|
Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
|
The Falmouth Safe Skin Project: Evaluation of a Community Program to Promote Sun Protection in Youth
Donald R. Miller, ScD
Department of Dermatology at the Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts.
Alan C. Geller, RN, MPH
Cancer Prevention & Control Center at the Boston University Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.; 720 Harrison Avenue, DOB-801A, Boston, MA 02118; phone: (617) 638-7126; fax: (617) 638-8551ageller{at}bu.edu
Martha C. Wood, MBA
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Robert A. Lew, PhD
Multipurpose Arthritis Center at the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH
Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Amultidimensional community-based skin cancer prevention programwas conducted in Falmouth, Massachusetts, combining community activism with publicity campaigns and behavioral interventions to improve sun protection knowledge; attitudes; and practices in parents, caregivers, and children. The programwas associated with improvements in target outcomes, based on two telephone surveys of random samples of parents (n= 401, 404). After program implementation, fewer parents reported sunburning of their children, particularly among children 6 years old or younger (18.6% in 1994 vs. 3.2% in 1997), and more parents reported children using sunscreen, particularly continuous use at the beach (from 47.4% to 69.9% in younger children). Hat and shirt use did not increase. Improvements also were seen in parent role modeling of sun protection practices, parentsself-efficacy in protecting children from the sun, and sun protection knowledge. While these findings must be interpreted cautiously, they do suggest that this project was effective in promoting sun protection.
Health Education & Behavior, Vol. 26, No. 3,
369-384 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/109019819902600307

CiteULike Complore Connotea Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Technorati Twitter What's this?
This article has been cited by other articles:

|
 |

|
 |
 
E. R. Gritz, M. K. Tripp, A. S. James, R. B. Harrist, N. H. Mueller, R. M. Chamberlain, and G. S. Parcel
Effects of a Preschool Staff Intervention on Children's Sun Protection: Outcomes of Sun Protection Is Fun!
Health Educ Behav,
August 1, 2007;
34(4):
562 - 577.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
H. de Vries, I. Mesters, J. v. Riet, K. Willems, and A. Reubsaet
Motives of belgian adolescents for using sunscreen: the role of action plans.
Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev.,
July 1, 2006;
15(7):
1360 - 1366.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
A. L. Yaroch, K. D. Reynolds, D. B. Buller, J. A. Maloy, and C. R. Geno
Validity of a Sun Safety Diary Using UV Monitors in Middle School Children
Health Educ Behav,
June 1, 2006;
33(3):
340 - 351.
[Abstract]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
L. S. Benjes, D. R. Brooks, Z. Zhang, L. Livstone, L. Sayers, C. Powers, D. R. Miller, T. Heeren, and A. C. Geller
Changing Patterns of Sun Protection Between the First and Second Summers for Very Young Children
Arch Dermatol,
August 1, 2004;
140(8):
925 - 930.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
M. K. Tripp, S. C. Carvajal, L. K. McCormick, N. H. Mueller, S. H. Hu, G. S. Parcel, and E. R. Gritz
Validity and reliability of the Parental Sun Protection Scales
Health Educ. Res.,
February 1, 2003;
18(1):
58 - 73.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
M. A. Mahroos, M. Yaar, T. J. Phillips, J. Bhawan, and B. A. Gilchrest
Effect of Sunscreen Application on UV-Induced Thymine Dimers
Arch Dermatol,
November 1, 2002;
138(11):
1480 - 1485.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|

|
 |

|
 |
 
K. Johnson, L. Davy, T. Boyett, L. Weathers, and R. G. Roetzheim
Sun Protection Practices for Children: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Parent Behaviors
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med,
August 1, 2001;
155(8):
891 - 896.
[Abstract]
[Full Text]
[PDF]
|
 |
|
|
|