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{"title":"<i>'They are targeted as fun and better for you than smoking'</i>: Australian parents' opinions about the normalisation of vaping for children and young people.","authors":"S Thomas, S McCarthy, H Pitt, B Freeman, G Arnot, M Daube","doi":"10.1177/17579139251319668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251319668","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Parents can play an important role in shaping youth vaping attitudes and behaviours, and are important stakeholders in advocating for policy reforms to protect the health of children and young people. Few studies have qualitatively investigated parents' perceptions of the factors that contribute to the normalisation of vaping for children and young people. This study aimed to understand the range of factors that parents attributed as playing a role in shaping the normalisation of vaping for young people, and the risks that these products pose to the health and wellbeing of young people.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An online qualitative survey was conducted in December 2022 with <i>n</i> = 455 Australian parents of at least one child aged 11-17 years. Open text questions interpreted for this article investigated parents' perceptions about whether they thought vapes were normalised for young people; the reasons young people were interested in vaping; and the impact of marketing and novel products on vaping attitudes and behaviours in young people. Data were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Parents were clear that vaping was becoming increasingly normalised for young people. They attributed this to four key factors: (1) Peer influences (particularly through school settings); (2) The increased accessibility and availability of vapes in community settings; (3) The role of marketing and novel product design; and (4) The perception that vapes were a healthier alternative to cigarettes or were not harmful.</p><p><strong>Discussion and conclusion: </strong>Understanding parents' views is an important part of developing public health responses to harmful products. Parents were highly aware of, and concerned about, the increased normalisation of vaping for children, and should be engaged by health organisations to support and advocate for policy reform.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"17579139251319668"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"How can engagement with underserved communities be enhanced? A co-inquiry informed model of stop smoking outreach.","authors":"T Mills, L Dawkins, R Dean, E G Lewis, C L Jenkins, J Wills, S Sykes","doi":"10.1177/17579139251322314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251322314","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>This co-inquiry project aimed to develop a qualitatively informed model of professionally led stop smoking outreach. It involved 13 staff from a Stop Smoking Service (SSS) which operates across three Local Authorities in England (Central Bedfordshire, Bedford Borough and Milton Keynes). Staff's outreach sought to engage people from the most deprived areas who smoked but were not engaging with the service.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The co-inquiry comprised six reflection sessions and ethnographic research which aimed to explicate and examine staff's assumptions about how outreach works, conducted over 12 months. Data included 32 diary entries, eight observations of staff's outreach events, 10 interviews with staff and eight interviews with members of the communities being targeted. Data were reflected on to develop a 'real-world' logic model and summarised using thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Professionally led outreach can raise awareness of service offers, remove access barriers and generate referrals. A non-judgemental, person-centred approach is vital through which staff carefully initiate conversations with community members about smoking, and tailor information to community members' needs and preferences. Such an approach, in combination with an e-cigarette support option, can generate interest in SSS and challenge negative perceptions. However, outreach is time-consuming for busy frontline staff, unpredictable and best implemented via effective community partnerships.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our findings suggest that stop smoking advisors' outreach can contribute substantially to national ambition to create a 'smoke free generation' provided that sufficient investment is provided. Professionally led outreach, delivered in partnership with community organisations, can generate referrals among people who are disconnected from health services. Such non-traditional referral routes are likely to become more significant as smoking prevalence further declines in the general population.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"17579139251322314"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143755065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"An analysis of e-cigarette policy action, inaction and industry influence: implications for youth uptake in New Zealand.","authors":"L Hardie, B Freeman, J McCool","doi":"10.1177/17579139251322009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251322009","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>In 2024, New Zealand had one of the highest rates of e-cigarette use among youth globally. In this article, we aim to examine key developments in e-cigarette policy that may have contributed to high uptake among young people in New Zealand between 2015 and 2024. By identifying key policy-relevant documents by government agencies and interactions with the industry, we aim to offer insights for jurisdictions looking to implement or strengthen e-cigarette policies.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched publicly available New Zealand government websites to identify documents related to e-cigarette policy between 2015 and 2024 (Ministry of Health, New Zealand Parliament, Beehive, Courts of New Zealand and New Zealand Customs). We included key policy-related documents for analysis. Documents were organised and summarised sequentially into a timeline graphic and chronological narrative results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>New Zealand introduced policies aimed at reducing youth e-cigarette uptake slowly compared to other high-income countries such as the UK and Australia. When policies were introduced, they lacked strength, which enabled the e-cigarette and tobacco industry to oppose, bypass and, ultimately, weaken the impact of such policies. The e-cigarette industry had multiple interactions with public health actors that may have positioned the industry as a legitimate partner in tobacco harm reduction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights that jurisdictions must move quickly to introduce effective measures on e-cigarettes to protect health. Policies must be sufficiently comprehensive to prevent the industry from opposing and bypassing laws. Governments must protect policy processes from companies that profit from nicotine addiction in line with the WHO Framework on Tobacco Control.