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Sun safety education intervention for school and home

Robyn Johnston (Robyn Johnston is a Researcher, at the Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.)
Donna Cross (Donna Cross is an Associate Professor at the Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.)
Christine Costa (Christine Costa is Director at the Injury Control Council of Western Australia, West Perth, Australia.)
Billie Giles‐Corti (Billie Giles‐Corti is Associate Professor at the School of Population Health, the University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.)
Tommy Cordin (Tommy Cordin is a Research Assistant, at the Western Australian Centre for Health Promotion Research, School of Public Health, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia.)
Elizabeth Milne (Elizabeth Milne is Research Fellow at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Subiaco, Australia.)
Dallas R. English (Dallas R. English is at the Cancer Epidemiology Centre, The Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.)

Health Education

ISSN: 0965-4283

Article publication date: 1 December 2003

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Abstract

Few developers of school‐based health education programs actively involve the primary and secondary target audience in their program’s development. Kidskin was a sun protection intervention study involving a cohort of 1,776 children recruited from 33 primary schools in Perth, Western Australia. A formative evaluation to develop the Kidskin sun safety classroom and home education program for grades 1 to 4 children and their families was conducted. Process data collected from teachers revealed high levels of satisfaction with the program with the majority agreeing that the activities were developmentally appropriate, effective and enjoyable for students. Mailouts to students’ homes, reinforcing sun safety messages, were used to successfully reach most students and their families during the summer school holidays.

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Johnston, R., Cross, D., Costa, C., Giles‐Corti, B., Cordin, T., Milne, E. and English, D.R. (2003), "Sun safety education intervention for school and home", Health Education, Vol. 103 No. 6, pp. 342-351. https://doi.org/10.1108/09654280310502834

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