title: Enforcement Provisions of Indoor Tanning Bans for Minors: An Analysis of the First 6 US States.
abstract: Several states have passed legislation banning minors from indoor tanning; however, concern has been raised regarding enforcement. We explored the statutes pertaining to enforcement in the first 6 US states to pass legislation banning minors younger than 18 years from indoor tanning. The findings reflect significant variability in enforcement provisions across the 6 states. Further investigations are needed to determine whether the statutes are successful in curbing indoor tanning among youths and ultimately whether indoor tanning bans among minors help to reduce skin cancer incidence.
authors.affiliation: Amy L. Bulger, Jonathan E. Mayer, and Alan C. Geller are with Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jeffrey E. Gershenwald is with the Departments of Surgical Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Samantha R. Guild is with AIM at Melanoma, Richmond, CA. Mark A. Gottlieb is with Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston.
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Bulger
authors.affiliation: Amy L. Bulger, Jonathan E. Mayer, and Alan C. Geller are with Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jeffrey E. Gershenwald is with the Departments of Surgical Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Samantha R. Guild is with AIM at Melanoma, Richmond, CA. Mark A. Gottlieb is with Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston.
authors.forename: Jonathan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.affiliation: Amy L. Bulger, Jonathan E. Mayer, and Alan C. Geller are with Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jeffrey E. Gershenwald is with the Departments of Surgical Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Samantha R. Guild is with AIM at Melanoma, Richmond, CA. Mark A. Gottlieb is with Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston.
authors.forename: Jeffrey E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Gershenwald
authors.affiliation: Amy L. Bulger, Jonathan E. Mayer, and Alan C. Geller are with Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jeffrey E. Gershenwald is with the Departments of Surgical Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Samantha R. Guild is with AIM at Melanoma, Richmond, CA. Mark A. Gottlieb is with Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston.
authors.forename: Samantha R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Guild
authors.affiliation: Amy L. Bulger, Jonathan E. Mayer, and Alan C. Geller are with Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jeffrey E. Gershenwald is with the Departments of Surgical Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Samantha R. Guild is with AIM at Melanoma, Richmond, CA. Mark A. Gottlieb is with Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston.
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
authors.affiliation: Amy L. Bulger, Jonathan E. Mayer, and Alan C. Geller are with Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Jeffrey E. Gershenwald is with the Departments of Surgical Oncology and Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston. Samantha R. Guild is with AIM at Melanoma, Richmond, CA. Mark A. Gottlieb is with Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University School of Law, Boston.
authors.forename: Alan C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Geller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002140:California; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D035846:Law Enforcement / Q000379:methods*; D033242:Minors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009505:Nevada; D009922:Oregon; D013219:State Government; D055108:Sunbathing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States; D014707:Vermont