INDOOR TANNING--YOUTH AND COMMUNITY PRACTICES

皮肤癌是美国最常见的恶性肿瘤，而且患病率还在上升 越来越多的证据表明，室内晒黑会增加皮肤癌的风险，有理由相信，室内晒黑中的紫外线暴露类型可能会造成特别的风险。 青少年室内晒黑是一种常见的、高风险的和未解决的行为。 这种做法得到了关于晒黑好处的强大社会规范的支持。 事实上，由于皮肤类型而处于最高风险的青少年可能最有可能购买室内晒黑课程。迄今为止，降低皮肤癌风险的干预措施尚未解决室内晒黑问题。 减少青少年室内晒黑可能性的环境战略是一种有希望的方法，可以补充教育举措。我们提出了一个第二阶段的方法开发研究，以探索一种创新的干预措施，以减少青少年室内晒黑的可行性和有效性，通过增加遵守对晒黑业务的限制，并减少青少年接触这些业务。 我们将调查青少年，他们的父母，制革企业和公共卫生官员，并使用这些数据来开发和测试针对制革企业员工的干预措施。 试点测试的主要结果将是制革企业的员工是否遵守制革企业的限制和要求，包括限制未经父母许可接触未成年买家。正如其他高风险行为所显示的那样，政策干预可以提供一个一致的环境障碍，提高传统干预方法的有效性。 本研究在两个州（明尼苏达州和马萨诸塞州）进行，以反映州际法规及其执行的差异，并提高结果的普遍性。该方法开发研究旨在为未来的干预试验提供基础，以确定政策干预措施减少青少年使用室内晒黑的有效性。

Skin cancer is the most common form of malignancy in the U.S., and the prevalence is increasing. Evidence is growing to suggest that indoor tanning increases skin cancer risk, and there is reason to believe that the type of UV exposure in indoor tanning may pose a particular risk. Indoor tanning by adolescents is a common, high-risk and unaddressed behavior. This practice is supported by strong social norms about the benefits of having a tan. Indeed, adolescents at highest risk due to their skin type may be most likely to purchase indoor tanning sessions. Interventions to reduce skin cancer risk tested to date have not addressed indoor tanning. Environmental strategies to reduce the likelihood of indoor tanning by adolescents is a promising approach that may complement educational initiatives. We propose a Phase II methods development study to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of an innovative intervention to reduce adolescent indoor tanning by increasing compliance with restrictions on tanning businesses, and reducing adolescent access to those businesses. We will survey adolescents, their parents, tanning businesses and public health officials, and use those data to develop and test an intervention directed at tanning business employees. The primary outcomes of the pilot test will be whether employees of tanning businesses comply with the restrictions and requirements of tanning businesses, including restricting access to an underage buyer without parental permission. As shown for other high-risk behaviors, policy interventions can provide a consistent environmental barrier that enhances the effectiveness of more traditional intervention approaches. This study is conducted in two states (Minnesota and Massachusetts) to reflect between state differences in regulations and their enforcement, and to enhance the generalizability of the results. This Methods Development study is designed to provide the basis for a future intervention trial to determine the efficacy of policy interventions to reduce adolescent use of indoor tanning.