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Bauer NS, Lozano P, Rivara FP. The effectiveness of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program in public middle schools: A controlled trial. J Adolesc Health. 2007;40(3):266-274.

Evidence Rating: Emerging Evidence

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Bonnevie E, Barth C, May J, Carey T, Knell SB, Wartella E, Smyser J. Growing and Glowing: A Digital Media Campaign to Increase Access to Pregnancy-Related Health Information for Black Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Health Promot Pract. 2023 May;24(3):444-454.

Evidence Rating: Moderate

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Bowllan NM. Implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive, school‐wide bullying prevention program in an urban/suburban middle school. J Sch Health. 2011;81(4):167-173.

Evidence Rating: Emerging Evidence

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Duke, J. C., MacMonegle, A. J., Nonnemaker, J. M., Farrelly, M. C., Delahanty, J. C., Zhao, X., Smith, A. A., Rao, P., & Allen, J. A. (2019). Impact of The Real Cost Media Campaign on Youth Smoking Initiation. American journal of preventive medicine, 57(5), 645–651. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amepre.2019.06.011

Evidence Rating: Moderate

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Havard A, Tran DT, Kemp-Casey A, Einarsdóttir K, Preen DB, Jorm LR. Tobacco policy reform and population-wide antismoking activities in Australia: the impact on smoking during pregnancy. Tobacco Control 2018 Sep;27(5):552-559. doi: 10.1136/tobaccocontrol-2017-053715. Epub 2017 Aug 4.

Evidence Rating: Mixed Evidence

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Noar, S. M., Rohde, J. A., Prentice-Dunn, H., Kresovich, A., Hall, M. G., & Brewer, N. T. (2020). Evaluating the actual and perceived effectiveness of E-cigarette prevention advertisements among adolescents. Addictive behaviors, 109, 106473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106473

Evidence Rating: Moderate

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Ross, A., Edmeade, J., & Prochnow, T. (2021). Effectiveness of disseminating school physical activity information on Facebook during a pandemic: a mixed‐method analysis. Journal of School Health, 91(11), 959-966.

Evidence Rating: Mixed

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Schroeder BA, Messina A, Schroeder D, et al. The implementation of a statewide bullying prevention program: Preliminary findings from the field and the importance of coalitions. Health Promot Pract. 2012;13(4):489-495.

Evidence Rating: Emerging Evidence

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Swaim RC, Kelly K. Efficacy of a randomized trial of a community and school-based anti-violence media intervention among small-town middle school youth. Prev Sci. 2008;9(3):202- 214.

Evidence Rating: Moderate Evidence

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Symons, M., Carter, M., Oscar, J., Pearson, G., Bruce, K., Newett, K., & Fitzpatrick, J. P. (2020). A reduction in reported alcohol use in pregnancy in Australian Aboriginal communities: a prevention campaign showing promise. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, 44(4), 284–290. https://doi.org/10.1111/1753-6405.13012

Evidence Rating: Emerging

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Turner S, Mackay D, Dick S, Semple S, Pell JP. Associations between a smoke-free homes intervention and childhood admissions to hospital in Scotland: an interrupted time-series analysis of whole-population data. Lancet Public Health. 2020 Sep;5(9):e493-e500. doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30178-X. PMID: 32888442.

Evidence Rating: Emerging

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