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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | FED |
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This study will evaluate the use of publicly available free sunscreen dispensers at Maine beaches and Boston and Cambridge parks.
Aim 1: Determine the impact of DFS+ (dispensers, flyers, enhanced signage, + a social media component delivered by teen ambassadors) sun protection education on the use of free sunscreen dispensers by adolescents ages 12-20 compared with DFS (dispensers, flyers, standard signage).
Aim 2: Outcomes evaluation to assess the effects of the sunscreen dispensers and the sun-safety educational intervention on sun protection knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors within the community.
Aim 3: Cost Evaluation and Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
The investigators will build on the pioneering work of IMPACT Melanoma which has provided free sunscreen dispensers to a general population. This study will build on IMPACT Melanoma's ability to install, maintain, and now for the first time, target and publicize the use of dispensers for a teen population. The investigators will test scalable methods for improving the use of free sunscreen dispensers by testing DFS interventions compared with the addition of social media led by teen ambassadors. The investigators will evaluate the impact of the intervention in both parks and beaches in Boston, MA, Cambridge, MA and Maine.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Dispensers, Flyers, Enhanced Signage + a social media component delivered by teen ambassadors | Experimental | The DFS+ experimental group is designed to increase utilization of free sunscreen dispensers, applying and reapplying sunscreen, and motivating use of other forms of sun protection by teens in 8 Boston parks and 2 Maine beaches. IMPACT Melanoma will install and maintain free sunscreen dispensers at the study sites. Flyers will be posted at locations at the park/beach to inform people of the availability of free sunscreen and the location of the dispenser. 'Teen enhanced' signage will be present on the dispenser in the intervention parks/beaches. Teen ambassadors will share 3-5 posts to their social media platform over the course of 1 week encouraging sun protection practices and use of the free sunscreen dispenser (when the intervention is occurring at the study site). |
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| Dispensers, Flyers, Signage | No Intervention | The DFS control group includes dispensers, flyers, and standard signage at 8 Boston parks and 2 Maine beaches. IMPACT Melanoma will install and maintain free sunscreen dispensers at the study sites. Flyers will be posted at locations at the park/beach to inform people of the availability of free sunscreen and the location of the dispenser. Standard signage will be present on the dispenser in the control parks/beaches. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Dispensers, Flyers, Enhanced Signage + a social media component delivered by teen ambassadors | Behavioral | The study intervention is designed to increase utilization of free sunscreen dispensers, applying and reapplying sunscreen, and motivating use of other forms of sun protection by teens. IMPACT Melanoma will install and maintain free sunscreen dispensers at the study sites. Flyers will be posted at locations at the park/beach to inform people of the availability of free sunscreen and the location of the dispenser. 'Teen enhanced' signage will be present on the dispenser in the intervention parks/beaches. Teen ambassadors will share 3-5 posts to their social media platform over the course of 1 week encouraging sun protection practices and use of the free sunscreen dispenser (when the intervention is occurring at the study site). |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Dispenser utilization/Measured reduction in sunscreen levels in dispensers | The investigators will count of the number of teens between the ages of 12 and 20 using the sunscreen dispenser in real-time at the park or beach as they are using the dispenser. This will serve as the numerator. The investigators will also conduct observations to determine an estimated number of teens who are the park on a given day. This will serve as the denominator. This count will be in real-time, counting the number of teens who we observe at the park or beach where the study is taking place. | In real-time, up to 1 day |
| Reported use of sunscreen from surveys completed by teens | Survey responses about sunscreen use | In real-time, up to 1 day |
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| Sun prevention practices | Survey responses about sun protection practices | In real-time, up to 1 day |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Alan Geller, MPH, RN | Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health | Boston | Massachusetts | 02155 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012878 | Skin Neoplasms |
| D000294 | Adolescent Behavior |
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| D009371 | Neoplasms by Site |
| D009369 | Neoplasms |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
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Teen survey participants will not know whether the park where the free sunscreen dispenser is located is an intervention or control site.
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| D001519 |
| Behavior |