Toward an understanding of and response to tobacco use among high-risk Israeli and Palestinian youth

Richard Isralowitz, Mohamed Afifi, Steve Sussman

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Abstract

Little has been done to bring Israeli and Palestinian people together to address common health problems. Because Jewish and Arab people have been in a declared and/or de facto state of war since the establishment of Israel as a nation in 1948, the possibility of Israelis and Palestinians working together to deal with a mutual problem has been bleak. This article describes efforts to link people together to address tobacco use cessation among Israeli and Palestinian high-risk youth and provides an overview of a current initiative to demonstrate a smoking cessation model, Project EX, which may contribute to the health of those involved and to societal change in the region.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)306-312
Number of pages7
JournalEvaluation and the Health Professions
Volume31
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2008

Keywords

  • Israel
  • Palestine
  • Teens
  • Tobacco use cessation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health Policy

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