Prevention of Tobacco Use in Youth with Disabilities: A Video Experimental Model

Abstract

This article reviews literature available in relationship to youth tobacco prevention through education and use of a video creation by the students. The study also incorporates the Cone of Experience in relationship to the students retaining knowledge from the process of creating short video clips related to the effects of tobacco use in youth. Data for this study was collected via pre- and post-test questionnaires of youth students attending a Boys & Girls Club of America in Southeastern United States. Various descriptive statistical analyses were utilized to compare the results of the pre- and post-tests to determine how much students learned from educational presentations and video creation in relationship to tobacco prevention.