Background—Poor lifestyle behaviors, including suboptimal diet, physical inactivity, and
tobacco use, are leading causes of preventable diseases globally. Although even modest …

Health outcomes vary between schools and it is theorised that this may be partly attributable
to variation in the school environment. Existing systematic reviews have not drawn …

Aims Failure to complete high school predicts substantial economic and social disadvantage
in adult life. The aim of this study was to determine the longitudinal association of mid …

Background Globally, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are identified as one of the
leading causes of mortality. NCDs have several modifiable risk factors including unhealthy …

Aims From the pre‐teen to the mid‐teen years, rates of alcohol use and misuse increase
rapidly. Cross‐sectional research shows that positive family emotional climate (low conflict …

Objective To summarise the evidence on effectiveness of school anti-tobacco policies
(exposure) in preventing tobacco use (outcome) among high school students. Data sources …

Assessment of the effectiveness of school tobacco policies (STPs) in reducing adolescent
smoking remains inconclusive. Previous studies took insufficient account of different …

INTRODUCTION AND AIMS: Despite evidence that many Australian adolescents have
considerable experience with various drug types, little is known about the extent to which …

Background School tobacco policies (STPs) might prove to be a promising strategy to
prevent smoking initiation among adolescents, as there is evidence that the school …

Background Studies on the effects of school smoking policies are inconclusive and there is
no research on whether the effects of school policies vary by educational level. We …