News and Highlights

BBC: Charity demands child sunbed ban

Some 250,000 11 to 17-year-olds in England are risking skin cancer by using sunbeds, according to a new study by Cancer Research UK.
Date posted: 13 November 2009
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Beat the Burn

This intervention has two desired outcomes: (1) to raise awareness of the risk of excessive sun exposure to young children and babies with the target group; (2) to promote a change in the behaviour of the target group to address the issue.
Date posted: 11 November 2009
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Guidelines for the development of social marketing programmes for sun protection among adolescents and young adults

This article provides a useful method for guideline development in a public health context.
Date posted: 02 November 2009
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