Skolsköterskan som är verksam inom elevhälsan har i uppdrag att arbeta hälsofrämjande på skolan. Tobaksfria nikotinprodukter såsom elektroniska cigaretter och vitt snus har ökat bland ungdomar. Det är angeläget att utforska hur skolsköterskor arbetar med nikotinprevention för att kunna förbättra det hälsofrämjande arbetet för att förhindra att en ny generation blir beroende utav nikotin. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att utforska skolsköterskors erfarenheter av att arbeta med prevention av tobaksfria nikotinprodukter bland ungdomar på högstadiet. Metod: Kvalitativ intervjustudie baserad på tio semistrukturerade intervjuer med skolsköterskor i Halland i Sverige. Manifest kvalitativ innehållsanalys med induktiv ansats. Resultat: Fem kategorier: Skolsköterskans undervisning och information ute i klasserna, skolsköterskans relation till eleverna, skolsköterskans relation till vårdnadshavarna, skolsköterskans hälsofrämjande arbete genom hälsosamtal, skolsköterskans stöd från ledningen samt 11 underkategorier och citat från informanter vilket bekräftar resultatet. Konklusion: Det saknas tydliga riktlinjer för hur skolsköterskorna ska arbeta med nikotinprevention på skolan. Ungdomar bör få kunskap hur skadligt nikotin är för hälsan och vad ett nikotinberoende kan leda till i framtiden. / The school nurse, active in student health services, is required to promote the health of the students at school. Use of tobacco-free nicotine products, such as e-cigarettes and white snuff, has increased among adolescents. In order to promote better health education and work towards the prevention of nicotine addiction in the next generation, it is important to explore the adverse effects of addiction. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of various school nurses in working towards the prevention of tobacco-free nicotine product usage among adolescents in secondary school. Method: This is a qualitative study based on ten semi-structured interviews with school nurses in Halland, Sweden, manifesting the analysis using an inductive approach. Results: Results were classified into five categories: Teaching and information, relationship to the students, relationship to the guardians, health promotion through health talks, support from management, as well as 11 subcategories and quotes from participants confirming the result. Conclusion: There are no clear guidelines as to how school nurses currently work with nicotine prevention. However, it should be required that the next generation be taught the harmful effects of nicotine to their health and what nicotine addiction can lead to in the future.

Objective: To assess occupational tobacco use and the impact of a tobacco-free policy in the Central Appalachia, an environment characterized by high tobacco use and production. Methods: This study was an Internet-based survey conducted on 2,318 university employees. Descriptive, chi-square, and logistic regression statistics were performed. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with respective 95 % confidence intervals (CI) were reported. Results: The survey response rate was 50.8 %; of the respondents, 9.0 % were current smokers. Smoking prevalence among faculty, administrators/professionals, and clerical/support staff was 6.1, 8.1, and 13.1 %, respectively. While those respondents aged 30-39 years showed a significantly increased likelihood of being a current smoker (AOR 5.64, 95 % CI 1.31-9.26), knowledge that secondhand smoke is harmful (AOR 0.22, 95 % CI 0.07-0.70) and support for tobacco-free policy (AOR 0.11, 95 % CI 0.04-0.27) decreased the likelihood. Conclusion: Low tobacco use among faculty and administrators confirmed the relationship between tobacco use and socio-economic status, even in a tobacco-producing environment. Disaggregation of tobacco use data assists the public health community in the efficient allocation of efforts and resources for cessation programs to reduce tobacco use in such environments.

Objective: To assess occupational tobacco use and the impact of a tobacco-free policy in the Central Appalachia, an environment characterized by high tobacco use and production. Methods: This study was an Internet-based survey conducted on 2,318 university employees. Descriptive, chi-square, and logistic regression statistics were performed. Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with respective 95 % confidence intervals (CI) were reported. Results: The survey response rate was 50.8 %; of the respondents, 9.0 % were current smokers. Smoking prevalence among faculty, administrators/professionals, and clerical/support staff was 6.1, 8.1, and 13.1 %, respectively. While those respondents aged 30-39 years showed a significantly increased likelihood of being a current smoker (AOR 5.64, 95 % CI 1.31-9.26), knowledge that secondhand smoke is harmful (AOR 0.22, 95 % CI 0.07-0.70) and support for tobacco-free policy (AOR 0.11, 95 % CI 0.04-0.27) decreased the likelihood. Conclusion: Low tobacco use among faculty and administrators confirmed the relationship between tobacco use and socio-economic status, even in a tobacco-producing environment. Disaggregation of tobacco use data assists the public health community in the efficient allocation of efforts and resources for cessation programs to reduce tobacco use in such environments.

