[Urinary iodine levels and dairy consumption in pre-school children in Southwest Asturias (Spain)].

Introduction: For decades dairy products have been a major source of iodine for decades. The purpose of this study was to determine the iodine nutritional status and its relationship with dairy consumption in pre-schooler children between 2 to 5 years old in a rural area with 27,847 inhabitants.

Patients And Methods: It was planned to study 200 participants, selected by random sampling, proportional to the size of the municipality, age, and sex.

[Evaluation of a schoolbased intervention to promote smokefree areas].

Objective: To determine the effect of an intervention in secondary schools on visible tobacco use, the prevalence and intensity of smoking, and the attitudes and behaviors of teachers and students.

Methods: We performed a quasiexperimental study in 18 public secondary schools that carried out the program and in 18 that did not (control group). Information was obtained on visible tobacco use and the number of ashtrays and smokefree posters through direct observation.