For Principals and Coaches

SMOKELESS TOBACCO USE AMONG RURAL HIGH SCHOOL MALES

AND RESULTING NICOTINE AND CARCINOGEN EXPOSURE

 

Participation Overview

If your school agrees to participate, you will be one of 40 high schools across the state of California to take part in this study. Once written parental consent and student assent have been obtained, the study will require only one session with participants lasting approximately 30 to 60 minutes to collect confidential data, with a similar follow up one year later. As an incentive for participation, the study will make a donation of $150.00 to your high school for allowing our team to recruit participants from your baseball team. In addition, if 75% of the parental consent forms that are distributed are returned, your school will receive an additional $150.00. One year later, your school will be given an additional $150.00 for allowing our team to return to complete follow up assessments. Each student who participates during the baseline and follow up assessments will receive a $10.00 gift card as a thank you for their participation in the study. In addition, the principal investigator of the study, Dr. Margaret Walsh, will provide a letter of recommendation based on each student’s awareness of the need for community-based research and their willingness to participate in it to improve the health and welfare of society. This letter may be of use to the student when he applies for scholarships, college, and future employment.

In summary, this study will involve:

Participant Time Commitment:

  • One 30-60 min session with participants to collect confidential baseline data
  • One 30-60 min session with participants to collect confidential 1-year follow up data
  • Total: 60-120 minutes over 1 year

School Incentives:

  • $150 to your school for allowing our team to recruit student participants
  • $150 to your baseball team if 75% of the parental consent forms are signed (either consenting or not consenting) and returned
  • $150.00 to your school for allowing our team to return for follow up
  • Total: $450.00

Participant Incentives:

  • $10.00 gift card for participation at baseline
  • $10.00 gift card for participation at 1 year follow up
  • Total: $20.00 in gift cards
  • Letter of Recommendation from Dr. Margaret Walsh, Professor at UCSF