Investigators
Dallas English, Elizabeth Milne*, Donna Cross*, Billie Giles-Corti*, Robyn Johnston* (* External collaborators)
Objective
To design, implement and evaluate an intervention to reduce sun exposure in children in Western Australia.
Publications
Milne E, English DR, Johnston R, Cross D, Borland R, Costa C, Giles-Corti B. Improved sun protection behaviour in children after two years of the kidskin intervention. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2000;24:481-487
Milne E, English DR, Johnston R, Cross D, Borland R, Giles-Corti B, Costa C. Reduced sun exposure and tanning in children after 2 years of a school-based intervention (Australia). Cancer Causes Control. 2001;12:387-393
Milne E, Johnston R, Cross D, Giles-Corti B, English DR. Effect of a school-based sun-protection intervention on the development of melanocytic nevi in children. Am J Epidemiol. 2002;155:739-745
Giles-Corti B, English DR, Costa C, Milne E, Cross D, Johnston R. Creating SunSmart schools. Health Educ Res. 2004;19:98-109
English DR, Milne E, Jacoby P, Giles-Corti B, Cross D, Johnston R. The effect of a school-based sun protection intervention on the development of melanocytic nevi in children: 6-year follow-up. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005;14:977-980
Milne E, Jacoby P, Giles-Corti B, Cross D, Johnston R, English DR. The impact of the kidskin sun protection intervention on summer suntan and reported sun exposure: Was it sustained? Prev Med. 2006;42:14-20
Milne E, Simpson JA, Johnston R, Giles-Corti B, English DR. Time spent outdoors at midday and children's body mass index. Am J Public Health. 2007;97:306-310
Milne E, Simpson JA, English DR. Appearance of melanocytic nevi on the backs of young australian children: A 7-year longitudinal study. Melanoma Res. 2008;18:22-28