title: Behavioral community intervention to reduce the risk of skin cancer.
abstract: Peer leader modeling, posted feedback, posted goals, and a commitment raffle were used at two swimming pools to increase behaviors associated with skin cancer prevention. During the intervention condition, pool lifeguards modeled the protective behaviors by wearing sunglasses, t-shirts, and hats, using zinc oxide and sunscreen, and staying in the shade. Children and adolescents (1 to 16 years old) increased their use of two or more protective behaviors from a baseline mean of 6.5% to 26.9% during the intervention. Adults (older than 16 years) increased their protective behaviors from a baseline mean of 22% to 37.95% during the intervention. The lifeguards increased their use of all the protective behaviors from a baseline mean of 16.7% to 63.5% during intervention. Ways to improve and expand this intervention are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virgina Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg 24061-0436.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lombard
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Neubauer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Canfield
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Winett
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D015438:Health Behavior; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013472:Sunlight / Q000009:adverse effects; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013551:Swimming Pools
chemical_list: D013473:Sunscreening Agents