The document provides information about skin cancer awareness and prevention. It notes that the sun is strongest between 10am-4pm, sand and water reflect sunlight, and eyelids have a thin layer of skin. It recommends wearing sunscreen, covering exposed skin, seeking shade, avoiding tanning beds, and getting skin spots checked. Parents are advised to cover children's exposed skin, check moles regularly, use at least SPF 30 broad spectrum sunscreen, teach proper application, and write BEENS on bottles as a reminder.
The document provides information about skin cancer awareness and prevention. It notes that the sun is strongest between 10am-4pm, sand and water reflect sunlight, and eyelids have a thin layer of skin. It recommends wearing sunscreen, covering exposed skin, seeking shade, avoiding tanning beds, and getting skin spots checked. Parents are advised to cover children's exposed skin, check moles regularly, use at least SPF 30 broad spectrum sunscreen, teach proper application, and write BEENS on bottles as a reminder.
The document provides information about skin cancer awareness and prevention. It notes that the sun is strongest between 10am-4pm, sand and water reflect sunlight, and eyelids have a thin layer of skin. It recommends wearing sunscreen, covering exposed skin, seeking shade, avoiding tanning beds, and getting skin spots checked. Parents are advised to cover children's exposed skin, check moles regularly, use at least SPF 30 broad spectrum sunscreen, teach proper application, and write BEENS on bottles as a reminder.
Wear sunscreen Cover exposed skin Seek shade No tanning beds Get spots checked
Skin is the bodys largest
organ Sun is strongest between 10 am-4 pm Sand & water reflect up to 85% of the suns damaging rays SPF (sun protection factor) tells you how many times longer you can stay in the sun before burning than if you hadnt used any sunscreen at all Eyelids have the thinnest layer of skin-Protect them!!
Parent Teaching Things to do:
Cover skin exposed to sun
Check moles regularly
Use a broad spectrum sunscreen that protects
against UVA & UVB rays
Sunscreen needs to be at least SPF 30 or higher
to prevent sunburn
Teach proper application of sunscreen and when
to apply sunscreen to your children
Write BEENS on sunscreen bottle to remind you
to apply to the: back of knees, ears, around eyes, neck, & scalp