The Role of Public Health Advocacy in Achieving an Outright Ban on Commercial Tanning Beds in Australia.

• Autores: Craig A. Sinclair, Jennifer Kay Makin, Anita Tang, Irena Brozek, Vanessa Rock
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 104, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 7-9
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Although many countries still face opposition to the legislation of artificial tanning beds, all Australian states and territories have announced a total ban on commercial tanning beds. A combination of epidemiological and policy-centered research, powerful personal stories, and the active advocacy of prominent academics, cancer organizations, and grassroots community campaigners contributed to the decisions to first legislate standards and then ban all commercial tanning beds. We have illustrated that incremental change can be an effective pathway to securing substantial public health reforms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]