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Preventing Skin Cancer: Community-Wide

Photo of sunThese interventions seek to increase preventive behaviors (e.g., covering up, using shade, avoiding sun during peak UV hours) within a community by targeting a large part of the population in a defined area.

Task Force Recommendations & Findings

This table lists interventions reviewed by the Community Guide, with Task Force findings for each (definitions of findings). Click on an underlined intervention title for a summary of the review, and where available, Research-tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs).

Mass media campaigns Insufficient Evidence
Community-wide multicomponent interventions Insufficient Evidence



Disclaimer

The findings and conclusions on this page are those of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and do not necessarily represent those of CDC.

Sample Citation

The content of publications of the Guide to Community Preventive Services is in the public domain. Citation as to source, however, is appreciated. Sample citation: Guide to Community Preventive Services. Preventing skin cancer: community-wide. www.thecommunityguide.org/cancer/skin/community-wide/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.

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