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

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

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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.

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  • Sinclair, C.A. & Makin, J.K. & Tang, A. & Brozek, I. & Rock, V., 2014. "The role of public health advocacy in achieving an outright ban on commercial tanning beds in Australia," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(2), pages 7-9.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2013.301703_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301703
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    1. Gordon, Louisa G. & Sinclair, Craig & Cleaves, Noel & Makin, Jennifer K. & Rodriguez-Acevedo, Astrid J. & Green, Adèle C., 2020. "Consequences of banning commercial solaria in 2016 in Australia," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 124(6), pages 665-670.

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