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PartnershipsAs part of a long-term strategy to make sun safety a sustainable and community-based effort, SunWise has expanded from a traditional K-8 classroom audience to include a number of informal education, sports, and non-profit sun protection organizations. By forming partnerships, we are able to pursue a more comprehensive approach to teaching children and caregivers about sun safety.
Science Centers and Informal Education OrganizationsSunWise partnered with the American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS) (http://www.aaas.org AAAS hosted regional workshops in several cities in 2004 and 2005 to provide free training and materials to science center staff for use in their programs. Through museum programming such as summer camp programs, planetarium shows, children's theater, and special events, kids learn about the importance of sun safe behaviors with an emphasis on science. SunWise workshops have been held at many science centers such as the McWane Center in Birmingham, the Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Tampa, The Natural History Museum in Los Angeles, The Peggy Notebaert Center in Chicago, the Pacific Science Center in Seattle, and the Science Place in Dallas. Museums frequently host SunWise teacher workshops as part of their continuing education program. Teachers attend the 2-hour or half-day workshops and receive a free SunWise kit. Teacher workshops are rapidly growing in popularity and school districts in several states are now sponsoring teacher and school nurse workshops. If you would like more information about these workshops, please contact us. To learn more about the SunWise program for Informal Education Institutions, download the brochure for Science Centers. (PDF, 2 p., 395 KB) In addition, SunWise attends the Association for Children's Museums annual
conferences where we meet with museum administrators and education directors
from children's museums across the country. To learn more about the ACM,
visit their web site, http://www.childrensmuseums.org. SHADE Foundation
SunWise with SHADE National Poster ContestSHADE also sponsors a yearly poster contest. Past winners got to throw out the first pitch at a Red Sox baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston, MA. This year, SunWise and SHADE are working together to sponsor the "SunWise with SHADE" Poster Contest. For more information, please visit the SunWise with SHADE Poster Contest page. US Soccer Foundation, Major League Soccer and the American Academy of Dermatology As one of our long-term efforts to promote sun safety through athletics,
SunWise has partnered with the US Soccer Foundation, Major league Soccer
and the American Academy of Dermatology on the Make
Sun Safety Your Goal!® For this year's campaign, make sure to pledge to make sun safety your goal If you would like more information about a public service announcement (print or radio) for your community, please contact us. MeteorologistsSunWise, in partnership with the National Weather Service (NWS) and the American Meteorological Society (AMS), has developed a tool kit specifically designed for broadcast and operational meteorologists. The kit is intended to assist meteorologists in educating children about UV radiation and sun protection. ![]()
If you would like a copy of the Meteorologist Tool Kit, you may download the tool kit activities (PDF). (53 pp, 2.2MB, About PDF) To see all the materials that we offer, please visit our publications page. See Paul Gross, WDIV-TV Senior Meteorologist and Producer of Weather in
Detroit, MI and 2004 Shining Star Award winner, talk about the health effects
of UV radiation using the SunWise frisbee in this
Quicktime video. Please check back, as we will be updating this page with details and dates on specific partner sun safety events!
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