The core items presented in Table 1 are currently being considered for inclusion in the Canadian National Population Health Survey. The items have also been presented at the 1999 biennial meeting of the Canadian Society of Epidemiology and Biostatistics. In addition, researchers are developing items for use in measuring parents reports of their children s sun-related behaviours. These recommended core items will be useful to researchers and program evaluators addressing sun-related behaviours. Researchers should continue to conduct measurement studies in order to improve the quality of surveillance and evaluation tools.
Efforts are currently under way to promote international consensus regarding measurement.
Acknowledgements The workshop was supported by funding from Health Canada and the Terry Fox Workshop Program, which is administered by the National Cancer Institute of Canada. Gallagher RP, Hill GB, Bajdik CD, et al. Sunlight exposure, pigmentary factors, and risk of nonmelanocytic skin cancer. I. Basal cell carcinoma. Gallagher RP, Hill GB, Bajdik CD, et al.