Barriers, facilitators, and best practices for successful vaping prevention campaigns for sexual and gender minority youth

Bibliographic Data

ID7146830
AuthorsKate Okker-Edging (0000-0002-5857-5291, University of Pennsylvania), Jenine Pilla (University of Pennsylvania), Andy S L Tan (0000-0001-6459-6171, Penn Center for AIDS Research), Ramzi G Salloum (0000-0002-8139-2418, University of Florida Health), Elaine Hanby (0000-0002-4457-9443, University of Pennsylvania), Jiaxi Wu (0000-0001-5004-9492, University of Pennsylvania), Sixiao Liu (0000-0002-2908-1102, University of Central Florida), Jennifer H LeLaurin (0000-0002-5615-723X, University of Florida Health), Ryan P Theis (0000-0001-9924-6999, University of Florida Health), Kathryn Pluta (0000-0002-2555-0880, University of Florida Health), David M Lydon-Staley (0000-0001-8702-3923, University of Pennsylvania), Jennifer Potter (0000-0002-6221-8895, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), Wasim Maziak (0000-0001-6126-8420, Florida International University), Bob Gordon (Community Health Partnership), Brittany M Charlton (0000-0002-6578-215X, Boston Children's Hospital), Mi-Lan Hoang (Berklee College of Music), Sabra L Katz-Wise (0000-0003-4825-6673, Boston Children's Hospital)
Year2025
Volume59
Issue1
Publication date2025-01-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnals of Behavioral Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0883-6612 • E-ISSN: 1532-4796
PublisherOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/abm/kaaf061
PMID40803351
OpenAlexW4413116553
LanguageEN
References cited38

BACKGROUND: Sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) vape at higher rates than their heterosexual and/or cisgender peers. SGMY prefer SGM-specific anti-tobacco messaging; however, there have been no vaping prevention campaigns designed for SGMY. PURPOSE: Using the Exploration, Preparation, Implementation, Sustainment (EPIS) framework, we sought to explore specific barriers, facilitators, and best practices for health promotion for SGMY that will inform future vaping prevention campaigns. METHODS: We conducted 11 qualitative interviews with key stakeholders from government and non-profit organizations who work in public health campaigns or with SGMY at national, state, and local levels. Data were coded and analyzed using thematic analysis. RESULTS: We identified 4 main themes from our analysis: (1) youth engagement, (2) sociopolitical context, (3) dissemination and measurement, and (4) inter-organizational collaboration. Participants described barriers and facilitators in the 4 themes. CONCLUSIONS: Based on these findings, we developed 3 recommendations to guide and improve the success of future vaping prevention campaigns for SGMY. First, youth engagement should be at the forefront of campaign development and dissemination. Second, SGMY of color should be centered and represented in campaigns due to racial inequity in tobacco-related illness and death. Third, inter-organizational collaboration is strongly encouraged to minimize the resource burden on each organization and maximize potential collective output.

Best practice · Health psychology · Political science · Public health · Sexual behavior · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology