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Skin Cancer and Sun Safety

Key Elements

Guidelines for Addressing Skin Cancer and Sun Safety

tick Effective Practice

cross Practices to be Avoided

Overarching Guidelines

  • Promote a range of sun protection strategies/habits
  • Develop positive attitudes towards protecting skin
  • Challenges cultural complacency to sun exposure
  • Where possible reschedule outdoor activities
  • Encourage self-examination for skin cancer
  • Develop and raise awareness of school's sun safety policy with students, parents and staff
  • Rely on sunscreen as the sole sun protection strategy
  • Encourage the use of solariums or fake tanning products for 'safe ' tanning
  • Run screening or early-detection promotional programs for skin cancer
  • Employ teaching practices that contradict sun safety messages

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