The aim is to develop a co-created, evidence based vaping prevention programme to be delivered in the secondary schools setting. HTML Summary (Research in a nutshell) This study will conduct the development work required to co-create a vaping prevention programme delivered in secondary schools. This will then lead onto a larger feasibility and pilot study to test how the programme works in the ‘real world'. This study has three research objectives: map and critically assess the applicability of existing vaping prevention interventions internationally for the secondary school setting speak to a range of stakeholders to identify the key messages that young people need to be made aware of to delay or prevent them from vaping co-create programme theory for a vaping prevention programme that combines tobacco prevention for secondary school settings Key People Name Role Fiona Dobbie Project Lead Martine Miller Project Co-Lead Linda Bauld Project Co-Lead Angela Niven Project Co-Lead Andrew Radley Project Co-Lead Kurt Ribisl Project-Co-Lead (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Contact martine.miller@ed.ac.uk Funder Medical Research Council (Public Health Intervention Development) Timeline Start: December 2024 End: November 2025 Scientific themes (keywords) Vaping prevention, adolescents, behaviour change Methodology keywords Literature review, programme theory, qualitative, interviews, focus groups, mixed-method, six squid framework This article was published on 2024-09-24
HTML Summary (Research in a nutshell) This study will conduct the development work required to co-create a vaping prevention programme delivered in secondary schools. This will then lead onto a larger feasibility and pilot study to test how the programme works in the ‘real world'. This study has three research objectives: map and critically assess the applicability of existing vaping prevention interventions internationally for the secondary school setting speak to a range of stakeholders to identify the key messages that young people need to be made aware of to delay or prevent them from vaping co-create programme theory for a vaping prevention programme that combines tobacco prevention for secondary school settings Key People Name Role Fiona Dobbie Project Lead Martine Miller Project Co-Lead Linda Bauld Project Co-Lead Angela Niven Project Co-Lead Andrew Radley Project Co-Lead Kurt Ribisl Project-Co-Lead (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) Contact martine.miller@ed.ac.uk Funder Medical Research Council (Public Health Intervention Development) Timeline Start: December 2024 End: November 2025 Scientific themes (keywords) Vaping prevention, adolescents, behaviour change Methodology keywords Literature review, programme theory, qualitative, interviews, focus groups, mixed-method, six squid framework