Creating the first indoor tan-free skin smart college campus
Given the prevalence and risk associated with indoor tanning among college students, university campuses constitute a prime target for skin cancer prevention. This report identifies the successes and challenges faced in promoting a campus-wide tan-free policy through the National Council on Skin Can...
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| author | Jessica S. Mounessa Sherry L. Pagoto Katie Baker John Antonishak Robert P. Dellavalle |
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| description | Given the prevalence and risk associated with indoor tanning among college students, university campuses constitute a prime target for skin cancer prevention. This report identifies the successes and challenges faced in promoting a campus-wide tan-free policy through the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention (NCSCP) Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus Initiative. Beginning in February 2016, we communicated with university faculty or staff members who have participated in skin cancer prevention via education, clinical care, or research at 20 universities regarding the steps to adopt the tan-free policy.
One campus, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), successfully fulfilled all criteria and implemented the policy change to become the first US Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus. The greatest challenge faced in recruiting campuses was gaining administrative support. Reported reasons for not adopting the policy change included wanting to wait for other schools to join first and not seeing it as a top priority. Despite the importance of improving skin cancer awareness and decreasing tanning among university students, we faced several challenges in promoting campus-wide policy change. We identify a need for research on effective ways to disseminate university health policies and increased involvement of healthcare providers in policy-related work. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4325b524d85c4270af561dd753be94932022-12-21T18:55:53ZengElsevierPreventive Medicine Reports2211-33552017-06-016C444610.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.015Creating the first indoor tan-free skin smart college campusJessica S. Mounessa0Sherry L. Pagoto1Katie Baker2John Antonishak3Robert P. Dellavalle4University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Aurora, CO 80045, USADepartment of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA 01655, USAEast Tennessee State University, College of Public Health, Johnson City, TN 37614, USANational Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, Washington, D.C. 21771, USAUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Dermatology, Aurora, CO 80045, USAGiven the prevalence and risk associated with indoor tanning among college students, university campuses constitute a prime target for skin cancer prevention. This report identifies the successes and challenges faced in promoting a campus-wide tan-free policy through the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention (NCSCP) Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus Initiative. Beginning in February 2016, we communicated with university faculty or staff members who have participated in skin cancer prevention via education, clinical care, or research at 20 universities regarding the steps to adopt the tan-free policy. One campus, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), successfully fulfilled all criteria and implemented the policy change to become the first US Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus. The greatest challenge faced in recruiting campuses was gaining administrative support. Reported reasons for not adopting the policy change included wanting to wait for other schools to join first and not seeing it as a top priority. Despite the importance of improving skin cancer awareness and decreasing tanning among university students, we faced several challenges in promoting campus-wide policy change. We identify a need for research on effective ways to disseminate university health policies and increased involvement of healthcare providers in policy-related work.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221133551730030XSkin cancerMelanomaIndoor tanningUltraviolet radiationCollege |
| spellingShingle | Jessica S. Mounessa Sherry L. Pagoto Katie Baker John Antonishak Robert P. Dellavalle Creating the first indoor tan-free skin smart college campus Preventive Medicine Reports Skin cancer Melanoma Indoor tanning Ultraviolet radiation College |
| title | Creating the first indoor tan-free skin smart college campus |
| title_full | Creating the first indoor tan-free skin smart college campus |
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| title_short | Creating the first indoor tan-free skin smart college campus |
| title_sort | creating the first indoor tan free skin smart college campus |
| topic | Skin cancer Melanoma Indoor tanning Ultraviolet radiation College |
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