Teacher perceptions of sun protection practices in the secondary school setting: barriers, enablers and recommendations for future.

CONCLUSIONS: A cultural shift is required for many schools to accept and act on sun protection as a duty of care. A comprehensive approach that includes regulatory action, healthy school policies and leading by example may help protect students and staff from harmful UV exposure during school hours. SO WHAT?: Without regulatory support, strong leadership is required to implement and enforce sun protection practices within schools. Health-promotion programs could assist schools to trial and evaluate sun protection strategies that involve student-led solutions, role modelling and increasing shade. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 31269302 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Health Promotion Journal of Australia - July 5, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Health Promot J Austr Source Type: research