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First published on June 19, 2008, doi:10.1177/0163278708320151
Evaluation & the Health Professions 2008;31:297.
A more recent version of this article appeared on September 1, 2008
Translation of Evidence-Based Tobacco Use Prevention Programming in Croatia
Silvana Skara*,
Luka Kovacic,
Marta Civljak,
and
Luka Voncina
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: silvanaskara{at}gmail.com.
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Croatia faces a major threat of smoking-related health burdens given the monumental changes this newly formed country has undergone in the past 15 years because of its postcommunist democratic and economic transitions and the destructive 1991-1995 war with Serbia. This article provides information on Croatias general background, current smoking prevalence and attitudes, and current evidence-based smoking prevention efforts. Furthermore, various cultural and contextual conditions within Croatia that facilitate or impede smoking prevention research utilization are discussed. Finally, it is concluded that new research is needed that continues to build on comprehensive research-tested multicomponent prevention initiatives utilizing school-, family-, community-, and mass media–based delivery modalities, which specifically focus on the social influences of smoking.

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