Skin Cancer Prevention

Mission: To help businesses, organizations, and individuals understand why and how to guard themselves from unprotected exposure to sunlight, since ultraviolet (UV) rays in sunlight cause 90 percent of non-melanoma skin cancer.

You may view the PDF files with Adobe Acrobat. Download the latest version from the Adobe Web site. To see resources and materials from other campaigns, go to the main CPNS Resources page.

How strong will UV rays be today (or tomorrow), at solar noon?
The UV Index will tell you. After you click on “UV Index,” be prepared to: 

1. Input your zip code (or any zip code representing the location of interest).
2. Input your state abbreviation.
3. Click on "Search”

The UV Index will be displayed along with an interpretive chart.

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Surfers - Block those Harmful UV Rays! Color Version | Black & White Version
8^1/2 x 11 sun-safety brochure for surfers.

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School Systems: The Importance of Promoting & Providing Sun Protection! (89.4 KB)
Describes why and how school sites should integrate sun-safety education, policies, and shade implements into their standard operation and physical plant.

Sun Safety Teaching Materials (101 KB)
Two-page list of skin cancer prevention curriculums, resource guides, videos, and UV-reactive promotional items designed for use to instruct preschool children through grade 12.

Skin Cancer Prevention Fact Sheets for use with Elementary School Students
Grades 1-2 | Grades 3-4 | Grades 5-6

Skin Cancer Prevention Posters for Elementary Schools
Grades 1-3 | Grades 4-6

School Sun-Safety Policy Development Resources (99KB)
One-page list of skin cancer prevention policy templates and background information for use in school settings

Guidelines for School Programs to Prevent Skin Cancer (111KB)
Comprehensive federal recommendations for reducing skin cancer risk through education, policies, environmental change, staff development, family involvement, and program evaluation. [See Appendix B for "Sunscreen: How To Select, Apply, and Use It Correctly."]

Resolution on Sun Safety School Policies and Education to Prevent Skin Cancer (13 KB)
Provided by the American School Health Association.

Sun Safety: Skin Cancer Prevention Measures at School ()
Provided by the California State Parent Teacher Association.

Skin Cancer Prevention Within Health Education (13 KB)
Provided by the American Association for Health Education.

Successful School-Based Skin Cancer Prevention Activities (11 KB)
Discover what award-winning schools do to integrate sun-safety activities.

Elementary School Students Download | View
One minute skin cancer prevention presentation
Sun-safety products provided by: Eyes Cream Shades | School Sun Hats | Fun in the Sun Wear

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Sun Safe Savvy Listen to this skin cancer prevention song (MP3)

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Skin Cancer Flier for Parents (53KB)

Skin Cancer Letter for Parents (49.5 KB)

10th Report on Carcinogens (2 MB)
See this Report which lists UV radiation as a "known human carcinogen," just like arsenic, asbestos, radon, and tobacco smoke.

Parent Facts Download | View
One minute skin cancer prevention presentation

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Preschool Sun Safety Education Package

California Early Childhood Sun Protection Curriculum  (1303 KB)
43-page activity guide for child care staff to use to teach sun-safety to young children. 

"Alex the Alligator" Poster (287 KB)
17x22 inch, full-color poster that features a sun-safe alligator and lists key sun-safety behaviors. You can print this file on your computer or take it to a printer. 

Guidelines for Outdoor Play (15 KB)
A policy template child care and preschool staff can use to create their own sun-protection policy. 

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Parents Protect Your Children from Skin Cancer (MP3 - 1 min)

Skin Cancer Epidemic (MP3 - 1 min)

Summer Time Skin Cancer (MP3 - 1 min)

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Sun Safety Kit for Outdoor-Based Businesses
(See description below in the “Order Through the Mail/Fax” section.) 

Outdoor Construction Workers Download | View
One minute skin cancer prevention presentation
[Film location and carpenters provided by: Roebbelen Construction]

The following items from this kit can be downloaded:

Poster is 17x22 inches, in full color.  You can print this file on your computer or take it to a printer with large-format printing capabilities.

BONUS: "Protecting Yourself in the Sun” 
A pocket card produced by the Federal Office of Safety and Health Administration.

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Sun Safety Kit for Parks & Recreation Programs
(See description below in the “Order Through the Mail” section.)

The following items from this kit can be downloaded:

Poster is 17x22 inches, in full color.  You can print this file on your computer or take it to a printer with large-format printing capabilities.

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Materials to Order Online, By Fax or Through the Mail

"Hot Shots" - a video
This 15-minute video completes the sun-safety education package listed above.  The video features a life-sized puppet and preschool children who describe and demonstrate sun safety for young children.  To order "Hot Shots" - free of charge - print, complete, and mail the form below.

Watch clip of "Hot Shots" NEW If you are having trouble viewing the clip download and use your default media player to view clip. (Right click on the above link and select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" - save to your local drive and enjoy the clip)

Sun Safety Kit for Outdoor-Based Businesses
Staff from outdoor-based businesses may request this no-cost education kit by printing, completing, and mailing the form below.  The kit includes a variety of materials such as handouts, pamphlets, posters, a video, a quiz, and a sun-safety policy template, etc.

Watch clip of "Sun Safety for Outdoor Workers " NEW If you are having trouble viewing the clip download and use your default media player to view clip. (Right click on the above link and select "Save Target As" or "Save Link As" - save to your local drive and enjoy the clip)

Sun Safety Kit for Parks and Recreation Facilities  
Staff from parks and recreation facilities may request this free education kit by printing, completing, and mailing the form below.  The kit includes a variety of materials such as handouts, pamphlets, posters, a video, a quiz, and sun-safety policy template, etc.

Sun Safety Materials Order Form — Online Form Version | PDF Version

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California Skin Cancer Legislation & Resolutions

• SB 1632 - Requires schools to allow students to wear sun-protective hats while students are outdoors on campus.  Also obliges school staff to allow students to self-apply sunscreen when students are on campus.
• How Did They Pass SB 310 [The Precursor To SB 1632]?
  This three-page document describes the two-year process required to pass SB 310, the precursor bill to SB 1632.

• Filante Tanning Facility Act of 1988 [Includes the update of AB 2193 in 2004 and AB 105 in 2008]
  Tanning facility regulations.

• SCR 25 - Urges employers to identify and correct work site hazards connected to UV radiation. Encourages adoption and implementation of a workplace skin cancer prevention policy along with provision of sun-safety education for employees.

• AB 663 - Provides, per specified conditions, that lifeguards who get skin cancer are eligible for workers' compensation benefits.

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• Environmental Protection Agency 
• Sun Safety for Kids (Los Angeles Metropolitan Dermatological Society, Inc.)
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Skin Cancer Prevention
• National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention
• Sun Smart Kids Cool School Program
• Sun Safety Alliance
• National Cancer Institute
• National Safety Council: Environmental Health Center
• The Skin Cancer Foundation
• American Cancer Society
• Tree Link (tree foundations per state)
• Coalition for Skin Cancer Prevention in Maryland
• American Melanoma Foundation
• Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation
• Melanoma Research Foundation
• National Melanoma Foundation
• American Academy of Dermatology

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Skin Cancer Quiz and Answer Key

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California Melanoma Statistics (1988-2004): Updated and age-adjusted to the US 2000 population
In Situ | Invasive | Mortality

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