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Preventing Skin Cancer, Interventions Targeting Parents and Caregivers
These interventions seek to prevent skin cancer among parents, caregivers and their children by improving their “covering up” behavior and use of shade and getting them to avoid the sun during peak UV hours.
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).
| Interventions Targeting Children’s Parents and Caregivers | Insufficient Evidence July 2002 |
Presentations & Promotional Materials
What Works – Fact Sheets
What Works: Skin Cancer Prevention – bi-fold brochure 
[PDF - Size 1.24 MB]
What Works: Skin Cancer Prevention - Insert [PDF - Size 255 KB]
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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: interventions targeting parents and caregivers. htt://www.thecommunityguide.org/cancer/skin/parents-caregivers/index.html. Last updated: MM/DD/YYYY.
- Page last reviewed: January 27, 2011
- Page last updated: March 10, 2010
- Content source: The Guide to Community Preventive Services
