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Protection from ultraviolet (UV) exposure during childhood and adolescence reduces the risk for skin cancer in adulthood. Young people spend a substantial proportion of their lives in schools, and some of that time will be spent outdoors under the sun. Schools need to be sun-safe places to reduce children’s exposure to UV radiation. Schools also can teach students the knowledge, motivation, and skills they need to adopt and maintain sun-safe behaviors for a lifetime. School-based programs on sun safety are an effective way to teach children at an early age how to protect themselves and help decrease their risk of developing skin cancer as adults.
See School Health Guidelines: Skin Cancer including the full text as published in the MMWR, summary of the guidelines, and more.
Registries of Programs Effective in Reducing Youth Risk Behaviors. Various federal agencies have identified youth-related programs that they consider worthy of recommendation based on expert opinion or a review of design and research evidence. These programs focus on different health topics, risk behaviors, and settings, including skin cancer.
CDC's Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) supports the development and implementation of effective health promotion policies and programs that address priority health risks among youth. See DASH-funded state, territorial, and local agencies and tribal governments and national nongovernmental organizations.
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The Burden of Skin Cancer