| Question |
The Health Unit |
Tan A Lot Spot (local
tanning booth) |
| Are they selling
a product? |
No, the Health
Unit is a not for profit organizations who's job
it is to reduce the number of people getting
skin cancer in they local community. They
provide their information and services for free,
and they benefit from protecting you from skin
cancer. |
Yes, they sell
tanning sessions as well as accompanying
products. The more they sell the more money they
make regardless of the impact on health. |
| Who are the
health experts? (for skin cancer) Where do they
get their information? |
Yes, the Health
Unit is an expert in skin cancer prevention. It
is part of their job to reduce skin cancer rates
and they get their information from the Canadian
Cancer Society and the Canadian Dermatology
Association Both leaders in skin cancer research
and information. |
Staff working in
this businesses are not health experts (students
mostly) and their information and advice comes
largely from owners and other paid spokespeople
or from studies that are paid for by the tanning
industry or ones that are not very reliable but
that provide pro tanning bed messages. They
avoid providing information that might conflict
with the product they are selling. |
| What do the
Health Experts Say? |
Tanning is
dangerous, whether in the sun or in a tanning
bed. |
N/A |
| What do they
claim? (How does it compare to the Health
Experts?) |
Same as health experts |
Tanning beds are
a safe way to tan. It is best to get a base tan.
Tanning beds are good for your health(Message
conflicts with the health experts) |
|
Conclusion??? The Health
Unit is a reliable source of information for
skin cancer. |
