Member Updates

A new study reveals ultraviolet light from indoor tanning units may help relieve pain in those suffering from fibromyalgia is the latest study in a wave of evidence in favor of regular UV exposure. A report on the study, conducted at the Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in North Carolina, appears in the January issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.… continue reading

Ontario Bill 83 – Teen Tanning Ban -Meetings with Ontario Government officials at the end of January: o MPPs o NDP Health Critic Michael Prue o Health Promotion Policy Staff o Duty Minister for Health Promotions Cynthia Morton o Assistant Deputy Minister for Health Promotion Mary Beth Valentine o Special Assistant- Policy to the Health Promotion Minister Jennifer Twine.… continue reading

Dear Salon Owners, The Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) along with its provincial counterparts, in conjunction with the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA), is attempting to force provincial governments to regulate our tanning community without involving YOU, the stakeholder! Given the negative impact that regulating your business might have you should be part of the discussion with any provincial government.… continue reading

Dear JCTA members, I’d like to invite you all to Silver Solarium’s Canadian Tanning Expo Toronto Feb 21st. for an update on Bill 83 – Teen Tanning Ban for Ontario. Here’s what I’ll be covering in my presentation: 1.Meetings with Ontario Health Promotion Office, NDP Health Critic 2.Meeting… continue reading

The JCTA invites all of its members to participation in D*action—a program to solve the vitamin D deficiency epidemic. “With painful diseases from breast cancer to colon cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular function, dental caries in infants, increased risks of caesarian sections all showing relationships with vitamin D deficiency, we decided it was time to help solve this deficiency” said Steve Gilroy, Executive Director, Joint Canadian Tanning Association.… continue reading