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Preface
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Executive
Summary |
Background
Paper |
I. |
Incidence,
mortality, and impact on society |
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A.
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Incidence
and mortality nationwide |
B.
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Incidence
in Texas |
C.
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Impact
on society |
II. |
Skin
cancer |
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A.
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Basal
cell carcinoma |
B.
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Squamous
cell carcinoma |
C.
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Malignant
melanoma |
III. |
Contributing
and causative factors |
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A.
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Ultraviolet
radiation |
B.
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Risk
factors |
C.
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Contributing
factors in Texas |
IV. |
Prevention |
V. |
Cancer
prevention and information services that impact the skin cancer problem |
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A.
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Programs
in Texas that include skin cancer initiatives |
B.
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National
programs that include skin cancer initiatives |
VI. |
Barriers
to early detection and treatment of skin cancer in Texas |
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A.
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Geographic
barriers |
B.
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Fiscal
barriers |
VII. |
Policy
initiatives that would affect skin cancer awareness and prevention |
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A.
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Workplace
exposure |
B.
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Schools
and recreational exposure |
C.
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Need
for skin cancer awareness in educational curricula |
VIII. |
Professional
practice regarding skin cancer prevention, detection, and treatment |
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A.
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Knowledge
and practice patterns of health care practitioners |
B.
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Current
training and continuing education curricula for health care practitioners |
C.
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Opportunities
for skin cancer awareness and detection education |
IX. |
Prevention
and information models |
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A.
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Australia |
B.
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Centers
for Disease Control |
Action
Plan |
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Goal
I Initiate data collection and analysis |
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Objective
A. |
Identify
scope of the problem. |
Objective
B. |
Develop
screening guidelines that are appropriate for Texas. |
Objective
C. |
Document
the effectiveness of skin cancer detection and prevention programs in Texas. |
Goal
II Develop prevention information and services to increase public awareness |
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Objective
A. |
Approach
and enlist potential coalition partners whose collaborations will contribute
to reducing the incidence of skin cancer in Texas. |
Objective
B. |
Develop
and disseminate a consistent skin cancer awareness message, tailored to
Texas, that incorporates an accurate statement of the scope of the problem
and prescribes behavior changes that can reduce risk immediately and alter
the disease burden over time. |
Objective
C. |
Provide
information to policy makers at the local and state level. |
Objective
D. |
Provide
skin cancer information to educators at every level, including the Texas
State Board of Education, school superintendents, school principals, classroom
teachers, athletic directors, and coaches. |
Objective
E. |
Provide
skin cancer information to directors of organized outdoor youth activities
such as summer camps and outdoor recreation programs. |
Objective
F. |
Recommend
inclusion of skin cancer prevention awareness in training offered to day-care
workers. |
Objective
G. |
Encourage
the Texas State Board of Education to include skin cancer prevention and
awareness as a part of the mandated curriculum in the K-12 Texas Essential
Knowledge and Skills (T.E.K.S.). |
Objective
H. |
Educate
policy makers concerning the hazards of non-medical use of ultraviolet radiation
(UV Radiation). |
Goal
III Enhance professional education and practice |
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Objective
A. |
Enhance
health care practitioners' knowledge, skills, and practice regarding skin
cancer. |
Objective
B. |
Increase
skin cancer awareness in public service occupations licensed or certified
by the State Health Department. |
Goal
IV Improve access to prevention, detection, and treatment |
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Objective
A. |
Facilitate
access to information on risk factors, prevention, screening, detection,
and treatment of skin cancer for all residents of Texas. |
Objective
B. |
Address
costs barriers regarding screening and prevention services. |
Objective
C. |
Facilitate
access of patients to dermatologists for screening or investigation of suspicious
lesions. |
Bibliography |
Appendix |
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