A Sun Awareness Pilot Project

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dc.contributor.advisorClaudia Coggin
dc.contributor.committeeMemberKristine A. Lykens
dc.contributor.committeeMemberDoug A. Mains
dc.creatorFranklin, Gillian A.
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-22T19:52:56Z
dc.date.available2019-08-22T19:52:56Z
dc.date.issued2002-05-01
dc.date.submitted2014-01-25T06:13:34-08:00
dc.description.abstractFranklin, Gillian A., A Sun Awareness Pilot Project. Masters of Public Health (Health Management and Policy), May 2002, 53 pp., 7 tables, bibliography, 48 titles. The most common cancer in the United States today is skin cancer; it is also the most preventable. At least 90% of all skin cancers is caused by sun exposure. Americans have a one in six lifetime risk of developing skin cancer and in Texas the rate is one in three. The purpose of this pilot project was to increase the level of sun protection knowledge and awareness in parents who brought their children in for a six-month immunization visit. The project was modeled after the Australian Cancer Council’s “Slip! Slop! Slap!” campaign. Data was collected from five pediatric clinics in this pretest/posttest design study. Multiple variables regarding demographics, skin type, knowledge, beliefs, sun-protective practices, and attitudes were included. Overall, parental sun protective knowledge and awareness increased. The information obtained from this pilot project may influence future public health decisions regarding education and prevention of skin cancers.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12503/27169
dc.language.isoen
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dc.subjectCommunity Health and Preventive Medicine
dc.subjectDiseases
dc.subjectEpidemiology
dc.subjectHealth Services Research
dc.subjectMaternal and Child Health
dc.subjectMedical Education
dc.subjectMedicine and Health Sciences
dc.subjectOncology
dc.subjectOther Public Health
dc.subjectPediatrics
dc.subjectPublic Health
dc.subjectPublic Health Education and Promotion
dc.subjectSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases
dc.subjectTranslational Medical Research
dc.subjectSun awareness
dc.subjectpilot project
dc.subjectskin cancer
dc.subjectmelanoma
dc.subjectsun exposure
dc.subjectAmericans
dc.subjectTexas
dc.subjectAustralia
dc.subjectpediatric clinics
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjecteducation
dc.titleA Sun Awareness Pilot Project
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialtext
thesis.degree.departmentSchool of Public Health
thesis.degree.disciplineHealth Management and Policy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Public Health

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