Health disparities among different ethnic and racial middle and high school students in sun exposure beliefs and knowledge.

Racial and ethnic differences may influence sun protection behavior. Adolescent students were administered a sun protection questionnaire and educational program. White people had the greatest pretest knowledge which resulted in the highest score, and blacks and Hispanics scored lower.

Supervising structured learning experiences for students in New Jersey: training teachers in school-based occupational health and safety practice.

This article describes the structured learning experience (SLE) supervisory training curriculum coordinated by the New Jersey Safe Schools Program, a project supported by the New Jersey Department of Education, Office of Career and Technical Education. The New Jersey SLE supervisory training program comprises training courses and resources for teachers who supervise secondary school minors (students aged 16 to 18 years and special needs students up to age 21) enrolled in various programs--college preparatory, general education, career and technical education, career academies, and special education. One goal of the program is to enhance knowledge and awareness of legal and scientific occupational safety and health principles to ensure safe, rewarding work experiences inside and outside classrooms.

Skin sun-acne tutorial evaluation among middle- and high-school students in central New Jersey.

Background: Because of the perception that a tan is healthy and attractive, it has been difficult to educate adolescents about sun protection.

Objective: We sought to examine whether the skin sun-acne tutorial, an hour-long, hands-on educational intervention that combined acne education with sun-protection education, increased knowledge of skin care, sun protection, and acne.

Methods: In all, 1214 middle- and high-school students were taught, tested, and surveyed.