Encouraging Sun Safety for Children and Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Boe, Kathy; Tillotson, Elizabeth A.
Titel	Encouraging Sun Safety for Children and Adolescents
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 22 (2006) 3, S.136-141 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/10598405060220030301
Schlagwörter	Behavior Patterns; Health Education; Safety; School Nurses; Cancer; Adolescents; Children; Health Behavior; Health Promotion; School Policy; Prevention; At Risk Persons + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Sicherheit; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Child; Kind; Kinder; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Schulpolitik; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Risikogruppe
Abstract	The rise in the number of cases of skin cancers, both melanomas and nonmelanomas, has prompted increased awareness and educational efforts to limit sun exposure. Because 80% of lifetime sun exposure occurs before the age of 18, educating parents and adolescents to incorporate sun-protective behaviors into daily routines is particularly important. Education of parents is essential to establishing healthy behavior patterns in children. Educational interventions are recommended that encourage the following: using sunscreen, wearing hats with wide brims and clothing that blocks or absorbs ultraviolet rays, using sunglasses that block ultraviolet radiation, and seeking shade. Continued efforts are important through adolescence to maintain the established behaviors. School nurses are in a position to affect the health education curriculum, as well as school policies that promote sun safety behaviors. (Contains 1 table.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10