Evaluation of the SunWise School Program

Geller, Alan C.; Rutsch, Linda; Kenausis, Kristin; Zhang, Zi

doi:10.1622/1059-8405(2003)19[93:eotssp]2.0.co;2

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“…As renal transplantations were introduced later and the follow-up period of RTR is shorter in this part of Europe that in western countries, we do believe that based on the presented results we will be able to introduce an effective, specially designed educational programme for RTR, as it has already been done in the USA [16]. Several studies clearly demonstrated the effectiveness of such educational campaigns in various populations [17,18,19]. A recent study indicated a relationship between sunlight exposure during the pretransplantation period and the increased risk of non-melanoma skin cancer in RTR [20].…”

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Sun Protection in Renal Transplant Recipients: Urgent Need for Education

Szepietowski

Reich²,

Nowicka³

et al. 2005

Dermatology

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Background: Renal transplant recipients (RTR) are considered as a high-risk group of skin cancer development. Objective: The aim of the present studywas to find out the knowledge about the harmfulness of sunlight and the methods of sun protection among RTR. Material and Methods: 151 RTR (91 males and 60 females) were surveyed using a specially designed questionnaire. Results: The knowledge about the danger of sunlight exposure among RTR appeared to be very unsatisfactory. Only 40.4% of patients knew that the development of skin cancer is connected with the exposure to sunlight. Moreover, only 68.2% of investigated individuals considered RTR as a high-risk group of skin cancer development. Although 74.8% of patients were informed about the necessity of sun protection, only 11.3% could explain what the number of the SPF (sun protection factor) means. Females significantly more often knew that RTR are especially predisposed to the development of skin cancers (p = 0.0001) and significantly more frequently could explain what the SPF number means (p = 0.006). 72.8% of RTR (females significantly more often, p = 0.02) made efforts to avoid sunlight irradiation. However, only 5.3% of the examined patients routinely used creams with SPF (females significantly more often, p < 0.0001). More than a half of the patients (62.3%) did not apply any sun protection. Conclusions: The present study revealed the urgent necessity of education concerning the harmfulness of sunlight and the methods of sun protection among RTR. Moreover, it is postulated that every patient should be routinely examined by a dermatologist in a dedicated transplant patient clinic.

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Sun Protection in Renal Transplant Recipients: Urgent Need for Education

Szepietowski

Reich²,

Nowicka³

et al. 2005

Dermatology

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“…School-based sun safety programmes have demonstrated the importance of school in acquiring behaviour protective against sunlight, and have also revealed the need for continuous and multiple interventions. In experimental studies, children in intervention groups displayed significant differences in terms of sun protection behaviour like avoidance, sunscreen use, and wearing hats and protective clothes compared to those in control groups (13,14). Milne et al determined that sun protection programmes implemented in Australia resulted in greater avoidance in the midday hours, less sun exposure, and increased sun protection behaviour like wearing protective clothing and staying in the shade (28).…”

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“…Children spend a large amount of their time outside the home engaging in outdoor activities such as games and sport activities (11)(12). In particular, children are exposed to sunlight while they are in the school environment (13,14). Considering the long hours spent at school and the role of sun exposure in childhood in skin cancer development, children should be protected from the sun at school (11,12).…”

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A Nurse-Led School-Based Sun Protection Programme in Turkey

Erkin¹,

Temel²

2017

Cent Eur J Public Health

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“…The SunWise program has shown success in raising awareness and changing behaviors related to sun safety. 326 It has also been shown to be cost-effective, with the potential to prevent as many as 11,000 skin cancer cases among participants and save up to $4 for every $1 invested. 327 For more information about SunWise, visit the EPA website at http://www.epa.gov/sunwise.…”

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The Reach of the “Don’t Fry Day” Twitter Campaign: Content Analysis

Jennifer¹

2019

JMIR Dermatol

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Background Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, disproportionately affecting young women. Since many young adults use Twitter, it may be an effective channel to communicate skin cancer prevention information. Objective The study aimed to assess the reach of the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention (NCSCP)’s 2018 Don’t Fry Day Twitter campaign, categorize the types of individuals or tweeters who engaged in the campaign, and identify themes of the tweets. Methods Descriptive statistics were used, and a content analysis of Twitter activity during the 2018 Don’t Fry Day campaign was conducted. The NCSCP tweeted about Don’t Fry Day and skin cancer prevention for 14 days in May 2018. Twitter contributors were categorized into groups. The number of impressions (potential views) and retweets were recorded. Content analysis was used to describe the text of the tweets. Results A total of 1881 Twitter accounts, largely health professionals, used the Don’t Fry Day hashtag, generating over 45 million impressions. These accounts were grouped into nine categories (eg, news or media and public figures). The qualitative content analysis revealed informative, minimally informative, and self-interest campaign promotion themes. Informative tweets involved individuals and organizations who would mention and give further context and information about the #DontFryDay campaign. Subthemes of the informative theme were sun safety, contextual, and epidemiologic information. Minimally informative tweets used the hashtag (#DontFryDay) and other types of hashtags but did not give any further context or original material in the tweets. Self-interest campaign promotion involved businesses, firms, and medical practices that would utilize and promote the campaign to boost their own ventures. Conclusions These analyses demonstrate the large potential reach of social media public health campaigns. However, limitations of such campaigns were also identified, for example, the relatively homogeneous groups actively engaged in the campaign. This study contributes to the understanding of the types of accounts and messages engaged in social media campaigns utilizing a hashtag, providing insight into the messages and participants that are effective and those that are not to achieve campaign goals. Further research on the potential impact of social media on health behaviors and outcomes is necessary to ensure wide-reaching implications.

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Evaluation of the SunWise School Program

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Sun Protection in Renal Transplant Recipients: Urgent Need for Education

Sun Protection in Renal Transplant Recipients: Urgent Need for Education

A Nurse-Led School-Based Sun Protection Programme in Turkey

The Reach of the “Don’t Fry Day” Twitter Campaign: Content Analysis

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