Enforcement provisions of indoor tanning bans for minors: An analysis of the first 6 US states

A.L. Bulger, J.E. Mayer, J.E. Gershenwald, S.R. Guild, M.A. Gottlieb and A.C. Geller

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 8, e10-e12

Abstract: Several states have passed legislation banning minors from indoor tanning; however, concern has been raised regarding enforcement. We explored the statutes pertaining to enforcement in the first 6 US states to pass legislation banning minors younger than 18 years from indoor tanning. The findings reflect significant variability in enforcement provisions across the 6 states. Further investigations are needed to determine whether the statutes are successful in curbing indoor tanning among youths and ultimately whether indoor tanning bans among minors help to reduce skin cancer incidence. © 2015, American Public Health Association Inc. All rights reserved.

Keywords: adolescent; California; child; government; human; Illinois; law enforcement; legislation and jurisprudence; minor (person); Nevada; Oregon; procedures; sunbathing; Texas; United States; Vermont, Adolescent; California; Child; Humans; Illinois; Law Enforcement; Minors; Nevada; Oregon; State Government; Sunbathing; Texas; United States; Vermont (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302684

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