Some Skin in the Game: Negotiating the End of a Campus Health Menace
2014
This case study explores how tanning salons pressure students—especially girls and women—to achieve unrealistic standards of beauty despite known health risks. The case follows college students-turned activists who attempt to evict a campus tanning salon that seems to be promoted by the school, or at least is allowed to advertise on campus. Their attempts lead to meeting with school officials and the owner of the salon to negotiate an agreement that protects students’ health while balancing the interests of diverse stakeholders. This case introduces students to the importance of strategic negotiation in addressing complex public health problems. It is accompanied by a downloadable lesson plan that includes a homework assignment and in-class assignment instructions.
The case is one in a series of teaching cases developed by the Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders (STRIPED), a graduate-level training initiative based at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston Children’s Hospital, to engage students in real-world dilemmas, problem solving, and teamwork to tackle current, high-impact issues in eating disorders prevention.
Some Skin in the Game: Negotiating the End of a Campus Health Menace
Source:
Weinberger E. Some Skin in the Game: Negotiating the End of a Campus Health Menace. Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders, Harvard University 2014. https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/striped/teaching-cases/some-skin-in-the-game.