ArticleThe Journal of investigative dermatology2014
Comprehensive evaluation of indoor tanning regulations: a 50-state analysis, 2012.
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- Correlates of Sun Protection and Sunburn in Children of Melanoma Survivors.American journal of preventive medicine · 2016Trial
- Bills to Restrict Access to and Harm From Indoor Tanning Facilities in US State Legislatures, 1992‒2023.American journal of public health · 2025Article
- Analysis of facilitators of and barriers to enactment of state regulation of indoor tanning by minors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- A Call to Action to Eliminate Indoor Tanning: Focus on Policy.JAMA dermatology · 2021Article
- Assessing the content and comprehensiveness of provincial and territorial indoor tanning legislation in Canada.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2019Article
- Engaging Moms on Teen Indoor Tanning Through Social Media: Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2016Article
- Enforcement Provisions of Indoor Tanning Bans for Minors: An Analysis of the First 6 US States.American journal of public health · 2015Article
- Indoor tanning in businesses and homes and risk of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer in 2 US case-control studies.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2014Article
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- The epidemiology of melanoma in young adults.Expert review of dermatology · 2013Article
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Abstract
Teenage use of indoor tanning has reached epidemic proportions. There is no federal ban on teen use; rather, it is left to each state to determine policy. We conducted a state-by-state analysis using data from each state's statutes and regulations and supplementary information from the National Conference of State Legislatures. First, we refined an earlier 35-item instrument to now include 56 items that extensively measures age bans, parental involvement, warnings/information, enforcement, and operating requirements. To grade each tanning law, we developed a uniform scoring system with a goal of providing performance data for future comparisons. As of August 2012, 13 states had no tanning facility statute or regulation for minors. In states with some regulations, teen bans are lax-nearly uniformly, most young children under the age of 14 can legally tan with or without suboptimal parental consent or accompaniment laws. Strong Food and Drug Administration involvement can simplify and unify the inconsistencies that exist among states' indoor tanning laws. Until consistent regulations are promulgated and enforced, such an instrument can provide a benchmark for state investigations into the deficiencies and progress of their laws, as well as facilitate direct comparison between states for research and educational purposes.
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