Improving Sun-Protective Behaviors and Skin Self-Examinations Among African Americans

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess whether an educational brochure and online program will increase sun-protective behaviors among African-American patients who present at the general dermatology clinic. SECONDARY OBJECTIVES: I. To assess whether the educational brochure and online program will improve skills for skin self-examinations among African-American patients who present at the general dermatology clinic. OUTLINE: Participants are assigned to 1 of 2 arms. ARM I: Participants receive a skin cancer educational and preventive brochure distributed by the National Cancer Institute and watch a 30-minute online tutorial video called X-Plain about skin cancer, preventative behaviors, and skin self-examinations. ARM II: Participants receive an educational brochure as in Arm I. After completion of study, participants are followed up at 30 days.