Community perceptions of adequate levels and reasons for skin protection.

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Stanton, W.R., Moffatt, J., & Clavarino, A. (2005). Community perceptions of adequate levels and reasons for skin protection. Behavioral Medicine, 31(1), 5-15.
In this study the authors addressed whether or not community members use relevant risk factors to determine an appropriate level of skin protection behavior in the prevention of s…

Long-term increase in sunscreen use in an Australian community after a skin cancer prevention trial.

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van der Pols, J.C., Williams, G.M., Neale, R.E., Clavarino, A., & Green, A.C. (2006). Long-term increase in sunscreen use in an Australian community after a skin cancer prevention trial. Preventive Medicine, 42, 171-176.
Background. Given the public health burden of skin cancer in white populations, an increase in sun protective behavior is needed. In a high- risk community, we assessed long-term …

Translation of a ski school sun safety program to North American ski and snowboard schools.

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Walkosz, B.J., Buller, D.B., Andersen, P.A., Scott, M.D., Liu, X., Cutter, G.R., & Dignan, M.B., (2015). Translation of a ski school sun safety program to North American ski and snowboard schools. Health Promotion Practice, 16(4), 560-570.
Health promotion programs that develop and implement strategies to promote sun safety practices to children have the potential to reduce skin cancer occurrence later in life. Go S…

Child sun protection: Sun-related attitudes mediate the association between children’s knowledge and behaviours.

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Wright, C., Reeder, A.I., Gray, A., & Cox, B., (2008). Child sun protection: Sun-related attitudes mediate the association between children’s knowledge and behaviours. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 44, 692-698.
Aim: To describe and investigate the relationship among the sun-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of New Zealand primary schoolchildren and consider the roles of sex and…

Status of HPV vaccine introduction and barriers to country uptake.

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Gallagher, K. E., LaMontagne, D. S., & Watson-Jones, D., (2018). Status of HPV vaccine introduction and barriers to country uptake. Vaccine, 36, 4761-4767.
During the last 12 years, over 80 countries have introduced national HPV vaccination programs. The majority of these countries are high or upper-middle income countries. The barri…

Determinants for HPV vaccine uptake in the Netherlands: A multilevel study.

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Rondy, M., van Lier, A., van de Kassteele, J., Rust, L., & de Melker, H., (2010). Determinants for HPV vaccine uptake in the Netherlands: A multilevel study. Vaccine, 28, 2070-2075.
In March 2009, a HPV catch-up vaccination campaign was implemented in the Netherlands for girls born between 1993 and 1996. We performed a multilevel study to investigate determin…

Cancer screening in the United States, 2017: A review of current American cancer society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening.

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Smith, R.A., Andrews, K.S., Brooks, D., Fedewa, S.A., Manassaram-Baptiste, D., Saslow, D., Brawley, O.W., & Wender, R.C. (2017). Cancer screening in the United States, 2017: A review of current American cancer society guidelines and current issues in cancer screening. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 67, 100-121.
Each year, the American Cancer Society publishes a summary of its guidelines for early cancer detection, data and trends in cancer screening rates, and select issues related to ca…

Can school-located vaccination have a major impact on human papilloma virus vaccination rates in the United States?

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Kempe, A., Allison, M. A., & Daley, M. F., (2018). Can school-located vaccination have a major impact on human papilloma virus vaccination rates in the United States? Academic Pediatrics, 18(S2), S101-S105.
School-local vaccination (SLV) has been a highly effective method of increasing rates of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in many countries internationally in which vaccines…

An ecological perspective on health promotion programs.

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McLeroy, K. R., Bibeau, D., Steckler, A., & Glanz, K. (1988). An ecological perspective on health promotion programs. Health Education Quarterly, 15(4), 351–377.
This article proposes an ecological model for health promotion which focuses attention on both individual and social environmental factors as targets for health promotion interven…

Motivational interviewing: an evidence-based approach to counseling helps patients follow treatment recommendations.

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Levensky, E. R., Forcehimes, A., O’Donohue, W. T., & Beitz, K. (2007). Motivational interviewing: an evidence-based approach to counseling helps patients follow treatment recommendations. The American Journal of Nursing, 107(10), 58-59.
Motivational interviewing is an evidenced-based counseling approach that health care providers can use to help patients adhere to treatment recommendations. It emphasizes using a …

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