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Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Evidence-Based Programs Listing

Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the United States and melanoma, the deadliest form, has risen steadily. Most skin cancers are caused by too much exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation from the sun, indoor tanning beds, and sunlamps. Excessive sun exposure (sunburn) is far more common than indoor tanning, and sunburn is more often unintentional than the result of outdoor tanning. This EBCCP program area includes programs that support protecting skin from UV rays from the sun and avoiding artificial sources of UV exposure (e.g., tanning beds and sunlamps) to lower the risk of getting melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer.

Use the search bar or filters to find programs on sun safety and indoor tanning. For more information, visit the Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Recommendations page.



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Program Area Sub Categories Population Focus Suitable Settings Level of Change Program Focus Community Type Age Age Sex Race/Ethnicity Origination Program Materials Language Purpose Program URL Sub Topics
Appearance-focused Skin Cancer Prevention Intervention
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Adults Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Faith-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities; Schools (K-College); Workplaces Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 18-39 Years (Young Adults) 18-39 Years Female Alaska Native; American Indian; Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to reduce indoor tanning through the awareness of the harmful effects of exposure to UV radiation. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=310543
Block the Sun, Not the Fun
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Children or Adolescents Daycares or Preschools Individual; Interpersonal; Organizational or System Capability or Motivation for Behavior Change; Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 0-10 Years (Children) 0-10 Years Female; Male White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to enhance and promote sun protective behaviors at child care centers. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=281421
Colorado Kids Sun Care Program
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media Individual; Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Suburban or Urban 0-10 Years (Children); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 0-10 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female; Male American Indian; Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=17059574
Healthy Texts
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Adults Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media Individual Capability or Motivation for Behavior Change; Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 11-18 Years (Adolescents); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults) 11-18 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years Female; Male White (not Hispanic or Latino) Australia English Designed to prevent skin cancer through increase awareness and promote sun protection practices. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=26493820
Kaiser Kids Sun Care Program
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents; Health Care Providers or Staff Health Care Facilities Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 0-10 Years (Children); 11-18 Years (Adolescents); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults) 0-10 Years ; 11-18 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years Female; Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=298856
Pool Cool
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents Community-Based Settings; Outdoor Recreation Areas Community Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Suburban or Urban 0-10 Years (Children); 11-18 Years (Adolescents); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults) 0-10 Years ; 11-18 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years Female; Male Asian; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=288737
Project SUNWISE: Skin Cancer Prevention Counseling by Pharmacists
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Health Care Providers or Staff Health Care Facilities Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants Not Specified 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults) 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years Female; Male United States English Designed to increase the effectiveness of pharmacists in delivering skin cancer prevention counseling. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=282372
Promoting Sun Safety Among Zoo Visitors
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents Outdoor Recreation Areas Community Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Suburban or Urban 0-10 Years (Children); 11-18 Years (Adolescents); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 0-10 Years ; 11-18 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female; Male United States English Designed to motivate sun protection behavior and reduce sun exposure. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=560302
Skin Cancer Prevention: Useful Information for Parents from the Fields of Behavioral Science and Dermatology
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Homes Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 0-10 Years (Children); 11-18 Years (Adolescents); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults) 0-10 Years ; 11-18 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years Female; Male Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices among young adolescents. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=312266
Sun Protection for Early Childhood
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents Community-Based Settings; Daycares or Preschools; Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Faith-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities; Homes; Outdoor Recreation Areas Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Suburban or Urban 0-10 Years (Children); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 0-10 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female; Male American Indian; Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English; Spanish Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=28421782
Sun Protection for Florida's Children
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents Homes; Schools (K-College) Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 0-10 Years (Children); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 0-10 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female; Male American Indian; Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices among elementary school students. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=1426325
Sun Protection Strategies for Kidney Transplant Recipients
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Adults Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities; Homes Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female; Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices among kidney transplant recipients. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=26162780
Sun Safety Among U.S. Postal Service Letter Carriers ("Project SUNWISE")
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Adults Workplaces Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults) 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years Female; Male American Indian; Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to promote sun safety practices to postal service letter carrier employees. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=313055
SunSafe
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents; Health Care Providers or Staff; People with Lower SES Community-Based Settings; Daycares or Preschools; Health Care Facilities; Homes; Schools (K-College) Community; Interpersonal; Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Rural 0-10 Years (Children); 11-18 Years (Adolescents); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 0-10 Years ; 11-18 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female; Male United States English Designed to enhance and promote sun protective behaviors. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=180266
SunSafe in the Middle School Years
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents Community-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities; Homes; Outdoor Recreation Areas; Schools (K-College) Community; Interpersonal; Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Rural; Suburban or Urban 11-18 Years (Adolescents); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 11-18 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female; Male White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=298179
The E.P.A. SunWise Program
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Children or Adolescents Community-Based Settings; Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Homes; Outdoor Recreation Areas; Schools (K-College) Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Not Specified 0-10 Years (Children); 11-18 Years (Adolescents) 0-10 Years ; 11-18 Years Female; Male United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices among K-8th grade students. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=750343
The Raybusters Program: Early Interventions for Creating Sun Smart Behavior
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual; Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Suburban or Urban 0-10 Years (Children); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults) 0-10 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years Female; Male White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase awareness and promote sun protection behavior and practices. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=298476
Together for Sun Safety
Sun Safety and Indoor Tanning Caregivers; Children or Adolescents Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Homes Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Lifestyle Behaviors Suburban or Urban 0-10 Years (Children); 11-18 Years (Adolescents); 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults) 0-10 Years ; 11-18 Years ; 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years Female; Male White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to motivate sun protection behavior and reduce sun exposure. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=229166