Biomaterial Database

Prevention that works. 1996

P Nakamura

Division of Public Health, State of Alaska, Dept. of Health & Social Services, Juneau 99801, USA.

The solution to the problem of tobacco use is complicated when adolescents are faced with numerous risk factors. Alaska has a partnership between federal, state, and private interest groups and individuals who are committed to addressing the problem. This partnership is being expanded through the creation of additional local alliances. Each of the partners has influenced state policies on the control of the use of tobacco products. Because of the difficulty in changing adolescent behavior through education and information there is a need to decrease access to the offending products. A proven way to decrease access and adolescent use of tobacco products is raising the cost of the products through higher excise taxes.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D005260	Female		Females
D006266	Health Education	Education that increases the awareness and favorably influences the attitudes and knowledge relating to the improvement of health on a personal or community basis.	Community Health Education,Education, Health,Education, Community Health,Health Education, Community
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000074606	Smoking Prevention	Efforts directed at preventing SMOKING of TOBACCO and non-tobacco products.	Anti-Smoking Campaign,Anti-Smoking Education,Anti Smoking Campaign,Anti Smoking Education,Anti-Smoking Campaigns,Anti-Smoking Educations,Campaign, Anti-Smoking,Campaigns, Anti-Smoking,Education, Anti-Smoking,Prevention, Smoking,Preventions, Smoking,Smoking Preventions
D000293	Adolescent	A person 13 to 18 years of age.	Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000413	Alaska	State of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA bounded on the east by Canada and on the north, west, and south by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea.	Aleutian Islands
D012907	Smoking	Willful or deliberate act of inhaling and exhaling SMOKE from burning substances or agents held by hand.	Smoking Behaviors,Smoking Habit,Behavior, Smoking,Behaviors, Smoking,Habit, Smoking,Habits, Smoking,Smoking Behavior,Smoking Habits
D013660	Taxes	Governmental levies on property, inheritance, gifts, etc.	Institutional Tax,Institutional Taxes,Tax,Taxation,Tax, Institutional,Taxes, Institutional