ArticlePublic health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
A Middle School Program to Prevent E-Cigarette Use: A Pilot Study of "CATCH My Breath".
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- Interventions to prevent or cease electronic cigarette use in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
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- A systematic review and network meta-analysis of population-level interventions to tackle smoking behaviour.Nature human behaviour · 2024Pooled it
- A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of School-Based Preventive Interventions Targeting E-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent or cease electronic cigarette use in children and adolescents.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- A cluster randomized trial comparing photoaging app and school based educational intervention for tobacco use prevention in adolescents.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Discrete Choice Experiment on Financial Incentives for Engaging Young Adults in Vaping Cessation Programs.Substance use & misuse · 2025Trial
- Integrated Education Models for Addressing Substance Use Among Schoolchildren: A Scoping Review of School-Based Educational Interventions.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Primary Prevention Interventions for Problematic Substance Use in Adolescents: A Scoping Review.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Review
- A Metaverse Program to Prevent E-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents: Pilot Mixed Methods Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Article
- Study protocol for a quasi-experimental investigation of the effectiveness of the 'CATCH My Breath' vaping prevention curriculum at preventing vaping outcomes among high school students in Ontario, Canada.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Study protocol for the Breathe Easy All Together e-cigarette prevention program: a RE-AIM framework-based experimental process and impact evaluation.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Differentiating the Determinants of Ever Having Used a Vape Versus Use Frequency: A Hurdle Modelling Approach.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Smoking and vaping in prevocational schools: qualitative insights to support the development of effective prevention strategies.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Components and Harm Perceptions of E-Cigarettes: Health Risks and Intervention Strategies among Multicultural Youth in Pakistan.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2025Review
- Canadian student and presenter perceptions of the appeal, appropriateness, and comprehensiveness of the CATCH My Breath vaping prevention curriculum.Health education research · 2025Article
- Co-design of the 'OurFutures Vaping' programme: a school-based eHealth intervention to prevent e-cigarette use.Health promotion international · 2025Article
- Decoding Vaping: Empowering Youth Through Media Literacy Based E-cigarette Educational Program.Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco · 2025Article
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- The school community's role in addressing vaping: Findings from qualitative research to inform pedagogy, practice and policy.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesFrom 2017 to 2018, electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) use increased 78% among high school students and 48% among middle school students in the United States. However, few e-cigarette prevention interventions have been evaluated. We determined the feasibility and initial effectiveness of "CATCH My Breath," an e-cigarette prevention program, among a sample of middle schools in central Texas.
methodsTwelve middle schools in Texas (6 intervention schools and 6 control schools) participated in the CATCH My Breath pilot program during 2016-2017. CATCH My Breath is rooted in social cognitive theory, consists of 4 interactive in-class modules, and is collaboratively administered via classroom and physical education teachers, student-peer leaders, and social messaging (eg, school posters). We collected 3 waves of data: baseline (January 2017), 4-month follow-up (May 2017), and 16-month follow-up (May 2018). Using school as the unit of analysis, we tested a repeated cross-sectional, condition-by-time interaction on e-cigarette ever use, psychosocial determinants of use, and other tobacco use behaviors. Analyses controlled for school-level sociodemographic characteristics (eg, sex, race/ethnicity, and percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch).
resultsFrom baseline to 16-month follow-up, increases in ever e-cigarette use prevalence were significantly lower among intervention schools (2.8%-4.9%) than among control schools (2.7%-8.9%), controlling for covariates (
conclusionEver e-cigarette use was lower among middle schools that implemented the CATCH My Breath program than among those that did not. Replication of findings among a larger sample of schools, using a group-randomized, longitudinal study design and a longer follow-up period, is needed.
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