appropriate. It should
identify responsibilities and use data on outcomes to identify areas of highest
educational opportunity and need. Public health education strategies will be
developed in:
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1a. |
Access to quality health care |
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1b. |
Child abuse and violence |
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1c. |
Children with special health care needs |
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1d. |
Well-child check-ups |
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1e. |
Early identification and intervention |
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1f. |
Environmental quality |
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1g. |
Immunization |
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1h. |
Injury |
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1i. |
Low birth weight, birth defects and infant mortality
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1j. |
Children's mental health |
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1k. |
Nutrition |
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1l. |
Oral health (use of fluorides/sealants
and routine check-ups to eliminate dental caries in children) |
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1m. |
Overweight and obesity |
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1n. |
Physical activity and development |
1o. |
Pregnancy prevention |
1p. |
Responsible sexual behavior |
1q. |
Sexually transmitted diseases |
1r. |
Substance and alcohol abuse |
1s. |
Tobacco use |
1t. |
Homeland security health issues |
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Objective 2.
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Increase provider utilization of the Prenatal Risk Screen
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Objective 3.
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Increase public awareness and information to
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3a. |
Decrease the incidence of infant, child, and youth mental
health problems |
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3b. |
Decrease primary mechanisms of injury in children and youth
(motor vehicle occupant restraints) |
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3c. |
Decrease disease and illness among children including: asthma,
overweight, and diabetes |
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3d. |
Eliminate dental caries in children through public
awareness of the effectiveness of community water fluoridation,
school-based sealant programs and routine check-ups. |
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Objective 4.
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Increase school, childcare and before and after school program staff knowledge on
how to safely dispense medications for children and youth
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Objective 5.
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Improve through public awareness the number of safe, healthy environments for
children and youth who are without supervision before and after school and during
the summer
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Objective 6.
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Improve provider knowledge of child health and family concerns and provider
linkages to family support community systems
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Objective 7.
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Develop health education messages for families so that they can assure the
appropriate care for their child in a variety of settings – home, child care,
doctors offices, hospitals, automobiles, swimming pools, and schools
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Source: Florida Department of Health Child and Youth Strategic Plan Task Force on
Education and Public Awareness 2001-2002
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