Creating the first indoor tan-free skin smart college campus

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dc.contributor.authorMounessa, Jessica S.
dc.contributor.authorPagoto, Sherry L.
dc.contributor.authorBaker, Katie
dc.contributor.authorAntonishak, John
dc.contributor.authorDellavalle, Robert P.
dc.contributor.departmentPrevention Research Center
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Medicine, Division of Preventive and Behavioral Medicine
dc.date2022-08-11T08:08:22.000
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-23T15:52:27Z
dc.date.available2022-08-23T15:52:27Z
dc.date.issued2017-02-21
dc.date.submitted2017-06-30
dc.description.abstractGiven the prevalence and risk associated with indoor tanning among college students, university campuses constitute a prime target for skin cancer prevention. This report identifies the successes and challenges faced in promoting a campus-wide tan-free policy through the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention (NCSCP) Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus Initiative. Beginning in February 2016, we communicated with university faculty or staff members who have participated in skin cancer prevention via education, clinical care, or research at 20 universities regarding the steps to adopt the tan-free policy. One campus, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), successfully fulfilled all criteria and implemented the policy change to become the first US Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus. The greatest challenge faced in recruiting campuses was gaining administrative support. Reported reasons for not adopting the policy change included wanting to wait for other schools to join first and not seeing it as a top priority. Despite the importance of improving skin cancer awareness and decreasing tanning among university students, we faced several challenges in promoting campus-wide policy change. We identify a need for research on effective ways to disseminate university health policies and increased involvement of healthcare providers in policy-related work.
dc.identifier.citationPrev Med Rep. 2017 Feb 21;6:44-46. eCollection 2017 Jun. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.015">Link to article on publisher's site</a>
dc.identifier.contextkey10382271
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.pmedr.2017.02.015
dc.identifier.issn2211-3355 (Linking)
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/1366
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2369&amp;context=faculty_pubs&amp;unstamped=1
dc.identifier.pmid28271019
dc.identifier.submissionpathfaculty_pubs/1366
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/29139
dc.language.isoen_US
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.source.journaltitlePreventive medicine reports
dc.source.pages44-46
dc.source.volume6
dc.subjectSkin cancer
dc.subjectMelanoma
dc.subjectIndoor tanning
dc.subjectUltraviolet radiation
dc.subjectCollege
dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectDermatology
dc.subjectPreventive Medicine
dc.subjectSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases
dc.titleCreating the first indoor tan-free skin smart college campus
dc.typeJournal Article
dspace.entity.typePublication
html.description.abstract<p>Given the prevalence and risk associated with indoor tanning among college students, university campuses constitute a prime target for skin cancer prevention. This report identifies the successes and challenges faced in promoting a campus-wide tan-free policy through the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention (NCSCP) Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus Initiative. Beginning in February 2016, we communicated with university faculty or staff members who have participated in skin cancer prevention via education, clinical care, or research at 20 universities regarding the steps to adopt the tan-free policy. One campus, East Tennessee State University (ETSU), successfully fulfilled all criteria and implemented the policy change to become the first US Indoor Tan-Free Skin Smart Campus. The greatest challenge faced in recruiting campuses was gaining administrative support. Reported reasons for not adopting the policy change included wanting to wait for other schools to join first and not seeing it as a top priority. Despite the importance of improving skin cancer awareness and decreasing tanning among university students, we faced several challenges in promoting campus-wide policy change. We identify a need for research on effective ways to disseminate university health policies and increased involvement of healthcare providers in policy-related work.</p>
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