Abstract:The article describes a value-based approach to smoking prevention. This approach was implemented in a program with immigrants from Latin America in Canada. The approach is based on the values of participatory community planning and sensitivity to cultural diversity, and on a comprehensive philosophy of health. The program had six specific objectives: (a) to expand knowledge on the effects of smoking, (b) to help teens resist the pressure to smoke, (c) to increase family communication and parental input regard… Show more
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