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Research Article

The SunWise Policy Intervention for School-Based Sun Protection: A Pilot Study

Karen M. Emmons, PhD

Karen M. Emmons, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston

Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN

Alan C. Geller, MPH, RN, is a research associate professor at Boston University School of Medicine

Vish Viswanath, PhD

Vish Viswanath, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston

Linda Rutsch, MBA, MPH

Linda Rutsch, MBA, MPH, is Director, SunWise Program, Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C

Jodie Zwirn, MPH

Jodie Zwirn, MPH, is Research Coordinator, Center for Community-Based Research, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston

Sue Gorham

Sue Gorham is Executive Director, SHADE Foundation of America, Scottsdale, AZ

Elaine Puleo, PhD

Elaine Puleo, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Public Health—Biostatistics and Epidemiology Concentration, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

Skin cancer is highly preventable, but clearly there is a critical need to focus on better ways to disseminate information about known skin cancer prevention. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SunWise Program is one channel for reaching children, teachers, and school nurses. In a pilot study designed to increase adoption of school-based sun protection policies, 28 schools were randomly assigned to one of three groups: Control, which included the EPA’s original SunWise curriculum toolkit; SunWise Policy, which included a revised toolkit emphasizing policy; and SunWise Policy plus Technical Assistance, which included the policy toolkit and 3 technical assistance phone calls. The enhanced SunWise Policy plus Technical Assistance intervention led to more new sun protection policies. Use of study interventions for improving sun protection practices such as policy toolkits or brief counseling can be easily interwoven into school hours by school nurses and other health educators.

Key Words: skin cancer prevention • schools • policy

The Journal of School Nursing, Vol. 24, No. 4, 215-221 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1059840508319627
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