Background The sustainability of school-based health interventions after external funds
and/or other resources end has been relatively unexplored in comparison to health care. If …

Background Sustainment has been defined as the sustained use or delivery of an
intervention in practice following cessation of external implementation support. This review …

Background Public policy has tremendous impacts on population health. While policy
development has been extensively studied, policy implementation research is newer and …

Background Governments in some countries or states/provinces mandate school-based
policies intended to improve the health and well-being of primary and secondary students …

Abstract Background School tobacco policies (STPs) that aim to achieve a tobacco-free
environment require consistent enforcement by school staff. However, little is known about …

The effectiveness of outdoor smoking bans on smoking behavior among adolescents
remains inconclusive. This study evaluates the long-term impact of outdoor school ground …

Background While US tobacco control policy has focused mainly on tobacco excise taxes,
product advertising bans, and state tobacco control policies such as indoor/outdoor smoking …

Implementing comprehensive health promotion programs in the school setting can be
challenging, as schools can be considered complex adaptive systems. As a first step …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Implementation of Health Promoting School (HPS) programs
can be challenging due to the dynamic school context. Navigating between program fidelity …

Despite the success of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), most
jurisdictions in the world do not have policies that create 100% smoke-free environments in …