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Skin Cancer: Interventions in Outdoor Recreational and Tourism Settings

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Systematic Review

Source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services

Last Reviewed: April 2014

Workgroups: Cancer Workgroup

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends interventions for skin cancer prevention and sun-protective behaviors in outdoor recreational and tourism settings. In these settings, visitors and employees may get more ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun. UV rays can damage skin cells, leading to sunburn, sun poisoning, and skin cancer. These interventions include at least one of the following:

  • Educational, environmental, or policy approaches to support sun protection practices
  • Activities to improve visitors’ knowledge, attitudes, or behaviors about sun protection
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Objectives related to this resource (1)

Reduce the proportion of students in grades 9 through 12 who report sunburn — C‑10
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

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Guide to Community Preventive Services. (2012). Skin Cancer: Interventions in Outdoor Recreational and Tourism Settings. Retrieved from https://www.thecommunityguide.org/findings/skin-cancer-interventions-outdoor-recreational-and-tourism-settings