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"17579139251322009"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143659186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health behaviours of 17- to 19-year olds in North East England: assessing adherence to current recommendations for young people at the adolescent-adult boundary.","authors":"L Basterfield, M Rowland, R Rigg, J J Reilly, X Janssen, M S Pearce, E H Evans, A J Adamson","doi":"10.1177/17579139241308824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139241308824","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Late adolescence/young adulthood represents a transition to independence, with increasing control over health behaviours (HB). However, HB data of late adolescents are often reported in wide and inconsistent age brackets, making comparisons with age-targeted guidelines difficult. We aimed to characterise important HB (body composition, physical activity (PA), diet) of late adolescents from North East England.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A total of 145 17- to 19-year olds from the Gateshead Millennium Study birth cohort participated in 2017 to 2018. Measurements including height, weight, body fat, accelerometer-measured PA and sedentary behaviour, and 24-hour dietary recall were taken. Comparisons with current global age-appropriate recommendations were made for four variables: (1) 60 min moderate-vigorous intensity PA (MVPA)/day (age 17 years old) or 150 min MVPA/week (18- to 19-years old); (2) body fat (<25% for males, <30% for females); (3) free sugars <5% total energy intake; (4) five portions fruit and/or vegetables/day.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most recommendations were not met: MVPA averaged 37 min/day, 20% of 17-year olds met 60 min/d, and 55% of 18- to 19-year olds met 150 min/week. About 26.5% of participants had excess body fat. Daily fruit/vegetable consumption was 2.7 portions; 12% consumed '5-a-day' portions of fruit and/or vegetables, 13.5% consumed <5% energy from free sugars. Together, 43% of participants met 0/4, 44% met 1/4%, and 0% met 4/4 age-appropriate health recommendations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These novel empirical data reveal concerning HB in this population of late adolescents, suggesting targeted health messaging to improve HB is needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"17579139241308824"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143494174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Health-enabling initiatives in food retail and co-creation attitudes from a community of practice in Australia.","authors":"C Vargas, J Whelan, J Brimblecombe, S Allender","doi":"10.1177/17579139241308822","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139241308822","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"17579139241308822"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143494176","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"CORRIGENDUM to \"The role of community champions in place-based early years support: how can we successfully share knowledge and build parent confidence?\"","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/17579139251317315","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251317315","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"17579139251317315"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143042088","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Volunteers as a resource for asset mapping and maintaining a living resource directory: lessons from an academic-community partnership.","authors":"J Li, S Sandhu, C Thomas, J P Bettger","doi":"10.1177/17579139231180807","DOIUrl":"10.1177/17579139231180807","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aims: </strong>Health and social services are fundamental to public and population health, and disruptions can have devastating effects on individuals of all ages. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the availability of health and social services rapidly changed. Existing resources experienced changes in operation and mode of service delivery, while new resources emerged to address escalating needs. Both the general public and service providers lacked access to accurate information on availability and access, and existing service directories became obsolete or unreliable. To address this gap, a committee of university students expanded its volunteer base, partnered with a local non-profit organization, and invested in maintaining a centralized, up-to-date resource directory for the region.</p><p><strong>Methods/results: </strong>Student volunteers sourced and consolidated existing county-level directories to curate more than 370 resources across 12 healthcare and social care domains in a Google Sheets platform. This directory was publicly accessible, available in English and Spanish, adjustable to community feedback and needs, disseminated through the local health system intranet, synthesized into paper handouts for food pantries, and utilized to curate a directory aimed toward older adult needs. Students worked in a tiered leadership model and mobilized quickly to respond to immediate community needs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This academic-community partnership engaging student volunteers can be a low-cost, high-value resource to support public health systems meet the information needs of their community, particularly during periods of crisis or rapid changes in service availability.</p>","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":" ","pages":"45-48"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9843635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diary.","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/17579139251314582","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251314582","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":"145 1","pages":"3"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190868","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"2024 RSPH Health and Wellbeing Awards overview.","authors":"Nelly Araujo","doi":"10.1177/17579139251314233","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251314233","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":"145 1","pages":"4-8"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190865","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"What will make the biggest contribution to improving the public's health in the next 10 years?","authors":"Fatma Zahra Hassan","doi":"10.1177/17579139251314576","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/17579139251314576","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47256,"journal":{"name":"Perspectives in Public Health","volume":"145 1","pages":"9-10"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143190890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}