The role of public health advocacy in achieving an outright ban on commercial tanning beds in Australia

C.A. Sinclair, J.K. Makin, A. Tang, I. Brozek and V. Rock

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 2, e7-e9

Abstract: Although many countries still face opposition to the legislation of artificial tanning beds, all Australian states and territories have announced a total ban on commercial tanning beds. A combination of epidemiological and policy-centered research, powerful personal stories, and the active advocacy of prominent academics, cancer organizations, and grassroots community campaigners contributed to the decisions to first legislate standards and then ban all commercial tanning beds. We have illustrated that incremental change can be an effective pathway to securing substantial public health reforms.

Keywords: article; Australia; consumer advocacy; cosmetic industry; human; legal aspect; public health; sunbathing; ultraviolet radiation, Australia; Beauty Culture; Consumer Advocacy; Humans; Public Health; Sunbathing; Ultraviolet Rays (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301703

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