It is time to update sun safety campaigns to recognise population diversity: Findings from two citizens' juries in Australia

CONCLUSIONS: While a new campaign should address both harms and benefits, jurors felt the need for skin cancer prevention outweighs the desirability of generating vitamin D through sun exposure. More nuanced public health messages are needed, which balance the need for skin protection and vitamin D, and acknowledge the diversity of Australia's population. SO WHAT?: Previous research studies are typically siloed into the separate areas of vitamin D or skin cancer research. This study incorporated both topics and pooled the views of participants in two citizens' juries who agreed on the need for improved information about the harms and benefits of sun exposure to reflect a modern Australian population.PMID:37548101 | DOI:10.1002/hpja.786
Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research