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Sustainability of the dissemination of an occupational sun protection program in a randomized trial.

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Buller, D. B., Walkosz, B. J., Andersen, P. A., Scott, M. D., Dignan, M. B., Cutter, G. R., Zhang, X., & Kane, I. L., (2012). Sustainability of the dissemination of an occupational sun protection program in a randomized trial. Health Education & Behaviour, 39(4), 498-502.
Sustainability of an occupational sun safety program, Go Sun Smart (GSS), was explored in a randomized trial, testing dissemination strategies at 68 U.S. and Canadian ski areas in…

Motivating public school districts to adopt sun protection policies.

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Buller, D. B., Reynolds, K. D., Ashley, J. L., Buller, M. K., Kane, I. L., Stabell, C. L., Massie, K.L., Liu, X., & Cutter, G. R., (2011). Motivating public school districts to adopt sun protection policies. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 41(3), 309-316.
Background: In 2002, CDC recommended that the nation’s schools establish policies that reduce sun exposure to decrease students’ risk of skin cancer.  Purpose: A program to convi…

Randomized trial evaluating computer-based sun safety education for children in elementary school.

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Buller, M. K., Kane, I. L., Martin, R. C., Giese, A. J., Cutter, G. R., Saba, L. M., & Buller, D. B., (2008). Randomized trial evaluating computer-based sun safety education for children in elementary school. Journal of Cancer Education, 23, 74-79.
Background. Interactive multimedia programs derived from the Sunny Days, Healthy Ways (SDHW) sun safety curriculum were evaluated with children aged 5-13.  Methods. A randomized …

Effects of the Sunny Days, Healthy Ways curriculum on students in grades 6 to 8.

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Buller, D. B., Reynolds, K. D., Yaroch, A., Cutter, G. R., Hines, J. M., Geno, C. R., Maloy, J. A., Brown, M., Woodall, G., & Grandpre, J., (2006). Effects of the Sunny Days, Healthy Ways curriculum on students in grades 6 to 8. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30(1), 13-22.
Background: There are few effective sun-safety education programs for use in secondary schools. Project aims were to create a sun-safety curriculum for grades 6 to 8, and to test …

Randomized trial testing a worksite sun protection program in an outdoor recreation industry.

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Buller, D. B., Andersen, P. A., Walkosz, B. J., Scott, M. D., Cutter, G. R., Dignan, M. B., Zarlengo, E. M., Voeks, J. H., & Giese, A. J., (2005). Randomized trial testing a worksite sun protection program in an outdoor recreation industry. Health Education & Behaviour, 32(4), 514-535.
Health communication campaigns intended to reduce chronic and severe exposure to ultraviolet radiation in sunlight and prevent skin cancer are a national priority. Outdoor workers…

Testing a theory-based health communication program: A replication of Go Sun Smart in outdoor winter recreation.

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Andersen, P. A., Buller, D. B., Walkosz, B. J., Maloy, J., Scott, M. D., Cutter, G. R., & Dignan, M. B., (2009). Testing a theory-based health communication program: A replication of Go Sun Smart in outdoor winter recreation. Journal of Health Communication, 14, 346-365.
The epidemic of preventable skin cancer in the United States creates an urgent need for health communication campaigns to improve sun protection. Go Sun Smart (GSS), a theory-driv…

Testing the long-term effects of the Go Sun Smart worksite health communication campaign: A group-randomized experimental study.

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Andersen, P. A., Buller, D. B., Voeks, J. H., Walkosz, B. J., Scott, M. D., Cutter, G. R., & Dignan, M. B., (2008). Testing the long-term effects of the Go Sun Smart worksite health communication campaign: A group-randomized experimental study. Journal of Communication, 58, 447-471.
This study examined the long-term effects of the Go Sun Smart (GSS) campaign, a large-scale health communication intervention designed to promote sun safety to employees at 26 ski…

Reconceptualizing decisional balance in an adolescent sun protection intervention: Mediating effects and theoretical interpretations.

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Adams, M. A., Norman, G. J., Hovell, M. F., Sallis, J. F., & Patrick, K., (2009). Reconceptualizing decisional balance in an adolescent sun protection intervention: Mediating effects and theoretical interpretations. Health Psychology, 28(2), 217-225.
Objective: The Transtheoretical model (TTM) integrates principles of operant learning, such as stimulus control and reinforcement, and psychological factors, such as decisional ba…

A randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve sun protective behaviour in adolescents ('you can still be HOT in the shade'): study protocol.

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Hawkes, A. L., Hamilton, K., White, K. M., & Young, R. M. (2012). A randomised controlled trial of a theory-based intervention to improve sun protective behaviour in adolescents ('you can still be HOT in the shade'): study protocol. BMC cancer, 12(1), 1.
Background: Most skin cancers are preventable by encouraging consistent use of sun protective behaviour. In Australia, adolescents have high levels of knowledge and awareness of t…

Tailoring interventions for health behavior change in breast cancer screening.

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Champion, V., Foster, J. L., & Menon, U. (1996). Tailoring interventions for health behavior change in breast cancer screening. Cancer practice, 5(5), 283-288.
Purpose: Health professionals continue to seek strategies to help individuals increase health-promoting behaviors and decrease those behaviors related to unhealthy lifestyles. Var…

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