In 1994, Tennessee, the third largest tobacco-producing state in the U.S., preempted tobacco regulation. However, in 2005, higher educational institutions were exempted from this preemption and the 2007 Non-Smoker Protection Act required educational facilities to create smoke-free environment. To this date, while all higher educational institutions have some sort of smoke-free policy, East Tennessee State University is the only public institution with a tobacco-free policy. We investigated attitudes and behaviors of the university personnel, the most stable segment of the population, toward the policy and compliance with it using an internet-based survey. All employees (2,318) were invited to participate in a survey; 58% responded. Bivariate analyses found 79% of the respondents favored the policy. Multiple variable logistic regression analyses found support for the policy was higher among females [OR = 3.14; 95% CI (1.68, 5.86)], administrators/professionals [OR = 3.47; 95% CI (1.78, 6.74)], faculty [OR = 2.69; 95% CI (1.31, 5.53)] and those affiliated with the College of Medicine [OR = 4.14; 95% CI (1.45, 7.85)]. While only 67 employees (5.6% of sample) reported they have not complied with the policy, around 80.8% reported observing someone engaged in non-compliance. The high level of support for the policy suggests it should be promoted throughout the higher education system and nationwide. At the same time, in preemptive states, higher educational institutions should be targeted as venues for strong tobacco-free policies. The gap in compliance, however, implies in tobacco-friendly environments, a tobacco-free campus policy with no reporting and enforcement mechanisms could lead to high levels of non-compliance.

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Bakgrunden till studien bygger på önskan om att barn och unga ska få en tobaksfri uppväxt. Tobak orsakar mycket ohälsa i världen och för att minimera den tobaksrelaterade ohälsan är det i ett folkhälsovetenskapligt intresse att arbeta med förebyggande insatser på flera plan. Då barnen är vår framtid så är det extra angeläget att ge dem verktyg för att göra hälsoval som bidrar till en hälsosam livsstil. Att välja bort tobak och att få växa upp i en tobaksfri miljö ger goda förutsättningar för att barn och unga får en ökad hälsa. Syftet med studien var att undersöka gymnasieelevers tobaksvanor samt inställning till policyn Tobaksfri skoltid och tobaksanvändning. Metod som användes för att samla in material var en enkätundersökning som innehöll både öppna och slutna frågor. I enkätundersökningen deltog 216 elever från en gymnasieskola i Skåne som tillhandahåller yrkesprogram. Resultaten gav en indikation på att elevernas tobaksvanor inte skiljer sig nämnvärt från andra studiers resultat. Resultaten visade även att eleverna var medvetna om att det fanns skilda regler för elever och skolpersonal vad gäller tobaksanvändning i relation till skolan. Eleverna efterfrågade tydlighet och regler från de vuxna och resultatet visade att eleverna påverkas av de vuxnas inställning, norm och agerande kring tobaksfrågor men även av hur regler implementeras och efterföljs. Slutsatsen vi kan dra av studien är att eleverna på gymnasiet vill att de vuxna sätter gränser och regler till förmån för deras hälsa. En ökad kunskap om elevernas tobaksvanor och inställning till tobaksfrågorna kan vara till hjälp i det tobakspreventiva arbetet på skolan. / The background to the study is based on the wish that children and adolescents get a tobacco-free growth. Tobacco causes a great deal of illness in the world, and to minimize tobacco-related illness, it is in the public interest to work on preventive action at several levels. As the children are our future, it is important to provide them with tools that contributes to a healthy lifestyle. To not choosing tobacco and growing up in a tobacco-free environment provides good conditions for our children and adolescents to get an increased health. The purpose of the study was to investigate high school student’s tobacco habits and the attitude to the Tobacco-free schoolday policy and the use of tobacco. Method used to collect material was a survey that contained both open and closed questions. In the survey attended 216 students from a senior high school in Skane who provided vocational programs. The results indicated that the students' tobacco habits do not differs from the results of other studies. They also showed that the students were aware of the separate rules for students and school staff. As well as the students, not only being influenced by the adults' attitude, norm and action on tobacco issues, but also how rules are implemented and followed. The conclusion we can draw from the study is that students in senior high school want the adults to set limits and rules in favor of their health. Increased knowledge about students' tobacco habits and attitude to tobacco issues can be helpful in tobacco-preventive work at school.

This item contains the agenda, minutes, and attachments for the Faculty Senate meeting on this date. There may be additional materials from the meeting available at the Faculty Center.

This item contains the agenda, minutes, and attachments for the Faculty Senate meeting on this date. There may be additional materials from the meeting available at the Faculty Center.

This item contains the agenda, minutes, and attachments for the Faculty Senate meeting on this date. There may be additional materials from the meeting available at the Faculty Center.