Antitobacco media awareness of rural youth compared to suburban and urban youth in Indiana.

Purpose: This study examined the awareness and impact of antitobacco media messages among rural, suburban, and urban youth.

Method: Self-administered questionnaires were received from 1,622, 1,059, and 1,177 middle school (sixth, seventh, and eighth grade) students in rural, suburban, and urban locations, respectively. Logistic regression compared media awareness and impact among the groups, controlling for grade, gender, race, and smoking behavior.

Estimating the economic impact of secondhand smoke on the health of a community.

Purpose: This study provides a model to estimate the health-related costs of secondhand smoke exposure at a community level.

Model Development: Costs of secondhand smoke-related mortality and morbidity were estimated using national attributable risk values for diseases that are causally related to secondhand smoke exposure for adults and children. Estimated costs included ambulatory care costs, hospital inpatient costs, and loss of life costs based on vital statistics, hospital discharge data, and census data.

Attitudes of law enforcement officers regarding automated external defibrillators.

Objective: To assess the knowledge and attitudes of law enforcement officers regarding treating out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and using automated external defibrillators (AEDs).

Methods: This was a survey conducted among officers serving Marion County, Indiana.

Results: Of 1,130 surveys distributed, 929 (82.