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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Sun Safety

About this resource:

HHS Non-systematic Review

Source: National Institutes of Health

Last Reviewed: October 2020

Workgroups: Cancer Workgroup

This National Institutes of Health database of sun safety programs helps program planners find evidence-based programs for various settings, population groups, and community types. Examples include:

  • Appearance-focused Skin Cancer Prevention Intervention, for people who participate in indoor tanning
  • Block the Sun, Not the Fun, for sun-exposed children in day care and preschool
  • Colorado Kids Sun Care Program, delivered in clinical and other settings to children age 10 years and younger and their caregivers
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Objectives related to this resource (2)

Reduce the overall cancer death rate — C‑01
Improving
Reduce the proportion of students in grades 9 through 12 who report sunburn — C‑10
Getting worse

Suggested Citation

1.

National Cancer Institute. (n.d.). Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP), Sun Safety Evidence-Based Programs Listing. Retrieved from https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/topicPrograms.do?topicId=102269&choice=default