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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce the proportion of students in grades 9 through 12 who report sunburn — C‑10

Status: Getting worse

  
Getting worse
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Most Recent Data:
64.4 percent (2021)

Target:
52.2 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

Baseline:
57.2 percent of students in grades 9 through 12 reported sunburn in the past 12 months in 2017

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Reduce the proportion of students in grades 9 through 12 who report sunburn

Target-Setting Method
Percentage point improvement

Data Source:  Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS), CDC/NCCDPHP

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Summary

Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in the United States — but most cases of skin cancer are preventable. Sunburn, especially early in life, can increase the risk of skin cancer. Community-wide programs and educational, environmental, and policy interventions can help increase behaviors that prevent sunburn in 9th- through 12th-graders.

Topics:  Cancer, Adolescents , Community, Schools

Workgroup: Cancer Workgroup

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