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Table 1 Strategies to reduce UV exposure in children

Intervention	Example
Tanning bed restrictions	a) State-level legislation limiting and banning tanning bed use among minors
Multilevel sun-safety counseling	a) In a cohort of 300 parents, 147 were given sun-safety counseling and 153 were provided a book, a swim shirt, and weekly text reminders about wearing sun screen
Community-wide sun-safety training	a) SunWise program was implemented in elementary schools in Arizona to teach children about sun-safety behaviors.
	b) SunSmart City program in New Jersey focused on working with parks, political advocacy, and small businesses to encourage sun-safety behaviors and education in the community

Abbreviation: UV, ultraviolet.