Which stakeholders needed to be included in your efforts and how did you assemble them?
The NHCCC Sun Safety Work Group members worked with MFNE to identify key partners in New Hampshire, including:
- High school nurses, school champions, student bodies, faculty and administration
- Health care providers, including dermatologists
- Advocacy groups, including ACS CAN
- Health promotion community partners
- Research evaluators
- State Chronic Disease and Environmental Services representatives
- Local public health organizations
- Melanoma survivors
How did the missions of diverse stakeholders align for the purpose of the PSE change effort?
The NHCC’s mission to reduce the burden of cancer in New Hampshire aligned easily with the national ACS CAN mission and with the MFNE. The NH Division of Public Health supported the policy to prohibit tanning and provided written testimony.
What resources (tangible and intangible) were needed that stakeholders could provide?
- MFNE: Programming for the high schools, funding to local public and private health organizations, evaluation support and assistance in identifying people to testify before the legislature
- NHCCC: Engaged school champions and promoted media support for the ‘Teens on Tanning” forums and “Your Skin is In” programming
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Departments of Pediatrics and Community and Family Medicine: Mapped high-risk schools (proximity to tanning salons) and provided evaluation
- Public health partners and community health promotion organizations: Logistical support for the programming
- New Hampshire School Nurse Association: Promoted the forums on its listserv
- ACS CAN: Found a willing legislator to support the tanning bill
- Survivors: Provided support and testimony
- Schools: Offered champions, class time for forums and evaluations