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Skin cancer risk discussions in melanoma-affected families

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Hay, J., Ostroff, J., Martin, A., Serle, N., Soma, S., Mujumdar, U., & Berwick, M. (2005). Skin cancer risk discussions in melanoma-affected families. Journal of Cancer Education, 20(4), 240-246.
Background: First-degree relatives (FDRs) of melanoma patients are at increased melanoma risk and thus represent an important target for prevention education. Family skin cancer r…

1992 Waste Management Communication Study: Executive Summary

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Regional Municipality of PEEL (1993). 1992 Waste Management Communication Study: Executive summary. Peel: Regional Municipality of Peel.

Skin cancer protective behaviors among the elderly: Explaining their response to a health education program using the health belief model. 

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Carmel, S., Shani, E., & Rosenberg, L. (1996). Skin cancer protective behaviors among the elderly: Explaining their response to a health education program using the health belief model. Educational Gerontology, 22(7), 651-668. 
An evaluation study of an intervention for prevention of skin cancer among all age groups was conducted in 4 kibbutzim (collective settlements) in Israel. The subsample for this s…

Can skin cancer prevention and early detection be improved via mobile phone text messaging? A randomised, attention control trial. 

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Youl, P. H., Soyer, H. P., Baade, P. D., Marshall, A. L., Finch, L., & Janda, M. (2015). Can skin cancer prevention and early detection be improved via mobile phone text messaging? A randomised, attention control trial. Preventive Medicine: An International Journal Devoted to Practice and Theory, 71, 50-56.
Objective: To test the impact of a theory-based, SMS (text message)-delivered behavioural intervention (Healthy Text) targeting sun protection or skin self-examination behaviours …

Sun-protective behaviors in populations at high risk for skin cancer.

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Diao, D. Y., & Lee, T. K. (2014). Sun-protective behaviors in populations at high risk for skin cancer. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 7, 9-18.
Over 3 million new cases of skin cancer are diagnosed in the US annually. Melanoma, a subtype of skin cancer that can be fatal if the disease is not detected and treated at an ear…

Improvement of hand hygiene compliance in a private hospital using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) method.

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Demirel, A., (2019). Improvement of hand hygiene compliance in a private hospital using the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) method. Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences, 35(3), 721-725.
Objective: Improving the compliance to hand hygiene in healthcare providers is important to reduce healthcare-associated infections. This study aimed to compare the compliance rat…

A systematic review of hand-hygiene and environmental-disinfection interventions settings with children.

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Staniford, L.J., & Schmidtke, K.A., (2020). A systematic review of hand-hygiene and environmental-disinfection interventions settings with children. BMC Public Health, 20, 195.
Background: Helping adults and children develop better hygiene habits is an important public health focus. As infection causing bacteria can live on one’s body and in the surround…

Regional Municipality of Peel Waste Management Communications Tracking: Survey of business and industry

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Regional Municipality of Peel (1994). Regional Municipality of Peel Waste Management Communications Tracking: Survey of business and industry. Peel: Regional Municipality of Peel.

A program to improve the hand hygiene compliance of Hong Kong preschoolers with an insight into their absenteeism.

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Or, P. P.-L., Ching, P.T.Y., & Chung, J.W.Y., (2019). A program to improve the hand hygiene compliance of Hong Kong preschoolers with an insight into their absenteeism. American Journal of Infection Control, 47, 498-503.
Background: Hand hygiene prevents cross-infection and is the most effective defense against contagious dis- eases. Preschoolers, without proper hand hygiene skills, are a vulnerab…

Determinants of hand hygiene behaviour based on the Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour.

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Kupfer, T.R., Wyles, K.J., Watson, F., La Ragione, R.M., Chambers, M.A., & Macdonald, A.S., (2019). Determinants of hand hygiene behaviour based on the Theory of Interpersonal Behaviour. Journal of Infection Prevention, 20(5), 232-237.
Background: Many investigations into the determinants of hand hygiene (HH) behaviour have explored only individual predictors or were designed according to arguably overly simplis…

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