Preventing Chronic Disease | Implications of Lessons LearnedFrom Tobacco Control for Tanning Bed Reform - CDC

Tanning beds used according to the manufacturer’s instructions expose the user to health risks, including melanoma and other skin cancers. Applying the MPOWER model (monitor, protect, offer alternatives, warn, enforce, and raise taxes), which has been used in tobacco control, to tanning bed reform could reduce the number of people at risk of diseases associated with tanning bed use.


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  • SourceUrl: http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2013/12_0186.htm
  • Syndication ID: 8119
  • Language: English
  • Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Date Syndication Captured: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:18 PM
  • Date Syndication Updated: Monday, May 23, 2016 at 10:18 PM

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