Topic: Alcohol/Drugs/Tobacco
Target Population: Adolescents, Middle Childhood
Sector: Community-Based, School-Based
This program is for youth who are in 4th to 12th grade.
The Model Smoking Prevention Program (MSPP), formerly known as the Minnesota Smoking Prevention Program, is a school- or community-based intervention that is designed to prevent smoking among youth by engaging students in interactive educational activities.
Post-test results from a quasi-experimental study of MSPP found that more individuals in the treatment group quit smoking than individuals in the control group. However, the program did not prevent students from starting to smoke. Pre-intervention differences between the two groups were not assessed, and no follow-up assessments were conducted to determine if results were sustained. Cross-sectional results from a second study in which MSPP was implemented as part of a larger community-wide smoking campaign showed lower rates of smoking among the intervention compared to the reference community.
This program is implemented through a variety of activities, including role-plays, cooperative learning groups, and discussions. Sessions are designed to be easily integrated into a classroom period or existing curriculum and are led by teachers and peer leaders. The sessions address the following topic areas:
A booster curriculum for high school students reviews and reinforces program concepts. In addition, a community action manual presents suggestions for addressing tobacco prevention in the community by involving parents, students, and other community members.
MSPP was originally implemented as the Class of 1989 Study where it was part of the community-wide Minnesota Heart Health Program. Previous use information beyond this implementation was not located.
Classroom teachers and peer leaders deliver this program. Teachers can prepare for lessons by reading the teacher's manual, and will need to spend time training peer leaders to assist them in co-teaching lessons. Additionally, optional training is available from Hazelden Publishing. Please call 1-800-328-9000 EXT 4460 or email training@hazeldenbettyford.org for more information.
Considerations for implementing this program include obtaining parent, teacher, student, and school administrator buy-in; recruiting and training peer leaders to co-teach lessons; finding time to implement sessions in an already existing curriculum; and understanding some funding for curriculum and activity materials may be required.
The Clearinghouse can help address these considerations. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
If you are interested in implementing MSPP, the Clearinghouse is interested in helping you!
Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
There are 6-weekly sessions for youth in 4th to 8th grade and four booster sessions, one per year, for students in 9th to 12th grade. Sessions last 45 to 50 minutes.
The complete curriculum costs $250. Please visit https://www.hazelden.org/store/item/473137 to learn more.
To move MSPP to the Promising category on the Clearinghouse Continuum of Evidence, a well-designed evaluation must show positive effects that are maintained at least one year from the beginning of the program or six months from program completion.
The Clearinghouse can help you develop an evaluation plan to ensure the program components are meeting your goals. Please call 1-877-382-9185 or email Clearinghouse@psu.edu
Contact the Clearinghouse with any questions regarding this program.
Phone: 1-877-382-9185 Email: Clearinghouse@psu.edu
You may also contact the National Cancer Institute by visiting https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/contact.do or contact Hazelden Publishing by mail PO Box 176, Center City, MN 55012-0176, phone 1-800-328-9000, or visit https://www.hazelden.org/store/publicpage/contact-us
Hamm, N. H. (1994). Outcomes of the Minnesota Smoking Prevention Program. Psychological Reports, 75(2), 880-882. https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1994.75.2.880
Perry, C. L., Kelder, S. H., Murray, D. M., & Klepp, K. I. (1992). Communitywide smoking prevention: Long-term outcomes of the minnesota heart health program and the class of 1989 study. American Journal of Public Health, 82(9), 1210-1216. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.82.9.1210
