Uv tanning advertisements in national high school newspapers

Seth J. Lofgreen, Renee Domozych, Monica Doctor, Christine Reimer, Alyssa Self, Robert P. Dellavalle

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Abstract

Many young adults have utilized indoor ultraviolet (UV) tanning, putting them at higher risk for development of skin cancers. Prior to the increased regulations on indoor tanning for minors, indoor tanning businesses marketed to teens through modalities such as advertisements in high school newspapers. The purpose of this study was to quantify tanning advertisements in high school newspapers published across the United States between August 2014 and July 2015. Online versions of the newspaper issues were available on issuu.com. Tanning advertisements appeared in 3 of 23 high school newspapers with advertisements of any kind (13%). Among all newspapers with advertisements, 10% were indoor tanning advertisements. One newspaper in Colorado contained advertisements of any kind and had 0 tanning advertisements. A prior study of Colorado high schools showed 11 of 23 schools (48%) to contain tanning advertisements. This suggests that there may be a decrease in indoor UV tanning advertisements owing to increased tanning regulation by state legislatures, national attention to UV tanning, or a general decrease in high school tanning advertisements.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number14
JournalDermatology Online Journal
Volume23
Issue number4
StatePublished - 2016
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • High school advertisements
  • Indoor tanning
  • UV tanning

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