| Enacting legislation to restrict youth access to tanning beds: a survey of advocates and sponsoring legislators. | |
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PMID: 20226565 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Passing tanning bed legislation restricting underage use has remained challenging. OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine the resources required to pass tanning bed legislation restricting use to children and identify key barriers to its passage. METHODS: A total of 15 states sought to pass tanning bed legislation in 2006; in-depth surveys were completed with advocates in 10 states and legislators in 5 states. RESULTS: Advocates sought advice from the sponsoring legislator or legislators (n = 9), held discussions with other organizations (n = 8), and used a lobbyist (n = 5). The 3 major barriers were strong lobbying efforts by the tanning bed industry (n = 10), proceedings after the bill was filed (n = 5), and obtaining support from other organizations (n = 4). For legislators, the most significant barrier was making colleagues aware of the health effects of tanning bed use. LIMITATIONS: Five of 10 legislators and 10 of 15 advocates responded to the survey. CONCLUSION: Barriers to passage of tanning bed legislation can potentially be surmounted with advice to advocates and coordinated efforts by multiple organizations. |
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Busayo Obayan; Alan C Geller; Elissa A Resnick; Marie-France Demierre |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-03-11 |
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Title: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Volume: 63 ISSN: 1097-6787 ISO Abbreviation: J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. Publication Date: 2010 Jul |
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Created Date: 2010-06-14 Completed Date: 2010-06-25 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7907132 Medline TA: J Am Acad Dermatol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 63-70 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright (c) 2009 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02118, USA. |
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Adolescent Beauty Culture / legislation & jurisprudence* Data Collection Humans Legislation as Topic* Public Opinion Sunbathing / legislation & jurisprudence* United States |
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