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What Works?

Karen Glanz, PhD, MPH; Allan C. Halpern, MD; Mona Saraiya, MD, MPH

Arch Dermatol. 2006;142:356-360.

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Commentary on: Preventing skin cancer: findings of the Task Force on Community Preventive Services on Reducing Exposure to Ultraviolet Light.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
MMWR. 2003;52(RR-15):1-12.

Guide to Community Preventive Services: Systematic Reviews and Evidence-Based Recommendations: Prevention of skin cancer by reducing exposure to UV light through educational and policy approaches oriented to health care settings and providers.

Centers for Disease Control, Community Guide Branch
Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5215a1.htm. Updated October 14, 2003. Accessed January 11, 2006.

Interventions to prevent skin cancer by reducing exposure to ultraviolet radiation: a systematic review.

Saraiya M, Glanz K, Briss P, et al
Am J Prev Med. 2004;27:422-466.

Question: How successful are behavioral and community interventions in reducing exposure to UV radiation and improving sun-protective behavior? Which approaches are the most effective, and how can dermatologists help advance . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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AUTHOR INFORMATION
Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga (Dr Glanz); Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (Dr Halpern); and Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Ga (Dr Saraiya)