Can an hour or two of sun protection education keep the sunburn away? Evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency's Sunwise School Program

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 1-9

  Geller, Alan C ^a   Rutsch, Linda ^b   Kenausis, Kristin ^b   Selzer, Paula ^b   Zhang, Zi ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVALUATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LEARNING; NURSE; PLAY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SHADE; SOCIAL MEDICINE; STUDENT; SUNBURN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEX RATIO; SKIN CARE; SKIN TUMOR; SUNLIGHT; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELIOTHERAPY; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SUNBURN; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 3042572746     PISSN: 1476069X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-2-1     Document Type: Article

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