Resources

Harvard School of Public Health:

STRIPED UV tanning teaching case:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/teaching-cases/some-skin-in-the-game/

Skin Cancer foundation:

Go with your own glow campaign
http://www.skincancer.org/healthy-lifestyle/go-with-your-own-glow

Melanoma Research Fund:

Take a Stand Don’t Tan Poster:
http://www.melanoma.org/sites/default/files/u13882/TakeAStandPoster.pdf.pdf
Take a Stand Don’t Tan Pledge:
http://www.melanoma.org/sites/default/files/u13882/DontTanPledgeSheet.pdf.pdf

The Skin Cancer Prevention Toolkit was designed by MD Anderson Cancer Center to assist college and university leaders in adopting, implementing and enforcing skin cancer prevention campus policies and practices. Click here to download the complete toolkit..pdf

Your Skin Is In Program

Your Skin Is In is an educational program encouraging college students to make a personal promise that they will protect the skin they’re in. Over the past 10+ years, IMPACT Melanoma has traveled the country exposing over 1 million students to this interactive educational program. The Your Skin Is In eLearning program has gone national! Click here to learn more!

Are you a student interested in making your campus a tan-free community?

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, and melanoma—the deadliest form of skin cancer—is the second most commonly diagnosed cancers in ages 15-29. “We know that nearly 90% of melanomas can be attributed to exposure to UV light like the kind given off by indoor tanning devices.”

Public health leaders, college administrators, and students across the country are taking action to create healthier campus environments by raising skin cancer awareness and changing school policies. Students are the greatest stakeholders in this so it is YOUR voice that needs to be heard.

Click the download link below for a letter of support template you can use to reach out to student organizations such as sororities/fraternities, student affairs, health/counseling programs, and athletic organizations or clubs at your university/college. You may also consider contacting your adviser for additional guidance.

Association Between State Indoor Tanning Legislation and Google Search Trends Data in the United States From 2006 to 2019: Time-Series Analysis
Heckman C, Lin Y, Riley M, Wang Y, Bhurosy T, Mitarotondo A, Xu B, Stapleton J
JMIR Dermatol 2021;4(1):e26707. doi: 10.2196/26707

Tanning bed use and melanoma: Establishing risk and improving prevention interventions.
Le Clair  MZ, Cockburn MG.
Prev Med Rep. 2016;3:139-44.

Indoor Tanning Devices in Student Apartment Complexes: A Study of 2 Texas University Communities.
Bartenstein D, Diven D, Allred J, Reed K.
JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Aug;151(8):905-6. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2015.1189.

Availability of tanning beds on US college campuses.
Pagoto SL, Lemon SC, Oleski JL, Scully JM, Olendzki GF, Evans MM, Li W, Florence LC, Kirkland B, Hillhouse JJ.
JAMA Dermatol. 2015 Jan;151(1):59-63. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3590.

University Tort Liability for Allowing College Debit Card Purchasing of Indoor UV Tanning Services.
Grigoryan KV, Best A, Dellavalle RP.
JAMA Dermatol. 2015 May;151(5):479-80

Buying indoor tanning with university debit cards.
Boyers L, Karimkhani C, Crane LA, Asdigian N, Hollonds A, Dellavalle RP.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2014 Jul;71(1):199-201. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2014.02.041.