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Elementary Student Resources

Skin Cancer Prevention Fact Sheets for use with Elementary School Students

• Grades 1 - 2 (PDF)
• Grades 3 - 4 (PDF)
• Grades 5 - 6 (PDF)

Skin Cancer Prevention Posters for Elementary Schools

• Grades 1 - 3 (PDF)
• Grades 4 - 6 (PDF)

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

Elementary Student Video (AVI, 254MB)
60 second public service announcement showing sun safe behaviors for elementary school students.

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

SKIN SENSE: A Story about Sun Safety for Young Children
This book is geared towards 2 - 8 year olds, pre-school - 2nd grade... our most impressionable age group.

School Resources

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

School Sun-Safety Policy Development Resources (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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."]

Resolutions

Sun Safety School Policies and Education to Prevent Skin Cancer (PDF)
Provided by the American School Heath Association.

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

Skin Cancer Prevention with Health Education (PDF)
Provided by the American Association for Health Education.

Sun-Safety Products

• Eyes Cream Shades
• School Sun Hats

 

 

 

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