SunWise Program Evaluation
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The SunWise Program recognizes the challenge in measuring the effectiveness of its effort to create sustained SunWise behavior, especially given the latency period associated with the onset of UV-related health effects. Therefore, the careful and consistent evaluation of program effectiveness through a variety of interim measurements is integral to SunWise's success.
Publications About SunWise
- Kyle, J.W., et al. 2008. Economic Evaluation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SunWise Program: Sun Protection Education for Young Children. Pediatrics 121(5), e1074-e1084.
- Geller, A.C., et al. 2002. The Environmental Protection Agency’s National SunWise School Program: Sun protection education in U.S. schools (1999-2000). Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. 46(5), 683-689.
- Geller, A., et al. 2003. Evaluation of the SunWise School Program. The Journal of School Nursing. 19(2), 93-99.
- Geller, A.C., et al. 2003. Can an hour or two of sun protection education keep the sunburn away? Evaluation of the Environmental Protection Agency’s SunWise School Program. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2003, 2(13). Full text available online at: www.ehjournal.net/content/2/1/13.