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Sun Safety Resources


General sun safety resources:
Mollie's Fund provides a wealth of online information and materials, including brochures in multiple languages, posters, a downloadable DVD, and an app:
http://molliesfund.org/education-prevention/self-exam/

The American Academy of Dermatology's SPOT Skin Cancer program offers online information and a variety of downloadable materials, including handouts, flyers, and e-cards:
https://www.aad.org/spot-skin-cancer

The Skin Cancer Foundation offers online skin cancer prevention information:
http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/sun-protection

The Marie Keating Foundation's Spot the Difference web site offers a great online overview of melanoma prevention, detection, and treatment options:
http://spotthedifference.ie

Oregon Health and Science University's War on Melanoma website includes a free downloadable poster and rack cards.

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Sun safety resources for parents:
Mollie's Fund offers a free brochure, "How to Protect your Baby from Skin Cancer," available in English and Spanish versions.
http://molliesfund.org/category/downloads/


The Shade Foundation offers a Back to School Guide for Parents available for download::
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​Sun safety resources for teachers: 

The Children's Melanoma Prevention Foundation offers SunAWARE, a complete curriculum series for use in grades K-12.

The National Environmental Education Foundation offers a SunWise Toolkit for teachers that includes curriculum, activities, and other resources. 
https://www.neefusa.org/sunwise

Mollie's Fund offers a curriculum suitable for grades 6-12, designed to accompany the downloadable DVD , “Dark Side of the Sun: Mollie Biggane's Story.” Lesson plans are designed to fill three 40-minute classes. 
http://molliesfund.org/education-prevention/health-educators/
 
The Skin Cancer Foundation offers a free Sun Smart U education program suitable or grades 6-12. It can be taught in one or two class periods and is available in a variety of formats, including Windows, iPad, and Android :
http://www.skincancer.org/prevention/education-program

The American Academy of Dermatology's SPOT Skin Cancer program offers free downloadable resources for teachers, including Powerpoint presentations for grades K-2, 3-5, and for teens. 
https://www.aad.org/spot-skin-cancer/free-resources

IMPACT Melanoma offers a free curriculum for high school and college: 
Your Skin Is In

​The Shade Foundation sponsors an annual poster contest for elementary school students, and offers Service Project opportunities for students of all ages:
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​Sun safety resources for kids:
The Enright Melanoma Foundation offers a free online Sun Safety Certification course for kids. The course is available in three age-appropriate versions, targeted to ages 5 to 8, 9 to 12, and 13 and over:
http://applycoverenjoy.org


The American Academy of Dermatology's SPOT Skin Cancer program offers free downloadable booklets and activity sheets for kids, including games, closing pages, and stickers:
https://www.aad.org/spot-skin-cancer/free-resources

The Children's Melanoma Prevention Foundation offers a number of free downloadable handouts as well as a series of books focused on sun protection:
Downloads:
  • Norbert Coloring Page
  • Spot Diagrams
  • SunAWARE Infoflier
  • Protecting Your Eyes from Solar Radiation
Books:
  • Prom Prep 101
  • Wiseheart
  • What are these Spots on my Skin?
  • Skin Sense
  • Lake Vacation
  • Danger at Graves Light

The Pediatric Sun Protection Foundation's Shine a Light. Be a Sun Hero campaign is an engaging campaign to drive awareness and prevention of skin cancer:  The campaign distributes free Sun Hero stickers and asks people to stick one on, snap a picture of themselves wearing it and share the picture on the sunhero.org website. Order your stickers at: https://sunhero.org/
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Sun safety resources for communities:
IMPACT Melanoma offers a program that allows towns, cities and corporations to provide free sunscreen to their communities: Practice Safe Skin

Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer:
In July of 2014, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released the Surgeon General's Call to Action to Prevent Skin Cancer. This remarkable document marks the first time the Surgeon General's office has declared openly that UV radiation is harmful and that people need to protect themselves from its effects. It also lays out an action plan to stem the "rising tide of skin cancer" that has seen the incidence of melanoma alone triple over the last 35 years. The Call to Action web site includes many good resources as well as a downloadable copy of the report..

Each July, the CDC issues its annual Skin Cancer Prevention Report. The report includes lots of useful information.



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  • About us
  • About our members
  • Melanoma Resources
    • Sun safety resources
    • Early detection resources
    • Resources for Patients >
      • Imerman Angels
      • Melanoma Exchange
      • Clinical Trial Navigator
      • Additional sources of information and support
    • Research news
    • Public Policy News and Resources
  • Sun Savvy 365
    • About Melanoma
    • Early Detection
    • Prevention and Sun Safety
    • Get Involved
  • Events
    • Annual Meeting 2021
    • Virtual Fall Conference
    • Annual Meeting 2020
    • Fall Conference 2019
    • Calendar
  • Become Involved
    • Become a member foundation
    • Become an individual member
    • Renew your membership
    • Become a partner
    • Donate or become a sponsor
    • Thanks to our supporters
  • News
  • Blog
  • Contact us
  • Member resources
    • Executive Board meeting minutes
    • Member Survey results
    • MAC documents and materials
    • Social medial tips and resources
    • Fact sheets and letters for your use
    • Shared member resources
    • Sunscreen samples
    • Annual meeting materials