Scoreboard advertising at sporting events as a health promotion medium.

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Lynch, B.M. & Dunn, J. (2003). Scoreboard advertising at sporting events as a health promotion medium. Health Education Research, 18(4), 488-492.
This report describes spectator recall of SunSmart skin cancer prevention advertising displayed on the Brisbane Cricket Ground scoreboard at intermittent periods throughout the 19…

Suntans and sun protection in Australian teen media: 1999 to 2000.

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McDermott, L.J., Lowe, J.B., Stanton, W.R., & Clavarino, A.M. (2005). Suntans and sun protection in Australian teen media: 1999 to 2000. Health Education & Behavior, 32(4), 504-513.
In this study, the portrayal of tanned skin and sun protection in magazines, television programs, and movies popular with Australian adolescents were analyzed. Images of models in…

SunSmart: Evaluation of a pilot school-based sun protection intervention in Hispanic early adolescents.

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Miller, K.A., Langholz, B.M., Ly, T., Harris, S.C., Richardson, J.L., Peng, D.H., & Cockburn, M.G. (2015). SunSmart: Evaluation of a pilot school-based sun protection intervention in Hispanic early adolescents. Health Education Research, 30(3), 371-379.
The incidence of melanoma is rising among Hispanic populations in the United States. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a pilot sun safety educational interven…

Melanoma survivors: Health behaviors, surveillance, psychosocial factors, and family concerns.

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Oliveria, S.A., Shuk, E., Hay, J.L., Heneghan, M., Goulart, J.M., Panageas, K., Geller, A.C., & Halpern, A.C. (2013). Melanoma survivors: Health behaviors, surveillance, psychosocial factors, and family concerns. Psycho-Oncology, 22, 106-116.
Background: Little research has been conducted on melanoma survivors and important opportunities exist for research in this understudied population. The study objective was to exa…

Dissemination and implementation research on community-based cancer prevention: A systematic review.

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Rabin, B.A., Glasgow, R.E., Kerner, J.F., Klump, M.P., & Brownson, R.C. (2010). Dissemination and implementation research on community-based cancer prevention: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 38(4), 443-456.
Context: An extensive array of effective interventions for the prevention of cancer exists, suggesting that evidence is ready for widespread use. However, few of these approaches …

Baseline survey of sun protection policies and practices in primary school settings in New Zealand.

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Reeder, A.I., Jopson, J.A., & Gray, A. (2009). Baseline survey of sun protection policies and practices in primary school settings in New Zealand. Health Education Research, 24(5), 778-787.
The SunSmart Schools Accreditation Programme (SSAP) was launched as a national programme in October 2005 to help reduce the risk of excessive child exposure to ultraviolet radiati…

Influential factors for sun policy implementation in Danish kindergartens.

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Rezai, L., Thorgaard, C., & Philip, A. (2011). Influential factors for sun policy implementation in Danish kindergartens. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 39, 479-483.
Background: In 2007, the Danish Cancer Society and the Tryg Fonden launched a campaign to prevent skin cancer and melanoma. As a part of this intervention programme, the Danish Ca…

Comparison of interventions to reduce sun exposure.

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Roberts, D.C., & Black, D. (2009). Comparison of interventions to reduce sun exposure. Behavioral Medicine, 35, 67-76.
Exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light is the leading behavioral cause of skin cancer. This study evaluated the efficacy of 2 interventions to reduce UV exposure in college students p…

Changes in coverage of sun protection in the news: Threats and opportunities from emerging issues.

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Scully, M., Makin, J., Maloney, S., & Wakefield, M. (2014). Changes in coverage of sun protection in the news: Threats and opportunities from emerging issues. Health Education Research, 29(3), 378-387.
This study aimed to determine whether there have been shifts in news coverage of sun protection issues over a 12-year period in the context of an evolving skin cancer prevention a…

Sun protection training based on a theatre play for preschoolers: An effective method for imparting knowledge on sun protection?

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Seidel, N., Stoelzel, F., Garzarolli, M., Herrmann, S., Breitbart, E.W., Berth, H., Baumann, M., & Ehninger, G. (2013). Sun protection training based on a theatre play for preschoolers: An effective method for imparting knowledge on sun protection? Journal of Cancer Education, 28, 435-438.
Sun protection in childhood is important to reduce the risk of developing skin cancer later in life. The “Periods- of-Life-Program” for primary prevention of skin cancer intro- du…

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