Are the dangers of tanning beds worth the tan?

Volunteering at the Tanning Salon, Survey and

compiled data about Tanning beliefs.

Kara Julianne Todd

Why I chose my topic and product

I used to tan and I wanted to learn what the tanning beds have done to my skin.

Mom had skin cancer.

Researching the dangers of tanning beds led me to decide that my product would be to volunteer at the local tanning salon, At The Beach Tanning & to make brochures and surveys.

Tanorexics

Feel more relaxed from being in the tanning bed

Can get depressed and anxious if they do not tan

Believe they look healthier with a dark tan

Have a 75% increased risk of getting skin cancer

Skin Cancer

A sunburn with multiple blisters doubles chance of developing melanoma skin cancer later in life.

Moles changing in size

Moles with red-brownish tint could be the development of skin cancer.

Tanning bed exposure

Tanning Beds And Its UV RadiationTanning beds lamps can emit about 93-99 % of UVA rays & 7-1 % of

UVB rays.

UVA rays age skin more than UVB rays do.

UVA rays have a higher risk of giving tanning users skin cancer.

UV radiation damages young skin more than it will to aged skin.

UV rays damage all skin colors.

From Paper to ProductLink between Paper and Product:

Paper states facts about dangers of tanning beds

My product allowed students and tanning patrons to provide me with the results of the statements on my survey.

My product shows results in a bar graph on my brochure and will be shown on trifold as well.

English IIIDifficulties:

Problems with organizing my paper Needed teacher assistance

Successes:

Had more than enough information to put into paper

My Product

Mentor

My mentor’s name is Crystal Ramirez. She owns a local tanning salon in Clayton called “At The Beach Tanning.”

She helped me by: Signing papers that needed to have her signatureDiscussed my brochures and surveysAllowed me to survey her customersTaking pictures of me while I volunteered at her salon

Challenges And Successes

Product Challenges:Figuring out what my product would beManaging my time well for project completion

Product Successes:Finding a mentor and getting help with my product

What I Learned-The Facts

Tanning beds aren’t magical.

Tanning bed users are 4 times more likely to develop Melanoma skin cancer than nonusers.

Skin cancer risks will be lowered if not using tanning beds.

I decided to stop tanning in beds because I have young skin that can very easily be damaged.

ReflectionI am most proud of:

The mentor and topic I choseCompleting all my work

I learned By rushing to get project assignments turned in right before

due date, will cause me more stress than I could handle.I am good at talking to people I don’t know.

My graduation project will help me in the future:Become a non-tanning bed user as of nowI am more aware of my health now. Researching a topic and making a decision

Thank you for your time.

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