ArticleJournal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2015
Evaluation of Project Students are Sun Safe (SASS): A University Student-Delivered Skin Cancer Prevention Program for Schools.
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- Mapping evidence on educational interventions for adolescents with cancer: a scoping review protocol.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The impact of cancer prevention education on the mental health of college students based on the difference-in-differences method.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
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- Effectiveness of Sun Protection Interventions Delivered to Adolescents in a Secondary School Setting: A Systematic Review.Journal of skin cancer · 2021Review
- Partnering With Massage Therapists to Communicate Information on Reducing the Risk of Skin Cancer Among Clients: Longitudinal Study.JMIR formative research · 2020Article
- The Effect of Educational Intervention Based on PRECEDE Model on Promoting Skin Cancer Preventive Behaviors in High School Students.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Article
- A four-group experiment to improve Western high school students' sun protection behaviors.Translational behavioral medicine · 2019Article
- Web-Based Skin Cancer Prevention Training for Massage Therapists: Protocol for the Massage Therapists Skin Health Awareness, Referral, and Education Study.JMIR research protocols · 2019Article
- The Effect of Educational Intervention Based on Health Belief Model and Social Support on Promoting Skin Cancer Preventive Behaviors in a Sample of Iranian Farmers.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Article
- Implementation of Project Students Are Sun Safe (SASS) in Rural High Schools Along the Arizona-Mexico Border.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2019Article
- Sunscreen Increasingly Overshadows Alternative Sun-Protection Strategies.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2017Article
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Abstract
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the USA and is increasing in children and young adults. Adolescents are an important target population for sun-safety interventions with ultraviolet radiation as the strongest risk factor for developing skin cancer. Schools are an ideal setting to intervene with adolescents. A novel Arizona skin cancer prevention in-class education-activity program, Project 'Students are Sun Safe' (SASS), was designed to be delivered by university students for middle school and high school students. Participant students completed the pre- and post-program tests and a satisfaction questionnaire; teachers completed reviews. The evaluation examined the program's influence on participants' sun-safety knowledge, perceptions, and behaviors; satisfaction with the program; and intent to change. After exposure to Project SASS, participants were more likely to perceive a high risk of skin cancer, report negative attitudes toward tanned skin, and answer knowledge-based questions correctly. There were minimal differences in self-reported sun-safety behaviors, though participants did report intent to change. Both participants and teachers were satisfied with the program. Project SASS appears to be an effective sun-safety program for middle school and high school students for knowledge and perceptions, and the results confirm that appropriately tailoring program components to the target population has strong potential to impact adolescent perceived susceptibility, knowledge, and behavioral intent. The strengths and weaknesses of Project SASS have many implications for public health practice, and Project SASS may hold promise to be a model for skin cancer prevention in adolescents.
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