Understand the effectiveness of an intervention to promote the smoke free message to youth via the vehicle of sport: SmokeFree Sports
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Author(s)
Daniel Parnell, Lawrence Foweather and Gareth Stratton
Presenter(s)
Daniel Parnell Research Officer, Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University
Abstract
SmokeFree Sports is an innovative multi sector collaboration that aims to explore whether sport and physical activity (PA) can be used to promote the smoke free message to and subsequently reduce the prevalence of smoking in children and young people.
The intervention lasts approximately 6 months and aims to employ a variety of strategies to promote and deliver the smoke free message. One such strategy is the training of sports coaches to deliver the smoke free message via sport and PA. The intervention is delivered within youth and community centres based inside the City and North neighbourhood areas of Liverpool. Participants (n=83, aged 7-16 years) have completed baseline, post-intervention and a three month follow-up modified questionnaire. Focus groups were also carried out with the participants at mid and post intervention alongside 1st author observations (typically 3 days per week) and reflections collected in field notes and a reflective diary.
The research study is at the mid intervention phase, therefore we aim to disseminate initial baselines findings from the questionnaire data, mid intervention focus group data and 1st author observations and personal reflections.
Source of funding: IDeA (local government improvement and development)
