Positive impact of Distintivo Soludable on implementation of sun protection policies and practices in schools of Andalusia, Spain García Harana, C. Blázquez Sánchez, Nuria Rodríguez Martínez, Alba Rivas Ruiz, Francisco Aguilar Ortega, D. Rodríguez Martínez, A.G. Cambil Martín, Jacobo De Gálvez, M.V. De Troya Martín, Magdalena Health policy Environmental health Health education Skin cancer Health promoting schools This research was funded by Health Department of Andalusian Government. Grant PS-0295-2016: Evaluation of an intervention based on a photoprotection certification model for schools: Distintivo Soludable. The incidence of skin cancer is increasing worldwide even though its main risk factor is preventable. This study evaluated the impact of the Distintivo Soludable pilot intervention on implementation of photoprotection policies and practices in preschool and primary schools in Andalusia, Spain. We completed two rounds of a Sun Protection Policies and Practices Survey (SPPPS) nine months apart. At baseline, 67 Andalusian schools earned a median score of 3/12 points (range 0–8; IQR: 2). Ten schools involved in Distintivo Soludable intervention group significantly increased their scores from 4 to 7.5/12 points (p = 0.014). We also detected a modest positive effect in 57 control group schools, an increase from 2 to 3 points (p = 0.002). This pilot study demonstrated that the main achievement of the Distintivo Soludable intervention was implementation of organizational policies regarding sun protection, an essential starting point for establishing positive attitudes toward sun protection in school communities. 2024-09-26T12:11:53Z 2024-09-26T12:11:53Z 2024 journal article Published version: García-Harana, C., Blázquez-Sánchez, N., Rodríguez-Martínez, A. et al. Positive impact of Distintivo Soludable on implementation of sun protection policies and practices in schools of Andalusia, Spain. J Public Health Pol 45, 471–483 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41271-024-00495-0 https://hdl.handle.net/10481/95166 10.1057/s41271-024-00495-0 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ open access Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacional Springer Nature