Trial reportAmerican journal of preventive medicine2011
Motivating public school districts to adopt sun protection policies: a randomized controlled trial.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Sun protection for preventing basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2016Pooled it
- What strategies are used to build practitioners' capacity to implement community-based interventions and are they effective?: a systematic review.Implementation science : IS · 2015Pooled it
- Randomized controlled trial evaluating an intervention supporting implementation of sun safety policies in California public elementary schools.Preventive medicine · 2020Trial
- Results of a Randomized Trial on an Intervention Promoting Adoption of Occupational Sun Protection Policies.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2018Trial
- A Randomized Trial of an Advanced Sun Safety Intervention for Vacationers at 41 North American Resorts.Journal of health communication · 2017Trial
- Dissemination of evidence-based cancer control interventions among Catholic faith-based organizations: results from the CRUZA randomized trial.Implementation science : IS · 2016Trial
- A cluster randomized trial to evaluate a health education programme "Living with Sun at School".International journal of environmental research and public health · 2012Trial
- A qualitative investigation of factors affecting school district administrators' decision to adopt a national young worker curriculum.Journal of safety research · 2020Article
- Society of Behavioral Medicine Position Statement: promote sun-safety policies and practices for youth in educational, childcare, and recreational settings.Translational behavioral medicine · 2020Article
- Shade as an Environmental Design Tool for Skin Cancer Prevention.American journal of public health · 2018Review
- Skin cancer interventions across the cancer control continuum: Review of technology, environment, and theory.Preventive medicine · 2018Review
- School sun-protection policies: measure development and assessments in 2 regions of the United States.The Journal of school health · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn 2002, CDC recommended that the nation's schools establish policies that reduce sun exposure to decrease students' risk of skin cancer. PURPOSE: A program to convince public school districts to adopt such a policy was evaluated.
designRCT. SETTING/
participantsPublic school districts in Colorado (n=56) and Southern California (n=56).
interventionPolicy information, tools, and technical assistance were provided through printed materials, a website, meetings with administrators, and presentations to school boards. An RCT enrolled public school districts from 2005 to 2010. Policy adoption was promoted over 2 years at districts randomized to the intervention.
main outcome measuresSchool board-approved policies were obtained from 106 districts and coded at baseline and 2-year follow-up. Analyses were conducted in 2010.
resultsThere was no difference in the percentage of districts adopting a policy (24% in intervention; 12% in control; p=0.142); however, intervention districts (adjusted M=3.10 of 21 total score) adopted stronger sun safety policies than control districts (adjusted M=1.79; p=0.035). Policy categories improved on sun safety education for students (intervention adjusted M=0.76; control adjusted M=0.43, p=0.048); provision of outdoor shade (intervention adjusted M=0.79; control adjusted M=0.28, p=0.029); and outreach to parents (intervention adjusted M=0.59; control adjusted M=0.20, p=0.027).
conclusionsMultifaceted promotion can increase adoption of stronger policies for reducing sun exposure of students by public school districts. Future research should explore how policies are implemented by schools.
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