Introduction Canadian provincial and territorial governments have enacted legislation in response to health risks of artificial ultraviolet radiation from indoor tanning. This legislation, which differs from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, regulates the operation of indoor tanning facilities. The content and comprehensiveness of such legislation—and its differences across jurisdictions—have not been analyzed. To address this research gap, we conducted a systematic, comprehensive scan and content analysis on provincial and territorial indoor tanning legislation, including regulations and supplementary information. Methods Legislative information was collected from the Canadian Legal Information Institute database and an environmental scan was conducted to locate supplementary information. Through a process informed by the content of the legislation, previous research and health authority recommendations, we developed a 59-variable codebook. Descriptive statistics were calculated. Results All provinces and one of three territories have legislation regulating indoor tanning. Areas of strength across jurisdictions are youth access restrictions (n = 11), posting of warning signs (n = 11), penalties (n = 11) and restrictions on advertising and marketing targeted to youth (n = 7). Few jurisdictions, however, cover areas such as protective eyewear (n = 4), unsupervised tanning (n = 4), provisions for inspection frequency (n = 4), misleading health claims in advertisements directed toward the general public (n = 2) and screening of high-risk clients (n = 0). Conclusion All provinces and one territory have made progress in regulating the indoor tanning industry, particularly by prohibiting youth and using warning labels to communicate risk. Legislative gaps should be addressed in order to better protect Canadians from this avoidable skin cancer risk.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, key stakeholders have used social media to rapidly disseminate essential information to the public to help them make informed health-related decisions. Our research examined how the public responded to official actors’ Facebook posts during COVID-19 and examined the comment sentiment and post engagement rates. CBC News and CTV News received a greater proportion of negative comments and a lower average post engagement rate compared with Healthy Canadians. Additionally, the proportion of negative and positive comments varied over time for all sources; however, over 30% of the comments for all three actors were consistently negative. Key stakeholders should monitor the public’s response to their social media posts and adapt their messages to increase the effectiveness of their crisis communication efforts to encourage the adoption of protective measures.
Introduction Les gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux du Canada ont adopté des lois en réponse aux risques pour la santé liés au rayonnement ultraviolet émis par les appareils de bronzage. Ces lois, variables d’une administration à l’autre, réglementent le fonctionnement des établissements de bronzage. Leur contenu et leur exhaustivité – et les variations entre administrations – n’ayant pas encore été analysés, nous avons procédé, pour combler cette lacune, à une analyse de contenu systématique et exhaustive des lois et règlements provinciaux et territoriaux sur le bronzage artificiel et nous avons examiné divers renseignements supplémentaires sur le sujet. Méthodologie Nous avons recueilli l’information sur les mesures législatives dans la base de données de l’Institut canadien d’information juridique et nous avons effectué une analyse de contexte pour obtenir des renseignements supplémentaires. En nous fondant sur le contenu des lois, sur les travaux de recherche antérieurs et sur les recommandations des autorités sanitaires, nous avons élaboré un guide de codage à 59 variables. Nous avons également calculé des statistiques descriptives. Résultats Toutes les provinces et l’un des trois territoires ont adopté des lois réglementant le bronzage artificiel. Les points forts observés dans ces administrations sont des restrictions d’accès pour les jeunes (dans 11 cas), l’affichage d’avertissements (dans 11 cas), des sanctions (dans 11 cas) et des restrictions sur la publicité et le marketing ciblant les jeunes (dans 7 cas). Cependant, peu d’administrations mentionnent le port de lunettes de protection (4), le bronzage sans surveillance (4), les dispositions relatives à la fréquence des inspections (4), les allégations trompeuses en matière de santé dans les publicités destinées au grand public (2) et le dépistage des clients présentant un risque élevé (0). Conclusion Toutes les provinces et un territoire ont fait des progrès en réglementant l’industrie du bronzage artificiel, notamment en interdisant aux jeunes d’accéder à ces services et en imposant l’utilisation d’affiches pour avertir des risques. Il reste à combler les lacunes législatives afin de mieux protéger la population canadienne contre ce risque évitable de cancer de la peau.
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