School Sun-Protection Policies--Does Being SunSmart Make a Difference?

Autor/inn/en	Turner, Denise; Harrison, Simone L.; Buettner, Petra; Nowak, Madeleine
Titel	School Sun-Protection Policies--Does Being SunSmart Make a Difference?
Quelle	In: Health Education Research, 29 (2014) 3, S.367-377 (11 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0268-1153
DOI	10.1093/her/cyu010
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Health Promotion; Program Evaluation; Program Effectiveness; School Policy; Elementary Schools; Cancer; Prevention; Environmental Influences; Curriculum; Clothing; Health Behavior; Planning; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Schulpolitik; Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Carcinoma; Karzinom; Krebs (med); Krebserkrankung; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Environmental influence; Umwelteinfluss; Curricula; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Kleidung; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Australien
Abstract	Evaluate the comprehensiveness of primary school sun-protection policies in tropical North Queensland, Australia. Pre-determined criteria were used to assess publicly available sun-protection policies from primary schools in Townsville (latitude 19.3°S; n = 43), Cairns (16.9°S; n = 46) and the Atherton Tablelands (17.3°S; n = 23) during 2009-2012. Total scores determined policy comprehensiveness. The relationship between policy score, SunSmart status and demographic characteristics was explored. At least 96.6% of primary schools sampled had a sun-protection policy. Although policies of Cancer Council accredited "SunSmart" schools addressed more environmental, curriculum and review-related criteria than those of "non-SunSmart" schools, the overall median score for both groups was low at 2 from a possible 12 (48.5% of SunSmart schools [SSSs]: inter-quartile range [IQR = 2.0-9.0] versus 65.9% of non-SSSs: [IQR = 2.0-3.0], P = 0.008). Most policies addressed hat wearing, while criteria related to shade provision at outdoor events, regular policy review and using the policy to plan outdoor events were poorly addressed. Although most primary schools in skin cancer-prone North Queensland have written sun-protection policies, the comprehensiveness of these policies could be vastly improved. These schools may require further support and advice to improve the comprehensive of their policies and incentives to continually implement them to achieve and maintain exemplary sun-protection compliance. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10