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Conference presentation
Promoting Sun Healthy Behaviors in the Sunshine State to Achieving Clinical Learning
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Biennial Convention. (Washington, D.C., 11/16/2019–11/20/2019)
11/19/2019
Abstract
Exposure to sunlight can be pleasant and healthy; however, too much sun exposure can be dangerous. Skin cancer is the most common cancer with over 5 million cases diagnosed each year in the United States. Northwest Florida has ultraviolet indices ranging from 2-3 in December and January to 10+ in the summer months. Additionally, the panhandle has seen an increase in the rate of melanoma from 2004-2014 and have higher incidences than the state. Overexposure can have serious health consequences, including skin cancer and other skin disorders, retinal damage and cataracts, and immune system suppression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that U.S. teens had rates of sunscreen use at only 7-13% during more than an hour of exposure on a sunny day, and had sunburn rates at approximately 33% during the past year. Florida school-aged children can spend an abundant amount of time outdoors during recess, physical education classes, and extracurricular activities. Thus, sun protection education is needed since unprotected exposure during youth places them at an increased life-time risk for skin cancer. The purpose of this project was to promote sun healthy behaviors to local elementary and middle school students utilizing evidence based messaging and achieve clinical course learning outcomes for pre-licensure students.
Details
- Title
- Promoting Sun Healthy Behaviors in the Sunshine State to Achieving Clinical Learning
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Conference
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Biennial Convention. (Washington, D.C., 11/16/2019–11/20/2019)
- Format
- pdf
- Copyright
- Permission granted to the University of West Florida Libraries by the author to digitize and/or display this information for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires the permission of the copyright holder.
- Identifiers
- 99380171795806600
- Academic Unit
- School of Nursing
- Language
- English