Skin cancer prevention research & evaluation
Research areas
Monitoring and explaining trends in sun protection and sunburn
Environmental interventions for skin cancer prevention
SunSmart media campaign evaluations
Awareness of UV levels and associated education efforts
Program Evaluations for SunSmart
Monitoring and explaining trends in sun protection and sunburn
Since the late 1980's, our Victorian Sun survey and Sun Observation survey have monitored population exchange in weekend sun protection attitudes and behaviours. The Study methods permit examination of time trends in the prevalence of sun protections behaviours and sunburn, after adjusting for temperature, UV levels and other weather variables. These studies also provide an assessment of the population-based effects of the SunSmart program, other media and policy changes, on sun protection behaviour.
Current Research
Victorian Sun Survey time trends and relationship with SunSmart media campaigns
Victorian Sun Observation Survey time trends and relationship with SunSmart media campaigns
Concordance of self-reported and observed trends in sun protection behaviour
National Sun Protection Surveys
Assessing other forms of media influences on sun protection behaviour
Publications - Monitoring and explaining trends in sun protection and sunburn
Environmental interventions for skin cancer prevention
Current Research
Cluster randomised controlled trial of adolescents' use of built shade in secondary schools
Norms and the built environment: Use of shade in United Stated and Australian city parks
Publications - Environmental interventions for skin cancer prevention
Solarium studies
This research program has included telephone and in-person visits of confederates to monitor compliance with solarium access and safety in 2003 and 2009; monitoring of solaria centres listed in the telephone Yellow Pages; and public perceptions of solarium safety.
Publications - Solarium studies
SunSmart media campaign evaluations
This research program conducts pre-testing and evaluation of the performance of SunSmart media campaigns.
Publications - SunSmart media campaign evaluations
Awareness of UV levels and associated education efforts
Current Research
Formative and intervention research on the UV Alert and other educational strategies
Public understanding of vitamin D and related sun protections behaviours
Publications - Awareness of UV levels and associated education efforts
High risk groups
This research program undertakes descriptive studies of population groups at higher risk of skin cancer, including farmers, outdoor workers, lifesavers, transplant recipients and outdoor sporting participants. This also includes audits of policy on sun protection in key organisational groups.
Publications - High risk groups
Program evaluations for SunSmart
The Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer conducts selected program evaluations for SunSmart, including evaluations of health professional education and training programs and workshops.
Publications - Program evaluations for SunSmart
