The characterization of indoor tanning facilities in Florida.

The Characterization of Indoor Tanning Facilities in Florida Commercial tanningbedshavebeenavailable for cosmeticuse for many decades, and current estimates suggest that 1 million people use tanning beds daily despite their placement in the highest cancer risk category and use being restricted in many states.1 Indoor tanning is linked tomelanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer development, especially with use before age 35 years.2 Interestingly, use by teenage girls is as high as40%,andoverall, 20%of 18to 29-year-old individualshave indoor tanned in the last year.3 Because indoor tanning use is associatedwith increasedmorbidity andmortality, the availability of devices to certain demographics may have significant public health consequences. Classification of providing facilitiesmay facilitatemore directed health or regulatory interventions.