Biomaterial Database

Flannel board stories: an innovative method of teaching sun protection. 1998

P A Ahlering

Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, USA.

Using sunscreen daily should be as natural for children as brushing their teeth. Flannel board stories can make this happen by serving as an innovative technique for educating children about sun protection.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D010353	Patient Education as Topic	The teaching or training of patients concerning their own health needs.	Education of Patients,Education, Patient,Patient Education
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D006293	Health Promotion	Encouraging consumer behaviors most likely to optimize health potentials (physical and psychosocial) through health information, preventive programs, and access to medical care.	Health Campaigns,Promotion of Health,Wellness Programs,Promotional Items,Campaign, Health,Campaigns, Health,Health Campaign,Health Promotions,Item, Promotional,Items, Promotional,Program, Wellness,Programs, Wellness,Promotion, Health,Promotional Item,Promotions, Health,Wellness Program
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001296	Audiovisual Aids	Auditory and visual instructional materials.	Visual Aids,Audio-Visual Aids,Aid, Audio-Visual,Aid, Audiovisual,Aid, Visual,Aids, Audio-Visual,Aids, Audiovisual,Aids, Visual,Audio Visual Aids,Audio-Visual Aid,Audiovisual Aid,Visual Aid
D013471	Sunburn	An injury to the skin causing erythema, tenderness, and sometimes blistering and resulting from excessive exposure to the sun. The reaction is produced by the ultraviolet radiation in sunlight.	Sunburns
D013473	Sunscreening Agents	Chemical or physical agents that protect the skin from sunburn and erythema by absorbing or blocking ultraviolet radiation.	Sunscreen,Sunscreens,Agents, Sunscreening